Questions tagged [multiple-monitors]
For questions about connecting multiple monitors to a single computer either desktop or laptop.
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Is my cable or iGPU at fault here?
I have a 1440p 240Hz monitor and I would like to fully utility the refresh rate at the monitor native resolution.
I have a Ryzen 2500U CPU with Vega 8 iGPU integrated.
I have a bit older cable ...
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Second monitor detected only at startup
I'm using a Latitude E7470, with Debian 12 and GNOME on it. I'm trying to connect an acer monitor, whose model I can find if it's needed (but I believe the problem is not the monitor).
Anyway, the ...
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Switch focus between two monitors using keyboard shortcut, in windows [closed]
I work on a multi-monitor set up, where I have 2 display monitors.
I would like to be working on monitor 1, and then quickly switch focus to monitor 2 via a keyboard shortcut in order to continue ...
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VirtualBox 7 ubuntu - cannot configure two monitors
I have just upgraded to VirtualBox 7.0.10 from VirtualBox 6.1.
Host system is Ubuntu 22.04.
I am unable to configure two monitors for my Windows 10 virtual machine.
When I do so, I can see windows ...
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KVM - WFH / Gaming dual monitor
I have a gaming pc using 2 monitors, and now will be working from home using an HP laptop as well. I do not have space to set up a separate desk so I would like to use a KVM switch to use my own dual ...
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Do I need to replace my HDMI port? (ASUS Vivobook, "unsupported format" error with any screen / cable / OS / resolution / refresh rate)
I have driven myself mad over this display-out issue for weeks.
HDMI output from my ASUS Vivobook 14 is no longer recognized on any screens, giving either "No source" or "Unsupported ...
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Laptop display lower resolution than monitors limit mouse motion
I have 2 new monitors with 2560 x 1440 resolution but my laptop has a maximum of 1920 x 1080 resolution. My display settings show the laptop screen as smaller than my displays. This causes my mouse to ...
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No DisplayLink-enabled device detected
I am using the VisionTek VT8000 quad display dock to hook into 4 LG 35WN65C's (each monitor using displayport cables to the dock) and then using a usb-c cable from the dock to a usb-c to displayport ...
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How can I resolve 1 of 2 same-model displays not working in a 3 monitor setup?
TLDR: 3rd monitor shown in Display (Settings), but not audio/video. Audio does show in Sound (System Tray).
DXDiag
System:
Audio:
From DXDiag, I'm not certain which display is which, so here's all ...
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Windows 10 - accessing monitor A's content from only monitor B
I have a 4-monitor setup. Monitors #1,#2,#3 are in my office, and monitor #4 is in my bedroom. Monitor #1 is main. Monitors #2,#3,#4 are extended.
My problems are:
i) In either room, I am often unable ...
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"No Signal" shows on LVDS display that is connected to HP T730
I have an HP T730 thin client which has 4 DisplayPort ports, I want to connect a 14-inch TFT display (BOE HB140WX1-100 LVDS interface) to a thin client, so I use a LVDS to HDMI converter (VS-TY2662-V1)...
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Two external monitors on laptop. Recently one screen goes black (screen is still there, can't see anything) usually when starting video streaming
I've noticed this problem quite recently. I'm trying to play a game on monitor 2 and put up streaming on monitor 1 (Netflix, Crunchyroll).
Anyway, the screen just goes black. The computer hasn't lost ...
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What factors determine how many external screens (monitors/displays) a laptop can support (with specific requirements)?
What factors determine how many external screens (monitors/displays) a laptop can support?
For this specific question, let's define several parameters:
we are working with modern (2023) technologies
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No signal from GPU on display(s) until OS boots
I switched recently to AMD RX 6600 and it has quite a strange issue.
If I plug in both of my displays (HDMI and DP), there is no signal for either of them until OS (Linux or Windows) finishes booting, ...
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Monitor detection issue
I have my monitor connected via DVI (it's an old AOC) and also connected via HDMI to a HDMI 5 way switch which is output to a TV. When the TV and the switch are off the PC randomly makes the 'device ...
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Remote Session + Remote Session from Inside first session = Smart SIzing not working
I've looked around a fair bit in search of an answer, but no luck so far.
The issue I have, is that I have a work laptop and a personal desktop with 3 monitors.
I remote into the work laptop from the ...
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Is there cli command to list monitors connected by usbc
I'm having permanent problems with multiple monitors connected to my laptop using different usb-c docks. They work most of the time but sometimes start dying and I'm trying to find out why. I tried ...
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Can't remove phantom display "None-1-1"
I'm using arch with gnome and I've been noticing my mouse disappears when moved to the right. It doesn't just stops at the last pixel it actually "goes off" my screen. In my gnome settings I'...
