setting up dual monitors without main monitor

gib65

Member
Hello,

I'm trying to help a colleague setup dual monitors on her laptop. She wants to stop using the laptop monitor and let her desktop project onto a separate monitor, and in addition have a second monitor for the next screen.

Her laptop is plugged into a docking station with several video ports. Both external monitors are plugged in.

When I go into her display settings, I find that both external monitors are detected but only one seems to be enabled for projecting onto:

computer details.png


I need to know how to disable her main monitor (the one on the laptop) and enable both external monitors, one for projecting her desktop onto and the other for projecting a second screen.

Here's her computer details:

display settings.png
 

johnb35

Administrator
Staff member
I don't think you can disable the laptop screen since its the main screen. And if you unplug the video cable to the screen some laptops won't boot.
 

voyagerfan99

Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again
Staff member
If you choose "Connect to a projector" or press the Windows Key + P you should be able to choose "External Only"
 
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