Windows 10: HDMI Cable to Use External Monitor

My question is not related to a Microsoft product other than Windows, I suppose. I apologize if this is not the correct place for my question.I almost exclusively use an external monitor when using my small screen laptop. I have to disconnect and re-connect the HDMI cable every day for the external monitor to show the laptop screen. My concern is that I am wearing out, or perhaps damaging, the HDMI connections.Is there a way I can always keep the HDMI cable attached and not have to disconnect and re-connect it each day I power on my laptop?Thanks.

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External Monitor Not Working Via HDMI Cable

Summary:

After updating from 1703 to 1809 we are experiencing an issue where the external monitor has stopped working.

The end user has an HP Elitebook x360 1030 G2 device connected to an external monitor via HDMI cable.

The external monitor was working fine before the update.

Troubleshooting steps we have tried:

Check the cables are plugged in properly - all good

Update Intel Graphics 620 driver - doesn't work

Update the device BIOS to latest version - doesn't work

Workaround:

User is able to use external monitor by doing the following:

- power on machine

- at bitlocker, press esc twice which goes to bit locker recovery

-power off the machine

-power on

-external monitor works

However, has anyone come across this issue previously with a permanent fix?

 

HDMI cable not detected by computer

I want to connect to a monitor or TV with HDMI. No signal to either. Monitor says "no signal coming from your computer".

I have tried with no success:

• HDMI directly into Nvidia 980 HDMI slot
  
• HDMI directly into motherboard slot, Intel i6700k with integrated graphics
  
• HDMI indirectly into HDMI(female)-to-Displayport(male) adapter, into Nvidia 980 Displayport slots
  

I have verified:

• Cable plugged into second computer, connected fine to monitor and TV
  
• Tried different HDMI cable, same results on both computers
  
• Displayport slots on Nvidia 980 work on monitor with DP-mDP cable
  
• Both monitor and TV are 4k. Output is 4k on other computer, and 4k using Displayport on this computer.
  
• Used newest graphics driver for Nvidia 980
  
• Used old graphics driver (2020) for Nvidia 980
  

All cases, other computer connected successfully and this computer received "no signal"

Other than the hardware checks and the driver checks, I am not sure what other steps I should try.

Since it applies to both Nvidia 980 and motherboard, and since Displayport works but HDMI through Displayport doesn't work, I feel like there is some issue in the computer working with HDMI signals.

Thanks, Ahmad

 

'No signal' on external monitor when connected to laptop via HDMI

'No signal' on external monitor when connected to laptop via HDMI