Questions tagged [multiple-monitors]
For questions about connecting multiple monitors to a single computer either desktop or laptop.
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Modify the UltraVNC's Message Box of lost connection
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I've got the PC #1 with the UltraVNC client with the Windows10 and with two LCD screens. First LCD screen is right next to the PC #1 and second screen is ...
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Dual monitors won't connect
I recently bought 2 LG monitors and am HP Tower. When I connected the computers it would not read/detect the second monitor. I bought a VGA/HDMI cable so that one monitor is connected to the tower and ...
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How to use different pointers and keyboard for different monitors
I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for ...
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Automatically reconnect to wireless display after failure
We have a ceiling mounted LS740HD projector back-projecting to a transparent screen pasted to our Information Centre front window. Because of cable length and placement restrictions, the projector ...
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External Monitor not always chosen as 1st option
I have my Lenovo LOQ 15 laptop connected via Display port to a QHD external monitor. In Windows 11 Display Settings I have 'show only on 2' selected, however sometimes it mirrors the laptop's 1080 ...
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Is there a way to enable energy saving mode for secondary monitors that are not being used in a multiple monitor setup?
I am using Windows (specifically, Windows 10) and I have multiple monitors. The thing is, sometimes I am just using one of them, but the others remain turned on even if I am not working (or reading) ...
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Monitor Information
I am collecting device information via remote shell (PowerShell), and have to get the Manufacturer, Model Number, and Serial Number of all monitors connected to a machine I am remoting into. I can't ...
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My PC will not shut off if monitors are turned off
Whenever I try to shut down my PC I typically shut off the monitors at the same time and they're usually off before the PC is. I recently changed some hardware including my motherboard (ASROCK B650 PG ...
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How to add a displayport to my motherboard?
I have motherboard - b150m-d3h-cf, which doesn't support DisplayPort.
I have got a newer monitor which support DisplayPort.
I want to upgrade my PC to have a DisplayPort. I don't want to completely ...
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Can Windows 11 move windows to primary display on connect
I have a laptop with an external monitor connected via DisplayPort to a USB-C dock. I have the external monitor marked as the primary display. When disconnected from the dock, the laptop's built-in ...
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I need to switch to second monitor while main monitor is not available
I have a laptop connected to a video projector but the computer is on the end of life and the main screen is not working fine anymore, most of the time there is nothing displayed.
So the video ...
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Why isn't my USB C to HDMI cable that supports monitor extender working as expected?
I have an IdeaPad Flex 5 15ITL05 and then I bought a triple monitor extender. The USB C to HDMI cable that came with the monitor extender works fine. One of the monitors works.
Then I bought a USB 3.0 ...
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Driving 3 2K monitors over Displayport 2.1 MST
I have a three monitor setup utilizing DP MST, with each monitor able to support up to 1440p resolution. I was originally running an AMD Radeon 5700XT GPU, which supports DP 1.4. and while the ...
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Harmonizing two different monitor setups in Windows 10
I have a work-provided laptop that I work from home with two days a week. My workplace provides two monitors, keyboard, mouse and docking station, so I just plug in the USB-C and it works. One of the ...
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Second screen to laptop
I have an old laptop (4 year old) on Windows 10. It works fine but does not detect a second screen. Windows is up to date and I am sure the second screen/cables etc work as it works with a different ...
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Why is monitor not sensing display signal from MacBook Pro via USB-C?
I bought one of the newer USB-C monitors (Arzopa 14" A1 Gamut slim), and was able to utilize it connected to a new Windows laptop using only the USB-C connector with no external power connection.
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shortcut to change main display while in extended mode
I'm using a tablet as my second/extended monitor, I want to find a way to map a single hot key combination to one of my buttons, so whenever I toggle it, it changes my main display to the other ...
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I'm getting lag to external monitor (slow refresh rate) when using USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter
When I use laptop HDMI port, my external monitor works fine but when I use USB 3.0 type A to HDMI (adapter) then then external monitor is so laggy an works very very slow.
