Windows 10: Duplicate Display reverts after just a second. Everything else works fine

Okay so I feel like Im losing my mind. My two monitors a standard monitor and a xp-pen 14 pro are locked in the "extend these displays" setting. Normally, I have them set to "duplicate these displays" and this had been working fine up until yesterday. I have updated the drivers, restarted my computer, unplugged and replugged, tried literally everything I can think of. For some reason, whenever I select duplicate display it just resests back to before. My only theory is that something is locking it in that setting but I have no idea what could be causing thatFor context, Im using a NIVIDA 306

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Display setting reverts to "Duplicate" instead of staying at "Second Screen Only" after sleep on Windows 10

Thank you for the reply Ariel.

To answer your first 3 questions:

• When does the issue start? It has always been this way, as I just started using the laptop with a second monitor recently.
• Is your laptop runs the latest Windows update? Yes
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far? I tried checking the graphics driver and generally playing around with the display settings.

I tried your suggested steps of using "Extend these displays" first, then check the second monitor as the main display (nice). Then I selected "Show only on 2", which disabled the "Make this main display" for 2, but stayed checked at least. (see image #1)

The bad news is that after sleep or restart, it reverts back to "Extend" mode (see image #2).

It's still an improvement from before (which was reverting to Duplicate) because at least now the main monitor isn't shrinking down to a tiny screen size to match the laptop. However, I still want to stay at "Show only on 2". Any other ideas?

 

Display langage reverted back


I followed the suggested actions: everything OK from step 1. and I attach as requested the output for step 2.



for convenience I attach the google translation



I'm ready to act following suggestions (if any) before...going through the restore (please don't misunderstand, I'm not looking forward doing it).

I appreciate in any case your help

 

Windows 10 doesn't show native display for second monitor

Hi,

In order to for your Windows 10 to show the native display for the second monitor, you may revert all screen settings back to default, and see if this resolves the issue. If it doesn't, you may try these steps:

• Press Windows key + P.
• If your monitor settings is on Duplicate, try choosing
  Extend.
• If your monitor settings is on Extend try choosing the
  Duplicate.
• Check the resolution if both monitors are showing the same resolution value.
  

Let us know the result for us to assist you further.

Regards.