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    2 displays problems

    Win10 64 Bit aon an Asrock H470 Mini-PC. Regular display is connected via HDMI cable. Works fine alone. Sometimes I want to use a second display simultaneously. It is an older VGA monitor (1280x1024 resolution) connected with a VGA cable to the VGA outlet of the computer. After turning it on and...
  2. Windows 11 Notification Center screws with my graphics card

    Since about October 19, 2023, a lot of times when the Notification Center gets invoked, one or both of my external displays goes super saturated/contrasty. Here's a simulation of how it looks: It looks almost exactly like two copies of the monitor image are being added together using a "color...
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    Windows 10 Accidentally disabled external laptop monitor

    I have an HP laptop, which I previously had connected to an external monitor. So I had two monitors that were active and tried to disable one of them. Unfortunately, the one I disabled, was my external monitor, and I can’t find any way to enable it again, I previously used one of the windows...
  4. Windows 10 Computer completely shuts down during update of Win 10: Version 1909 to 20H2

    I finally decided to upgrade my pc from 1909 to 20H2. The process was running fine, went through one reboot and continued installing then just shut down! I physically restarted and got a message that windows is undoing update which it did through several steps and I was back in 1909. A microsoft...
  5. Weird issues with two monitors on pc

    So I have two monitors on my pc one connected by VGA to the CPU and one connected with HDMI cable the GPU. Its kinda wank and I don't how windows managed to make the monitors work but they do except every time I turn on my PC the second monitor doesn't turn on. So I have found a stupid way to...
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    Windows 7 my wallpaper has disappeared?

    I have recently run superantispyware. I am unaware of any other changes I have made but all my screen settings have been lost, my screen size and icon size have gone back to default and appeared down the left of the page in alphabetical order. I have reset most of these? The one thing that I...
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    Windows 10 Maintaining dual monitor images over a reboot

    I have a laptop with Windows 10 and dual monitors. I set one background image on monitor 1 and another on monitor 2 through "themes and related settings". I have it stretch to fit monitor and it looks pretty good. Problem? I have to redo every time I reboot. When I reboot and login, I see...
  8. Freezes and five beeps

    I recently changed my Hard drive for a SSD, and today ive gotten multiple freezes, the computer is unresponsive and all audio stops for about a minute. There is no logs in the event viewer either. This last time, everything froze, but i was still able to move my mouse, but it was extremely...
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    Windows 10 Dual Monitors Mirroring After Update Install

    I received an installation update about five weeks ago and my dual monitors will now only mirror the same data. I've tried changing the display settings, with no success. Any suggestions?
  10. Windows 10 KVM-switch troubles

    I have a KVM switch, one of those newer ones that switch both the PS/2-style keyboard and mouse connectors and also the USB keyboard and mouse connectors, and switches the VGA monitor connection. I had a really old KVM switch that was from back when PS/2 connectors where the norm, but for some...
  11. Windows 7 Dual monitors with different resolution issue

    Hi everybody, first post here, I just want to say thanks and I guess you will help me to solve all my doubts, sorry if this is not the right place to post this, feel free to place my post in the right category if needed. My first question is about the display settings for two identical iiyama...
  12. Windows 10 how to regain control of both screens

    After changing the video card the second monitor does not show up in screen resolution & both screens show the same thing. How do I get the screen resolution to show both screens like before so that I can select what shows up in the second screen. Home build, Asus P5K Premium WiFi,Intel, CPU...
  13. Windows 10 Desktop Problems.

    I am running a system with two monitors, one is running on a DVI and the other is running on a VGA. Not long ago I noticed that the VGA is cutting off one side of the desktop. The part it is cutting off the the strip on the left, the Windows button and everything up the left side of the screen...
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    Windows 10 Main display changes after switching user

    Hello, I have dual monitors correctly configured; when I boot and log as any user, the main monitor remains the same. However, if then I switch to another user, then switch back to the first user, everything is now switched: My main display gets on the second monitor with taskbars. Is this a...
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    Windows 10 Help with remote connection management

    Hi, I need to allow someone to remotely connect to my windows 10 desktop, and am wondering if this is possible: I have a dual desktop monitor setup that is extended (not mirrored), and am wondering is it possible to grant someone remote access only to the secondary monitor? I would like to...
  16. Windows 7 Wallpaper - differents on two screen

    Hello How do I change the background image on two monitors, so that they do not show the same background? Info: I have 2 monitors with different resolution / number of pixels. A solutions without 3. part software will be preferred
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    Windows 7 Dual Monitors Cannot Be Recognized at the Same Time

    I have a VAIO laptop running Windows 7 with two monitors connected. One monitor is connected through the VGA port, the other is connected to the HDMI port. Both monitors are identical, and the one that is connected to the HDMI port is connected using an HDMI/VGA adaptor. I've been trying to set...
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    Windows 7 Multiple users on one machine?

    My pc has got two monitors with a keyboard and a mouse where I have additional ones lying around. I thought it would be great if I could work on one monitor while my brother uses the other one. I found softxpand on this site http://www.miniframe.com but the installation does not work, I already...
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    Windows 8 moving windows across dual monitors

    I have the display set to extend, have the monitors set to the correct order, and the mouse moves easily across the two monitors. But I can't drag a windows from monitor 1 to monitor 2. I did remember to reduce the size of the window, but while it moves over to the side of monitor 1, it does...
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    Windows 7 Windows Aero Not Working With 2 Monitors

    Hello, Recently I launched an application that went into fullscreen, and whenever I quit, I was in Windows Basic. I tried everything, using services, changing the options in performance... etc. However, If I unplug my second monitor, I can access Windows Aero just fine. I have already tried...