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Best solution for dual monitor using chrome book and desktop computer
I'm looking for the best solution for a home working setup that comprises of a desktop computer and a Chromebook. I would like to share dual monitors and a single keyboard and mouse between the 2 ...
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Windows 10, two monitor setup, second monitor turned off but Windows still works as if it's on?
Bought a second monitor today, plugged it in, turned my old monitor into portrait.
I don't plan on using this second monitor a lot, only when reading some longer stuff, so I turned it off (with the ...
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Automatically shrink desktop when turning of screen in a multi monitor set up
I wonder if this can be done, maybe with the help of some 3rd party application or so. I'm on Windows 11; recently I have been moving from a two-monitor setup up to a three one and finally to a fourth ...
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Windows Background randomly updates to green
If my desktop somehow updates, the wallpaper gets replaced with green color. That looks like this:
If I right-click and do “Refresh”, the whole background gets green.
I think that has something to do ...
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Desktop not recognizing monitors through USB-C docking station
I have a work laptop and a personal desktop in my home office. I would like to be able to use my monitors and peripherals on both, ideally by just plugging the docking station into whichever one I'm ...
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Windows 10 desktop Icons rearrange when I change displays
I have two displays. Monitor 1 is 60hz 2650 x 1440
Monitor 2 is actually a drawing tablet, 1920 x 1080.
I've had the tablet for a year and the monitor since I got my computer in 2017, but lately, I ...
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Switching the two active windows on two monitors
at my new workplace, i have two different sized monitors, so having the important stuff on the bigger screen becomes more important.
I wondering if theres a hotkey/shortcut to just switch the two ...
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Windows 10 multiple desktop dual monitors swapping
I am using Windows 10 and I have dual monitors. When I create multiple desktops and when I press CTRL + WIN + RIGHT or LEFT ALT both monitor desktops move together so does anybody know how can I move ...
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apps assigned to a desktop space are different with and without monitors (mac)
I use spaces on my mac, and I assign applications to specific spaces (e.g., Word to Desktop #5). I use keyboard shortcuts to "Switch to" a specific desktop, so I effectively have a keyboard shortcut ...
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Desktop with dual boot (MacOS/Win10) with random crashes on both OS
not gonna waste your time so straight to the point:
First what I mean by "crash" - all monitors turn off as if the system slept, audio keeps going (yt videos keep playing) for a while between 3secs ...
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Laptop as external monitor for desktop via DP/USB-C?
So with Windows 10's "Project to This PC" Miracast stuff, I can use my laptop as a third monitor for my desktop. However, this is laggy, not the highest quality, and requires an active connection. If ...
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Can I simply plug in a second video card to connect a third and fourth monitor?
I have a desktop PC with a dedicated videocard that has 2 Displayport sockets.
I want to connect a third (and maybe fourth) monitor later on.
Is it possible for me to simply purchase any videocard ...
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Duplicate Windows 10 desktop icons so that they're visible on all monitors
I've recently got a second monitor for my PC. I'm running Windows 10 and I was wondering if there is a way to show the desktop icons that are on the main display on the other screen as well.
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Computer in General
Just recently bought a new desktop. It is a PowerSpec. Bought two monitors with it; they are Acer 27inch-both exactly the same monitor.
I can see a difference in the background one looks sharp(...
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Shortcut missing from desktop but is in desktop folder
I have a couple shortcuts that are not visible on desktop but if i go to Computer > desktop I can see them in the folder.
It is visible when I plug in a different laptop to my monitor, so multiple ...
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Connect two computers to same monitors and keyboard
I have a desktop and a laptop computers. Currently the desktop computer is connected to two monitors 2560x1440, keyboard and a mouse.
I would like to be able to connect my laptop to those same ...
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Putting taskbar position on TOP cuts off bottom of programs
So this is a very strange and fairly irritating issue I have with Windows 10. On my primary monitor, with the taskbar positioned on top; certain parts of my programs often get cut off and overflow ...
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Is there a way to minimize all of the windows on just my primary display in Windows 7?
On my work computer, running Windows 7, I typically have one monitor displaying for the main computer and the other largely dedicated to a remote desktop connection. A common occurrence for me is ...
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Remove closed laptop screen from Windows desktop
I have a Windows 10 laptop with an attached external monitor. The external monitor is set as the primary one.
In Power Options I have When I close the lid set to Do nothing, so that I can continue ...
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Can a fake second display be enabled in Windows 10?
I just updated to Windows 10 and discovered that Microsoft broke this method of adding a fake second monitor: Is there a way to fake a dual (second) monitor which I rely on for scaling some small ...
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Mirror desktop icons (only) on multiple monitors
I'm trying to find a way of mirroring my main desktop onto my secondary monitor so that it shows the same icons on both. Anybody know of a way to do this?
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How to make the Extended Display desktop picture the correct size?
I am using a 24" Samsung Monitor (Connected via HDMI with a highest possible resolution of 1920x1080) to a Windows 7 laptop (Toshiba with a highest possible resolution of 1366x768).
