Whenever I plug in a monitor I haven't used before, Windows defaults to "Duplicate these displays" - which messes up the arrangement of icons on my desktop if the external monitor is …

Jun 20, 2022 · Now every time I connect a new monitor it defaults to duplicate and I have to set it to "Extend these displays", and then move over the laptop screen from left to right. Can I make …

May 2, 2025 · Desktops A and B both duplicate the video output to Monitor 1, as well as their primary displays (Monitor 3 and Monitor 2, respectively). I'd like to retain that functionality, and …

Oct 9, 2023 · 0 Currently, I have my laptop running Windows 10 hooked up to an external monitor and set to "Extend these displays". However, I want to make it so that if a certain application is …

Apr 7, 2020 · reboot with neither monitor connected, then re-connected both monitors reboot while everything stays connected toggle between "Duplicate" and "Extend" a few times (in …

Jun 16, 2020 · What you can do is to purchase a DUMMY VGA/HDMI/USB C plug to fool Windows into thinking you hv a 2nd monitor/display connected. Then in Windows, EXTEND …

Windows allows me to: Disable any of them. Extend any of them. Duplicate any 2 of them. However, I want to duplicate all 3. I read a bit around other sites and it seems to be a limitation …

Oct 15, 2018 · I currently have an external display connected to my laptop. How can we temporarily "freeze" the screen of the external display, such that we can continue using the …

Nov 20, 2020 · Windows 10: external monitor "No Input Signal" in "Extend" mode, though "Duplicate" or "Show only second display" work Ask Question Asked 4 years, 7 months ago …

Jan 9, 2025 · 1 I have a HP laptop (Windows 11) with two external monitors connected via DELL 6000 dock. Both monitors were working fine in extend mode. This morning, both stopped …