Not all USB-C 3.0 has ...
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How to convert a script using VarSetCapacity to AHK v2?
I have been using the script Advanced Window Snap, which snaps windows to various places of the monitor, which uses the function GetMonitorIndexFromWindow to determine in which monitor a window is ...
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Bios not showing on external monitor
When I try to get into bios my monitor doesn't display any image on any of my 2 monitors. My PC does keep running but nothing happens after that. I tried taking out the CMOS battery and shorting the ...
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Mac like virtual desktop for windows while using dual monitors
I am thrilled to have multiple desktop/virtual desktops to keep my workspace organized and at the same time, I am using dual monitors to make my work more productive (at least I am thinking).
What I ...
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2 monitors for 2 computers and one keyboard/mouse
So I'm planning on building a new setup, and I'm having a little trouble in getting my head around a couple of things. To simplify things, my setup will have 2 monitors, 1 desktop and 1 work laptop, ...
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Will multiple monitors or much bigger monitor affect computer performance? [duplicate]
I have two questions about the monitor's impact on the computer's performance:
Will multiple monitors affect computer performance?
will a bigger monitor (43") slow down the computer's ...
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How to prevent remote desktop window from resizing itself when dragging it on the windows desktop?
Since Windows 10 and now Windows 11 have come out, a "feature" that drives me crazy, is that, whenever you have a remote desktop screen/window open, it 1) opens, partially minimized at the ...
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Only 1 of 2 new 4K displays runs at native resolution
I am clueless what is wrong with my setup that won't use my new 4K screens with their native resolution. Before I would return the screens day after tomorrow, I thought I give it a last try and ask ...
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surface pro only displays on external screen
I'm doing hardware support at a high school and I have a Surface Pro 7+ running Windows 10 and the screen is blank (black).
Weirdly the Windows logo flashes up on the screen for a second when booting ...
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Why does my Lm722 Monitor only display the screen for a few seconds before turning black?
I have been trying to connect my Acer laptop to my monitor, but whenever I plug in the HDMI cable, it will only display for a few seconds before turning black. I have tracked the native resolution ...
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How to assign a static ID to a display in Linux?
A bit of context first, I've used Yakuake for years now, it's not perfect, it has its bugs here and there but generally works great for me.
I have recently moved to using a multiple monitors setup (2 +...
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When expanding Google Chrome to full screen, a black bar appears at the top
As soon as Google Chrome expands to full screen, a black bar appears on the top portion of the window. The portion is no longer clickable, as if you were clicking on the desktop, you can even transfer ...
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Dell U4323QE monitor not recognizing via USB-C on Acer Predator
I've bought a Dell U4323QE monitor and trying to set it up so that I can start using it. However, I'm not able to get my laptop (Acer Predator Triton PT315-52 running on Windows 11 with Nvidia ...
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Laptop monitor not detected, only external monitor works
This all started when I had my laptop connected to my TV via HDMI and changed the display setting to "Show only on 2". I then remember opening my laptop and the internal display wasn't ...
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Why does a USB-C connected monitor goes blank when an embedded HTML browser video starts playing?
I have a Latitude 7490 i7-8650U 32GB RAM Windows 10 system with 2 external HP 24es monitors.
The graphic card is Intel UHD Graphics 620. My resolution is set to 1920x1080.
I am using a dual HDMI to ...
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How to Prevent Automatic Activation of HDMI-Connected TV When Primary Monitors are Powered Off?
I'm using Windows 11 on an HP desktop computer with an NVidia graphics card, and I have a setup that includes two monitors and one TV. I prefer to keep the TV (connected via HDMI) disabled while using ...
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UltraVNC 1.4.3.6 - Can't find argument when launching from a script that will span over multiple monitors
When running UltraVNC 1.4.3.6, I can span display over multiple monitors when launching the vncviewer.exe and selecting span over multiple monitors checkbox. However, when launching this from a ...
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Monitor detects no input but my computer detects monitor
I have a single HP EliteDisplay E243i that I use as an external monitor for my Macbook Pro (2023) and Lenovo Thinkpad to extend their screens, not at the same time. The monitor was working (displaying ...