When I extend the ...
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Getting Windows 8 to display different pictures on each display desktop
Until today, my computer has always run a slideshow on my dual screen desktop.
Each screen would display a different picture, and would change alternately. In other words, if the picture was set to ...
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How do I get a Monitor to go straight to black on stage?
I'm working props for a theater in upstate new york. We have a rather unique problem with our current show. We have three computer monitors on stage, each of these is attached to a handful of ...
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Separate Windows desktops on 1 over 3 monitor setup
If I have a 1-over-3 monitor (shown below), is it possible to split the desktop experience into two sections -- one for the bottom three, and a separate for the top one?
For example, I want to use ...
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Mirror monitors 2 and 3?
I have an Asus laptop and two 24" monitors. One plugged into HDMI and the other VGA. When I go into my display properties I have 3 options
Mirror 1 and 3
Mirror 1 and 2
Extend Desktop
I've also ...
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Windows 8.1 Desktop background turns black upon closing personalization settings w/ external monitor
I'm having some trouble changing the desktop background for my external monitor on windows 8.1. For setting the background on just my laptop, I can right click the picture and hit Set as desktop ...
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windows 7 screen edge wrong after remote desktop
This seems to happen after I remote desktop into my work computer. Work computer has 2 monitors, both 1280 x 1024, running Windows 7 Pro. Home computer also 2 monitors, 1680 x 1050, and 1024 x 768, ...
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Using Windows 7 with Dual Monitors to access Headless PC via Remote Desktop
I work remotely and access a computer in my office. That computer is headless and I use cisco vpn and RDC to access it. (Both machines are running windows 7 pro) At home I have 3 monitors and when I ...
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Windows 7 resizes desktop when I switch of a monitor
I have a workstation with two monitors and the desktop extended over them. I have a lot of applications open (generally maximized), and I have a personal preference which application is on which ...
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Can I run nVidia's nView on Windows 7 x64?
As the title suggests, I want to run nView desktop manager on Windows 7 x64. nView used to come bundled with the drivers back in the Windows XP days, but I can no longer find it.
Alternatively I ...
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Dell Inspiron 620 desktop - Dual monitor
I have a Dell Inspiron Desktop 620 (just purchased this year) and it has 1 VGA connection and 1 HDMI connection. All of my spare monitors only have VGA and so was wondering if the convertor cable from ...
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Desktop background image appearing only when external monitor is on the 'right' of netbook
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. When I attach an external monitor the default is that the new monitor is placed to the right of the samsung n150 netbook I am using. This opens the desktop back ground on ...
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Looking for Windows XP "dual desktops" with dual monitors
I'm looking for some very specific features in a dual-monitor setup on Windows XP and so far have not been able to find what I'm looking for. The best way I can describe it is perhaps dual desktops or ...
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Dual-monitor setup on Gnome / Nvidia
This issue has been driving me nuts all day... I hope someone can point me in the right direction. Here's the situation overview:
Nvidia videocard (Dell Dimension 9200)
Freshly installed Fedora 14
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Multiple PCs, one monitor
I need to be able to see the desktops of 4 separate PCs at the same time. Ideally I'd like to avoid using 4 monitors. A KVM won't do the trick because I need to see all 4 displays simultaneously. ...
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Multiple monitors on Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 8.04.1 and two monitors. Both monitors are showing identical images. How do I fix it so that each of them shows its own desktop?
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I think my computer has two desktops and I don't know how to remove the extra one
I think my computer has two desktops - I have no idea how to remove the second one which I never use, not that I know how to use it anyway. If I take my mouse pointer out of the upper bounds of my ...
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How can I make my external monitor a separate workspace?
(Ubuntu 9.10) How can I make my external monitor a separate workspace?
Ubuntu has two "workspaces", right now when I hook up the external monitor, it just extends the current workspace into one large ...
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Is there a way to fake a dual (second) monitor
Is there a way to fake a dual monitor for testing.
I have only one monitor and I have to make an application that is suitable for two monitors.
The second monitor screen should appear as a window ...
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How to set up an extended desktop on dual monitors in Kubuntu 9.04?
I'm using my laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T60) and I have a secondary monitor (which has a different resolution than my laptop screen) connected by VGA. Kubuntu recognizes the monitor and it functions but ...
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How do I extend my desktop with an Nvidia 8800 GT graphics card?
My computer has as Nvidia 8800 GT graphics card with the latest drivers.
I would like to arrange my screens like the below:
1920x1200 on my big Samsung monitor, with the task bar starting and ending ...
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Remembering window's location and desktops on Mac OS X
When I use my Mac, I like have a standard windows organization to do my Work:
I put 4 consoles opened side by side on console 1
I put Safari in other
Mail and iCal in another
TextMate on other
etc
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Unable to extend desktop
I'm trying to hook up my TV to my computer as a gaming/multimedia center but I'm having troubles setting it up.
I have a custom built machine running Windows 7 RC.
It has an ATI Radeon 4800 video ...
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