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Thunderbolt Dock to PC Motherboard on Type-C

I have a Thunderbolt dock to connect my work laptop to monitors, keyboard, and mouse. I am planning to build a personal PC and use the same setup. I know the Thunderbolt and Type-C are different, but ...
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dwm.exe taking all GPU resource when opening chromium based apps on multi monitor setup

I am using Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2. This laptop has two GPUs: Intel Iris Xe Graphics and NVIDIA T500. I plugged this laptop to Lenovo thunderbolt 4 docking station. I connected two monitors into ...
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Remote Desktop Connection session hangs randomly over HDMI display

At random times, when I connect my laptop to my monitor via HDMI and open my remote desktop session on the monitor while running other things on the laptop, the remote desktop session hangs and I ...
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Windows keyboard layout disappearing when extending monitor

In windows, 2 properties are connected to the keyboard: (a) the natural language in which text is being entered and (b) the layout of the keyboard being used. The former is not very important to me, ...
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How to prevent Windows 10 from turning on a secondary display on its login screen

I turn off my secondary screen with C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal But occasionally when Windows resumes from sleep and displays the logon screen, it also turns on the secondary ...
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NixOS - Second Monitor freezes after sleep

I currently have the problem that my second monitor connected to my RazerBlade 15 freezes on NixOS 23.05 after sleep. The second monitor is connected via an dock. I am not entirely sure how to fix but ...
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Icons too small, 2023-07-03 GIMP 2.10.34

2023-07-03 Windows 10 - up to date. Tags: Brush-icons-unreadable left-side-icons-excellent Windows10 Gimp2.10.34 Uniform-icon-size-not-respected After a fresh install of GIMP 2.10.34: The left icons ...
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Monitors don't get signal after waking from sleep PC, only by shutting it down and booting it back up

I'm having a weird issue in which my monitors only get a signal if I shut down the PC and boot it back up, every time I press the power button or choose to put the PC in sleep mode when it comes back ...
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Windows Get Rearranged When Monitor is turned off using an HDMI cable

A common problem I have had for the longest time was that when I would use display port cables to connect my PC to a multi monitor setup, if I ever turned one of the monitors off, Windows would detect ...
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Managing multiple screens on Windows (10)

I have a setup of Laptop + external monitor that is constantly plugged in, I use DisplayPort cable and have Windows set to "extend" on the 2nd screen and it works well. Now I also have a TV ...
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Multiple GPUs, Multiple Monitors, GPU seems ineffective

I have three GPUs. My onboard GPU that is integrated into CPU, and two AMD Radeon RX550 series cards. I have three monitors, two monitors plugged into the second AMD, and one into the first AMD. But,...
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DisplayPort to HDMI adapter works on Linux but not on Windows

A few months ago I bought a second monitor for my desktop computer. The monitor I bought is the same model as my main monitor (Samsung T35F). My GPU is an AMD RX 6700XT which only has one HDMI output, ...
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color mismatch with dual monitor setup [closed]

I have a Samsung LC24F390FHNXZA and an HP Compaq LA2205WG, and try to do a dual monitor setup. I connected them to my GTX 1050 card (Samsung is connected by HDMI, HP is connected by DVI) but have a ...
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Display issues in Ubuntu Linux: monitor keep turning on & off during sleep and primary display run at lower refresh rate

Just moved out from Windows 11 to Ubuntu 22.04 for almost 2 weeks and noticed that when the computer is in sleep mode (screen blank power saving option on Ubuntu), monitor goes to a black screen for a ...
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NVIDIA Surround and 2 touchscreens on Windows 10

I have 2 touchscreen monitors horizontal layout, connected via DisplayPort and USB to the same computer. Need to use bezel compensation, so would need to use NVIDIA surround to do so. After NVIDIA ...
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my monitor gets black screen for 1 or 2 seconds while turn on the UPS

I bought a new LED monitor and I am using it with UPS. The last few days, when my UPS works on batteries my monitor gets a black screen for just 1 or 2 seconds while the UPS starts. This did not ...
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Resolving Resolution Issues with Multiple Monitors on Laptop

I have been struggling for the past few hours to set up my Dell Alienware m15 laptop with two monitors: Philips 275E1S and ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ1A. Unfortunately, I'm encountering a problem where not ...
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XFCE - laptop with external monitor. External not turning on after lock, ctrl+alt+f2 will turn it on

I am having an issue with my external monitor not turning back on after I lock my computer. The monitor is an LG 27" and it is connected to my laptop via HDMI. The laptop's built-in monitor is ...
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How can I access BIOS on an external monitor, when primary display is broken?

