Windows 10: How to use old monitor as second display

Hi everyone. I’m having trouble setting up a relatively older monitor as a second display with my Windows 10 laptop. The laptop only has an HDMI port (as expected). The monitor does not have an HDMI connection and only has the older connector (I believe it’s serial but I don’t know the proper terminology - please don’t hate me). I was told that I would need only a VGA to HDMI adaptor, which I purchased, but that doesn’t seem to be working. The monitor knows that it’s hooked up to the computer because it says “no signal” once I turn the computer off. However, the display is black and the computer doesn’t seem to know the monitor exists.

Does anyone have any idea what I’m doing wrong? Or do I just need to buy a HDMI monitor and call it a day?

Thanks!

EDIT: It appears that the adaptor is actually HDMI to VGA.

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Second monitor not detected after update

Hi Tom,

There are several reasons that could have caused the issue you are experiencing. One of these is the update you previously performed in Windows, either it was not configured properly by the system or the update components were corrupted. Kindly answer the
following questions for clarification:

• Have you tried updating the monitor and display drivers?
• Have you tried to use another user profile to check if the issue re-occurs?

Furthermore, we suggest that you add the other monitor manually. This is to ensure that the second monitor is still connected after the update. Here are the steps:

• Type connected devices and open Connected Devices on the
  Windows Search bar.
• Click Add devices.
• Select the Second screen.
• Pick one of the 3 options: Duplicate, Extend, and the Second screen only.
• The Duplicate option will duplicate the primary display to secondary display.
• The Extend option will unite two monitors so you can use them both as one.
• The Second screen only option will, obviously, disable primary and use only the secondary monitor.
• Once you’ve chosen the preferred mode, save changes.

We're looking forward to your response.

 

One Monitor running on a 2 monitor display, cant disable the second monitor. Help?

Hi,

If you can't access the Display settings, it means that it appears on the second monitor which you don't have. This happens if Windows is not back to the primary desktop.

We found an article similar with your concern. We suggest following the troubleshooting steps provided by SpiritX MS MVP on this

thread. It will guide you on how to disable the second display.

Don't hesitate to get back to us if you need further assistance.

 

Second monitor turned black, worked before

Hi Hendrik,

I appreciate you for trying the troubleshooting steps.

I will certainly help you with the issue you are experiencing with the display on second monitor.

This issue might be related to the Intel HD Graphics 3000.

Provide us the additional information to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the exact error message/ error code of this issue?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?

Please follow below mentioned steps to fix the issue:

I suggest you to download and install the latest Intel HD Graphics 3000 drivers from the manufacturer's website and check if it helps.

Refer to the below link:

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Please get back to us, if you are still experiencing with the display on second monitor.

Thank you.