Questions tagged [multiple-monitors]
For questions about connecting multiple monitors to a single computer either desktop or laptop.
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Is there a way to automatically move focus to whatever monitor the mouse cursor is on?
Let's say I have two monitors A and B. I have a program x open on A and another program y open on B. Currently, program x has focus.
I would like the OS to maintain a stack of focused applications on ...
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How many displays can Intel Iris 540 support?
I want to get a Dell XPS 13 with i7-6560 CPU and Intel Iris 540 GPU. Question is - can the GPU support 3 displays at 1920x1080? There are enough ports to support 3 displays (a Thunderbolt 3 port can ...
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Can a NVIDIA GT 730 support HDMI and DVI at the same time with the same resolution?
I have an ASUS-branded GT-730 and I can see that it supports multiple monitors (2 on my card, 3 on the higher spec'd ones). I can also see that it supports a maximum resolution of 2560x1600.
I have 2 ...
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Windows 10, change size options when connected to External Monitor Macbook Pro
I am running Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro, with Boot Camp. I am running 2 external monitors that run max resolution of 1920 x 1080. When I am running on the monitors, I need to set the size of all ...
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DVI-D to VGA Adapter "Input Not Supported" on Startup
I've been tasked with increasing the number of monitors from 1 to 3 for a PC. This machine originally had a DVI-D connection straight to the monitor from the PC. My knowledge of DVI cables was not ...
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Notification Icons on second monitor shows blank context menu
If I move my taskbar to my second monitor and right click any of the windows notification area icons (e.g sound and network connectivity) the context menu shows up blank, pictures below:
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Remote Win-7-Pro PC needs to have 3 enduser logged into it at once
I have a financial system at work that currently is used by 3 employees and there are 5 physical monitors connected to it. Each monitor has some type of different financial data on it.
What my end ...
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Just bought new monitor but has yellow tint
I just bought a new monitor and it's exactly the same model as the one I already was using. It's standing near my old monitor and compared to each other, the new monitor looks like it has a yellow-ish ...
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Virtual laser pointer when using Office Remote and a Surface Pro 3 goes to the wrong position
I have to do presentations quite often and I recently noticed the Office Remote App (I'm using the Windows Phone 8.1 version in case that matters). So before actually doing the presentation in front ...
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Dual display resolution issue in Windows 10
I've got a 1980x1020 monitor connected to a 1366x768 laptop running Windows 10. Everything was okay but today I turned the laptop on without turning on the monitor (it wasn't powered), and turned the ...
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Cannot set LED monitor to native resolution
I cannot get windows 7 pro to set my monitor to its native resolution of 2650x1440.
I have Windows 7 pro, an NVIDIA GT730 and two monitors(AOC e2752She, BenQ GW2765) attached to the NVidia card using ...
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Cannot set LED monitor to native resolution [duplicate]
I cannot get windows 7 pro to set my monitor to its native resolution of 2650x1440.
I have Windows 7 pro, an NVIDIA GT730 and two monitors(AOC e2752She, BenQ GW2765) attached to the NVidia card using ...
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Screens go black, return with hit of Windows key
So I have a dual-monitor setup and every once in awhile (pretty random amounts of time), both of my monitors will go black. I can't fully characterize this at the moment because I haven't used my ...
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Using 2 external screens with my laptop
I have a ASUS Zenbook Pro laptop, and a Dell S2715H 27" monitor connected to it using HDMI. The laptop has 2 ports for display: 1xhdmi and 1xmini displayport. The monitor only has 2xhdmi.
If I buy ...
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Can't activate more than 4 monitors at the same time
As the title states, im currently running a system with a Radeon 7850 eyefinity 6 (6 separate mini display ports).
To every port I have connected an active mini DP to HDMI converters. in each of ...
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How can I stop my monitor turning itself off and on again every few seconds
I have two monitors connected to my windows laptop. Sometimes (particularly after resuming from a suspended state, but sometimes it just happens randomly too) the second monitor will go into a cycle ...