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Having DDC/CI detection issues with different USB-C adapters on Linux
I'm experiencing a challenging issue with DDC/CI communication between my laptop running Ubuntu Linux and two external monitors connected via a USB-C to HDMI adapter (hub).
While DDC/CI functions ...
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How can I get 5 monitors to work on an LG Gram 16T90R-K?
I've connected 4 external monitors using two cheap USB-C port expanders. Each of those has 2 HDMI, 1 DPort, 1 Enet, and 1 USB-C. At the moment, I'm using only the 2 HDMI ports on each device. I am ...
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DisplayPort KVM switch not passing signal through DisplayPort to HDMI adapter
Adapter works when connected directly to PC but now when using KVM, an illustration of the setup can be seen here:
with red indicating the non working connection path.
The adapter is DP to HDMI. KVM ...
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Laptop displays black screen on boot, works with external monitor, but loses display after uninstalling Nvidia graphics card
I encountered an issue with my laptop's display where upon booting, the screen remains black, even when attempting to access the BIOS. However, when I connected a second monitor, the external display ...
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Second monitor turns automatically on and the device input sound comes from speakers after Windows locked
I have a desktop PC running Windows 11 with newest updates and drivers for the GPU (RX 6800XT) and chipset (AM4). After I lock my PC with WIN + L it takes around a minute for the main and secondary ...
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GeForce RTX 4070 won't allow all 4 displays to be used. Only 3 at a time
Yesterday I bought a new monitor to replace an old one, I had one 4k display and three 1080p displays.
I replaced one of the 1080p displays with a 4k one and now only three of them work at a time. ...
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How to correct mouse pointer misalignment in screen recording on external 4K display in ChromeOS?
Problem: The mouse cursor is in the wrong position on screen recordings I make with my Chromebook but only when the recording is done of my external monitor. Take a look:
This is a high DPI 4K ...
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Display port monitor not recognized
I have 2 monitors: One on VGA converted to HDMI and another on display port. Both used to work fine but suddenly the display port stopped working but only when I tried to connect 2 monitors. It worked ...
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How to disable the internal monitor of my laptop while closing the lid
Note: Disable laptop screen when lid is closed
Actually, my laptop internal monitor was offing well a while ago. but after update Windows to build 26020, everything broken.
The internal monitor doesn'...
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How can I isolate a monitor from the desktop on a Windows 11 23H2 system?
I have a gaming desktop currently running Windows 11 23H2. I have 2 physical monitors that are 1080P and a fake monitor made up of an EDID plug that emulates a 4K 60hz HDR display. The EDID plug is ...
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What are the requirements of doing 2k@60hz for 2 monitors over a single usb c hub (usb to hdmi)
What are the requirements of doing 2k@60hz for 2 monitors over a single usb c hub converted to hdmi? What stats do I need to be looking for?
I have a usb hub with 2 hdmi ports. It is advertised to do ...
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How can I lock my taskbar to my second monitor in Windows 11
In windows 10 I could put the taskbar on whichever monitor I wanted, but that capability seems to have been removed in Windows 11. I've been using a program called StartAllBack but while it does let ...
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How can I hit small mouse targets more reliably in my multi-monitor setup?
I work on a laptop with an external display, and I recently tried moving it from side-by-side to top-and-bottom. I like the ergonomics, but it breaks Fitt's Law by removing the "infinite edge&...
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Second monitor connected with DisplayPort (male) to HDMI (female) adapter, isn't always detected, why?
I've recently changed my graphic card and this new graphic card have 1 HDMI port and 3 display ports, the thing is that my monitors only have HDMI ports, so for the first one, there is no problem, I ...
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How to convince Remmina to use two displays in a three monitor setup
I have two external monitors (both 1920x1200) connected to a laptop. I'm connecting to a Win10 (with also two monitors on its PC) via Remmina, with an *.rdp file supplied by Citrix Netscaler Gateway.
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