I am basically having the same issue as this (How to install access BIOS with broken screen) with my Sony VAIO VPCEB33FD (Windows 7). The external monitor only works once Windows starts. I opened up ...
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windows open on second screen, even when its powered off

My Windows 11 installation does not disable the secondary screen when I turn it off. Windows remain open on the secondary screen while its turned off (in standby mode). Screen settings show the screen ...
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Triplehead2go no signal to projectors

I have: Lenovo with Ryzen 5. One Triplehead2go 3x Optoma EH415ST projectors. Laptop has 1 HDMI output which is connected to the Triplehead2go through the adaptor's DisplayPort input. The matrox GXM ...
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What is the best way for connecting 2 monitors to 2 laptops?

I have 2 laptops and I want to buy 2 monitors. So that I can share those 2 monitors between 2 laptops. I tried to find different possible solutions to achieve the same. As of now I can see 2 possible ...
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Monitor to laptop DVI to HDMI connection not working

I have Samsung B2330 monitor with VGA and DVI and my laptop is dell XPS 15 9750 with Intel UHD 630 graphics card. I try to connect it to the laptop with DVI to HDMI converter like this. The laptop ...
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How to show two displays on one monitor?

Would you know how to show multiple displays on one monitor in split view? I have a Windows 11 desktop and 2 monitors. I'd like to use most but not all of my first monitor and the entire second ...
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Can you daisy chain 2 monitors with DP with monitor 1 connected to a KVM switch via HDMI?

I currently have one monitor connected to a KVM switch with only HDMI (and USB-A for peripherals). I want to add a 2nd monitor to my set up. I am thinking of the following set up for daisy chaining 2 ...
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HDMI to Display Port with a KVM and docking station

I have a KVM with HDMI ports and a Dell docking station for my lapotop with DP ports. I used HDMI cables and bought HDMI-DP adapters. It works fine 99% of the time, but for every hour or so the ...
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Windows - is there a way to know/monitor who's taking screenshots?

Sometimes when I paste things, instead of the content I copied, a screenshot of my entire screen gets pasted. It's as if I pressed PrtSc on my keyboard (I'm fairly sure I didn't), or a program is ...
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Why is my 1440p display actually 2574 x 1447 pixels?

I have 3 Samsung S27H850 1440p monitors connected via DisplayPort to my NVidia RTX 2060 video card. That should be 2560 x 1440 pixels, but it is actually 2574 x 1447 pixels. I have the latest ...
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How can i project a small part of a monitor onto a smaller monitor

I found a similar thread, but it didnt offer any solution, so here it goes: I mix paints professionally. I will find the recipe on a computer, then "send" the recipe to a scale where i will ...
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Rainbow lines in chromebook on using Video capture Card input from mini pc?

Using output from a HP mini PC with Display Port and input into Chromebook laptop and a Tobo Video Capture Card HDMI. Output from mini PC to Video Capture Card via Display Port to HDMI Cable, input ...
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Need USB-C splitter that will power XP-13 laptop AND connect external drive

My Dell XP13 laptop has two USB-C ports. I use one for power and the other for my second monitor. Now I've purchased an external drive and I can't find a USB-C splitter that will allow me to charge ...
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Expand monitor without native shortcut Win+P

is there any way to expand the monitor using keyboard shortcuts (other than a native "win+p" function) in windows 10? Example: I configure the F1 key, and when I click on it the monitor ...
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How to have display feed switch automatically between one screen active at a time in a Monitor / TV set-up?