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Dual monitor setup disappears after switching off 2nd monitor
I have a dual monitor setup which has been working fine in win10. Recently, I changed from using a hdmi cable to display port cable. Everything is working fine except one:
I realise that if I switch ...
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Dual monitor setup on Windows 10 with nvidia pci card requires reboot to enable second display
Mainboard: GA-MA78LMT-US2H (Gigabyte Technology)
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 (latest updates installed)
OS: Windows 10 (22H2, latest updates installed)
Two monitors are ...
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Remote usage to better unit as headless
I have a great HP Z2 G5 work station connected to 4k 55" TV that I use.
Scenario
But sometimes I remote in using TS/RDP (remote desktop) from my old reliable Dell E6410 with Windows 10 Pro (back ...
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macOS: can I force a window to jump to another screen, using keyboard only?
Typically, in a multi-screen setup, when you disconnect one of them (physically or through selecting a different input source), the windows that had been displayed on that monitor would be ...
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How to select text scale of > 175% on a 3840 x 1100 secondary monitor?
I have a Windows 10 Version 22H2 (build 19045.3324) laptop with 3 monitors:
The primary builtin monitor, 3840 x 2162, 16.5"
A secondary builtin ScreenPad monitor, 3840 x 1100, 14"
An ...
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How do I connect my 5.1 sound bar with my desktop via HDMI?
I have a nvidea card with 3DP and one HDMI port, in my mother board I have 1DP and 1HDMI.
Neither my motherboard nor my card has any optical out.
I want to connect my 5.1 sound system with my PC via ...
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Unwanted sound when notebook's screen is locked
I have Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H with Win 11 pro. Two external monitors are connected to my laptop, one is via HDMI and the other via VGA. Hence, the laptop has no VGA out; the second monitor is connected ...
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Combine two touch monitors into one big touchscreen
I have two identical touch monitors installed side by side and want to use them as a single big touch screen.
Currently I'm using Windows 10, but switching to another OS is also possible.
The displays ...
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Have a dual-monitor setup with a docking station. I want to duplicate the main monitor to a wall-mounted display
My Work setup includes a dell laptop attached to a docking station that then splits the video signal to two monitors using Display Port. My office has a small meeting area and I have a 55" tv ...
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Cannot connect second monitor to laptop through a docking station
I have a problem connecting my second monitor to my laptop through a docking station. It used to work but suddenly it stopped.
One day I mirrored my laptop to my TV and after instance I could not ...
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Using Displays connected to PC from a Laptop via LAN
So i regularly use my Work-Laptop(Win 11) at Home, there i have a beautiful triple screen setup on my PC(Win 10). The Laptop has a HDMI out, but that obviously only serves one display and i dont want ...
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incorrect alignment when using multiple monitors
Monitor 1: Philips PHL 246e9q (1920x1080)
Monitor 2: AOC 2369 (1920x1080)
As you can see in the picture, Bottom VLC window's alignment is way off. This is not a scale or resolution issue.
How can I ...
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Dell Latitude 5420 and 5430 blank screen in Windows
Both a Dell Latitude 5420 (Windows 10 Enterprise, Core i5-1145G7) and 5430 (Windows 11 Pro) shows a very strange symptom. After switching on, the BIOS screen shows up normally on the built-in LCD ...
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What is in these display ports?
I'm shopping for a PC. A must-have is that it supports 3 monitors.
I found this PC on Newegg:
MSI Gaming Desktop Aegis R 13NUD-462US
Intel Core i7 13th Gen 13700F (2.10GHz)
32GB DDR5
2 TB PCIe SSD
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Is there a way to automatically dim the display on/off based on the movement of the cursor?
I have an Acer Predator notebook, which recently started to present a common issue with its screen (it keeps flickering all the time). The problem is that using it like this is very irritating, as it ...
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Windows 11 - How do I stop resistance between verticle borders for multi-display
Posting a solution here to save other people headache, because this site doesn't let you comment without reputation ( -_-)
My display arrangement is like this:
display arrangement
I found if I drag 3 ...
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Displayport & HDMI KVM-Switch only show HDMI Connection but not DP
I have the following setup:
What works is the monitor plugged into the HDMI port on the KVM-switch, no matter which laptop I try it on.
What doesnt work is the displayport-monitor connection, no ...
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Connect 2 monitors to the HDMI output to extend your screen
I have a notebook (HP 250 G9), with an HDMI output, to which an external monitor is already connected.
I would like to understand if, through a splitter, or any other solution, whether it's a cable or ...
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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 ...
