Windows 10: 2 displays different resolution to default as primary when other is off

I have a 1440p monitor hooked up via display port and a 4k tv hooked up via HDMI. Im looking for a way to use both as primary but not at the same time. I would like to keep their native resolutions the same so mirroring displays didn't work for me. My TV is in a different room so when I have both displays hooked up to my gpu I can't open stuff up on the TV I always have to go back and unplug my monitor from my gpu so the Tv is recognized as primary. What I want to do is have it so when I power down my monitor my TV is now primary display and vice versa without having to unplug everytime or go into the settings and change the displays. Is there a way to do that?

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Display Resolution for two monitor have different settings

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

The display resolution depends on the monitors that you have plugged into your computer. The display resolution modes will vary with each display based on the video card device, monitor size, video driver, and monitor driver.
By default, Windows chooses the best display settings for your PC based on your monitor, so it is recommended to set the screen resolution of the display to the (Recommended) native resolution to get the best display on your monitor.

To have better clarity on the issue, let us know the model numbers of your monitors, so that we can provide you the exact display resolution which is recommended to your monitors.

Meanwhile, try the below methods and see if this helps.

Changing the Display Resolution from Settings.

Step 1: Right Click on an empty space on the desktop and click on
Display Settings.

Step 2: In the
Display Settings window, scroll down and click on 'Advanced display settings' option under
Multiple displays.

Step 3: Then, click on
Display adapter properties for Display 1, Display 2, or
Display 3; whichever monitor you want to change the resolution for.

Step 4: Once the Display properties pops-up, click on 'List All Modes' option.

Step 5: Select a display mode that you want for the selected display and click on
OK.

Step 6: Then, click on
Apply and OK for the changes to take effect.

If these steps don't work, try reinstalling the driver by opening
Device Manager, right-click on the monitor drivers, and select
Uninstall. Restart your PC and Windows will attempt to reinstall the drivers.

Hope it helps.

 

Help setting 2 displays with different resolutions

I ran into a similar problem, until I discovered that if I set the display properties to Extended (in Project), then I could set the TV resolution to something different than the laptop screen resolution --because the screen was not mirrored anymore.

Also, the default text sizing was 150% for the second display, so when I dragged a Window to it, the contained text vanished. By setting the default text sizing to 100% for both displays, when I dragged the video window to the desktop on the TV, the text did not change size.

 

Windows 10 changes primary display to HDTV

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows + X, select control panel.
  
• 
  Click on Display.
  
• 
  Select Adjust Resolution.
  
• 
  Click on identify and check whether it is showing monitor 1 or 2.
  
• 
  And Click on multiple displays.
  
• 
  Select duplicate this display and check it helps.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help