I have a monitor and a TV plugged into my PCs graphics card. The monitor is using a DP Cable the TV an HDMI. I'd like to have one screen active at a time. I want to have my desktop streamed to my ...
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usb c dp alt mode not working on my laptop

I bought a laptop because it has a type-c display port feature, in order to easily change between my MacBook pro and laptop and work with my external display. I faced an issue in that the type-c ...
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Computer not allowing all monitors to display

I have 3, 4k monitors plugged into a 4070ti. 2 are running at 60hz, 1 is running at 120hz. I have a 4th monitor that used as a sensor panel 1920x480 which shows up in the display preferences but is ...
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Specific excel file only opens when connected to an external screen

I have a user that cant open a specific excel file when it is not connected to an external screen but when i connect the laptop to a screen it opens directly. So when the laptop is not connected to a ...
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Is there a way to RDP into a laptop and still use its monitor as a second screen?

To be precise, in my case, a third screen. My setup is the following: I have a personal computer with two monitors. I also have a work laptop on my left. I usually RDP from my personal computer to my ...
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How to have 2 Edge browser windows in a kiosk account?

In our workplace, we are running into a scenario where the best option would be to run 2 webpages in a kiosk account, with a fullscreen Edge window on each of 2 monitors. I have already tested and you ...
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My monitor's resolution keeps defaulting to the lowest possible after driver update, sleeping the PC or "reconnecting"; in general after short time

My monitor keeps reverting to the lowest supported resolution. This problem usually occurs after installing driver updates, however, it can also happen when the PC has been has been sleeping for more ...
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How to configure Xorg and xrandr providers to the same screen?

I have two GPUs in my desktop computer, Radeon VII and a Radeon R7. $ lspci -knn | grep -iA3 VGA 05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Oland PRO [Radeon R7 ...
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Want taskbar and Alt-Tab switcher to appear on two different monitors (Win 11)

I have two monitors- primary/landscape/central and secondary/portrait/to-the-left. I would like the Windows 11 taskbar permanently on the left monitor while keeping the alt-tab switcher on the central ...
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How make windows focus only in one monitor while the other is being used by another device?

I brought the LG 32gn600-b monitor and it has more than one video input. In the display port input I connected to my PC, in the HDMI input I connected to my Nintendo Switch. In my setup I have a ...
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How do I connect dual monitors to my laptop?

Trying to connect two monitors to my laptop. These are the devices I am using: Laptop : ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL Laptop Monitor 1: Dell LCD monitor Monitor 2: Sansui lcd tv My think book does not have a ...
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How can I get rid of extra monitors on booting screens?

My GPU has had an issue with a 'ghost monitor' since I got it, ie it thinks that there is permanently a monitor plugged into the VGA port despite there not being, I have disabled it in Windows and had ...
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Is it possible to make the start menu appear on secondary display via win key?

Obviously, the Windows key will open the start menu on the primary display, this is somewhat inconvenient for multiple displays (dual monitors), having to travel all the way across every time. Is it ...
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Programmatically Control Monitors Through A KVM (DDI, VCP)

I want to use a KVM switch with a few computers but I notice that I'm not able to use VCP commands to control it the way I can when the montior is plugged into the computer directly. For example, when ...
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Windows 11 Taskbar disappears when switching between 1 monitor and 2 monitors, and switching primary monitors

I use both 1 and 2 monitors often, and I switch between the setups frequently. In this post, the larger 1440p monitor will be referred to as the LG, and the smaller 1080p one HP. The Windows taskbar ...
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Identical dual QHD Monitors show different resolutions connected to Laptop

My two Lenovo QHD Monitors have two outputs (1 x DP, 1 x HDMI). Laptop has three inputs (1 x DP, 1 x HDMI, 1 x DVI). QHD Screen 1 connected to Laptop via HDMI-HDMI cable. QHD Screen 2 connected to ...
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Move all windows to primary display when disconnecting monitor

Is there a way to configure Windows 11 to move all windows back to the primary display when I disconnect an external monitor? I use my laptop at home and at work, with two different external monitors. ...
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EDID Emulator with HDMI Matrix and Multiple Monitors

I have an HDMI matrix which I use to switch multiple input sources between a couple different monitors (they are the same resolution). One of the input sources is a PC with Windows 10 installed. ...
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