Windows 10: Can I setup 2 monitor with one monitor using HDMI and the other using DP

Hello I am Charle WicihowskiI was wondering if anybody could help me with my question because I am struggling with setting up a 2 monitor gaming setup. I can't find any videos about the topic on YouTube or anything.It would be greatly appreciated if someone would be so kind as to help me on this project.Sincerely, Charle

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Windows from HDMI monitor move to DP monitor when monitors go to sleep.

Hi Bobbeloos,



Welcome to post in Microsoft Community.

I'm Mosken, I do apologize for the inconvenience that you're experiencing right now, let me help you figure it out.



According to your description, I knew that you have two external monitors of similar model connected via HDMI and DP, but when the system goes to sleep, the DP-connected monitor goes straight to black, but the HDMI-connected monitor shows "no signal" and then goes black, and when you go to sleep from sleep, the DP-connected monitor goes straight to black All windows in HDMI monitor moved to DP monitor when computer was woken up and the resolution was not normal. If my understanding is wrong, please correct me in the reply.



Based on the available information, the speculation is that when the system goes to sleep, your HDMI connected monitor will be directly disconnected, it is recommended that you turn off "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" by follow steps. "Win" + "X" > "Device Manager" > "Display Adapter", double click "Display Adapter" to expand the entry, you will see a list of your monitor device names, then select your external monitor device names(try both), right click > " Properties" > "Power Management" tab, then uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power", then press Enter to confirm.



The above steps are provided based on the information I have learned so far, I wish that will be helpful to you. If your problem still cannot be solved by these steps, you could tell me the specific situation in the next reply. I will continue to assist you in solving the problem.



Best Regards,

Mosken- MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Dual Monitors going from HDMI to DP

I have a Dell Inspiron 3668 with 1 VGA and 1 HDMI outputs. I have 2 Dell E2216H monitors with 1 VGA and 1 DP outputs on each monitor. The first monitor hooked up via VGA works fine. I bought a cable with HDMI on 1 end and DP on the other. But the 2nd
monitor will not work. It keeps saying that there isn't a cable hooked up. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Windows from HDMI monitor move to DP monitor when monitors go to sleep.

Hello!

I couldn't find anything about this issue using search engines, so I thought I'd try here!

I'm using Windows 11.

I have two monitors of the same brand and basically the same model. I have a GTX 1660 Super.

Monitor 1 is connected through DP.

Monitor 2 is connected through HDMI.

When the monitors go to sleep, the DP one simply goes black. The HDMI one says 'no signal' before it goes black.

When I wake the monitors, funky stuff happens. All the windows from the HDMI monitor will move to the DP monitor, but not in the right resolution. Slightly smaller and fuzzy maybe? Like there's a big black border around everything. I don't know. It takes about half a second for the content on the monitor to got back to normal size. I'd have to take a photo of this to explain it properly.

Anyway I have a feeling that it is happening because DP simply sleeps but HDMI disconnects before it sleeps, causing Windows to dump all the windows on the only monitor that is connected.

Is there a way I can make HDMI behave a bit closer to DP?