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Windows 7 dual monitor setup: Wallpaper alignment
I have the following dual-screen set up on my Windows 7 PC: [2][1], that means my secondary monitor is on the left side of my primary monitor.
Now I have a dual-screen wallpaper that should stretch ...
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3 Monitors with laptop
I have a Asus VivoBook S400CA , it has 1x VGA and 1x HDMI port. Can I connect 2 monitors to these ports and use all 3 monitors(1 Internal, 2 External) ? And I want to stretch the screen and not clone ...
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Three monitors on Radeon 6870
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3 Monitors on Sapphire Radeon HD 6870
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Radeon 6870 with four places to connect a monitor.
I am using three 1920x1080 monitors, connected to the following ...
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Maintain window placement on monitors after reinserting to dock
I have a laptop that normally sits inside a docking station. Connected to the docking station are two monitors which are used as display devices (the laptop's own monitor is switched off as the ...
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How to gather *prompt* window from secondary screen no longer attached (using Windows 7)
I use a Windows 7dell laptop sometimes connected to a docking station with dual monitors attached (to the dock). It's not uncommon for me to sleep the computer, undock, and resume elsewhere.
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In Windows 10, can I shuffle a different wallpaper on each of four displays?
I'm running Windows 10 and have two ATI Radeon HD 5750 video cards outputting to four monitors. I like to have my wallpapers shuffle through my favorite pictures. Is there a way to have each monitor ...
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Switching between Video Adapters in a Dell Latitude E6530 laptop
I have a Win 7 Latitude E6530, which includes a discrete graphics card (nVidia MVS 5200M), normally connected via the Port Replicator to 2 external monitors (Dell U2410 + Dell 2001FP) both via DVI.
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puzzling.stackexchange.com turns left monitor black
This is a weird one.
This is a new issue on an existing Ubuntu 14.04, dual screen setup, using Unity, nothing out of the ordinary. When I go to puzzling.stackexchange.com on my left monitor screen ...
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PCIE GFX Card along with PCI GFX Card
I have a complicated question with a restricted budget (Like 0$).
I have a PC with a GT220 graphics card which which has a limitation of being able to use only two of it's out of three. Now I need to ...
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How to always lock Macbook when it's closed
I use a second display at work but don't close the laptop. I want it to lock when it's closed regardless of what peripherals are plugged in. Is there a way to do this?
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Turning off third monitor turns off the second, doesn't do opposite
So my display is being super weird, and has since I think my last install of win 10 which was a few months ago?
When I turn off display 2, both display 2 and 3 turn off and both are disabled moving ...
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Secondary monitor not detected after Windows Update
Today I installed 24 "critical" updates for Windows 7. After rebooting, my secondary monitor is not detected. It is not showing up in the control panel screen resolutions settings dialog, or device ...
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Connecting several screens to Dell laptop
Is it possible to connect several screens to my Dell Precision laptop M4600? It only has one VGA and HDMI outlet?
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How can I use 2 monitors plus laptop with my Dell e6420 w/ Nvidia nvs 4200m
I have just hooked up a 2nd external monitor to my Dell e6420 laptop with a Nvidia NVS 4200m graphics card, running Windows 8 64 bit. However, the computer won't let me have both monitors and the ...
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Dell Precision M4600 won't display 1920x1080@60hz
I recently upgraded from a Dell Latitude E6510 laptop to a Dell Precision M4600 laptop. I have two monitors connected to it through a port replicator, one through DVI and one through VGA. I'm having ...
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Extend the Windows 8.1 screen on another monitor while in logon screen
to make things a little clear:
I connected my TV through a HDMI-cord with my computer.
My TV is in another room.
My Computers power adapter is connected with a remotely controlled Power Control. If i ...
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VLC Desktop mode spanning multiple monitors
I have recently found out that VLC had a desktop mode and well i saw that some people was using this to have the ISS Livestream as their desktop background.
VLC was started inside Desktop Mode and ...
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second screen resolution issue when connected to "Optimus"-configured laptop (onboard Intel and an Nvidia)
I've recently upgraded my Lenovo Y50-70 laptop from Windows 8 to Windows 10 and a very strange problem have occurred:
When I'm connecting my second display (VGA -> HDMI) — the resolution gets ...
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Control panel windows open in an nonexistent screen in Windows 7
I have Windows 7 and I am using only one monitor.
When I try to open any configuration window from Control Panel, the window opens into an nonexistent monitor, they "fly" to the right of the monitor ...
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"Pin" a workspace on external monitor (projector)
I would like to have a setup with two workspaces and two monitors (built-in screen and a projector).
I wish to have the second workspace always visible on the projector while being able to switch ...
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DVI-HDMI cable increases temperature after plug in video card with 7 degrees celsius
I have bought a DVI-HDMI cable (Video cart - Monitor) for my monitor, that was using a VGA cable.
My config is dual monitor: Samsung S22C00 + Samsung Syncmaster 225 BW (configure to run on same ...
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Sending only video out of HDMI cables – Mac OSX 10.10.3 (Yosemite)
I have a similar question to this one but I'm on Mac OSX. I currently have a laptop, a second monitor (via HDMI), and a third monitor (via HDMI/thunderbolt adaptor). If I have sound playing, I only ...
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Connecting multiple "additional" monitors to duplicate displays from multiple computers
I have two desktop computers in Room 1, each of which have 2 monitors connected to them (1x VGA, 1x HDMI, each). These 2 monitors are dedicated to the individual computer they are attached to, and are ...
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One mouse click, two separate and simultaneous events
Two laptops (both running same OSX). I want to click one thing (it can be a mouse button, or it can be a key, It doesn't matter), and have both computers recognize it. This would mean (if it was the ...
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Inspiron 15SE laptop and two monitors
I have seen this question How to connect two monitors to a DELL Inspiron 5520 15R and I am aware that it is possible that the 15R does not have the ability to connect to two monitors at the same time....
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Dell 620 display is too bright to use
I have a Dell D620 with a display problem. In windows 7 the display seems to be too bright, the text is broken up, the only way to see the mouse is at a very oblique angle. Changing the brightness ...
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Connecting 2 external monitors and 1 laptop using a docking station
I am trying to connect 2 external monitors with the Dell Docking Station. I have a Dell Latitude E6230 laptop. Now I have connected both of the monitors or external displays through the docking ...
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Dell Latitude E6430 Docking Station + Dual Monitor + Laptop Screen Tri-Monitor setup
I have a company issued laptop and docking station as well as two monitors The specifications of the hardware are as follows;
Laptop: Latitude E6430
BIOS: A02.00
Processor: i7-3720QM CPU @ 2.60 (8 ...
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Trying to connect 3 monitors to Dell E6530
For work, I had a Dell E6530 with the e-port plus docking station (and additional shelf thing above it). After looking up the CPU, it uses integrated HD 4000, and claims up to 3 monitors. What I'm ...
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How to create a Ghost Monitor in Windows 10
Ive made some research on the web and didn't found any answers and as its always been welcoming here here's my question.
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Is it possible to make a Ghost Monitor ("Fake Monitor/Secondary ...
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Is there a way to have the OS turn off some monitors but leave others on?
I have some monitors that I like to leave on for monitoring sakes. Others, I would like to sleep to not waste power.
Is there a way to do this within Windows? So far I've not found a way to do.
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Oculus DK2 + second monitor for displaying DK2 image (but not warped and stereoscopic)
we have the following process/toolchain and would like to have one question answered:
start Open Broadcaster Software (mirrors one screen to another screen, in our case Oculus VR DK2 image to normal ...
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Why did my computers suddenly stop talking to my HDMI projector?
I have an Optoma ML750 projector that I have been using with my custom desktop for the past few weeks. I connect the projector through a KINIVO 3-to-1 HDMI switcher so I can display my gaming console, ...
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Is it possible to override Intel 4000 2-display limit?
Intel's drivers don't allow using more than two displays (laptop +1 external, or 2 external and no laptop display), though we have some docks that use DisplayLink software that overrides this and ...
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