Windows 10: Keeping a windows 10 laptops dual monitor saved when unplugging the laptop from the second...

Here’s the context, my wife has a windows 10 laptop for work. I have a MacBook Air for my work, my company gave me a monitor now that we are all working from home so when I use the second monitor as a split screen (not mirror) and then remove the laptop all the open stuff that was on the monitor goes onto the laptop. But when I plug it back in it just goes back to where it was on the second screen.

My wife’s windows laptop does not do this when she uses the monitor for work. When she disconnects it from the second screen it all goes to the laptop but if she plugs it back in she has to manually move it all back to the second screen.

Is there a way to make it behave like mine does?

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Windows 10 does not recognise second monitor

Hi Raffaele,

For us to sort out this problem with your dual monitors, we'd like to gather more information about what happened so we can address the issue appropriately. Below are a few questions we'd like to ask:

• Does the monitor on the laptop work if you disconnect the other monitor?
• Is the second monitor connected to the laptop using a DVI, HDMI, or DisplayPort cable?

While waiting for your feedback, we suggest that you disconnect the second monitor from the laptop and check if its own monitor is working. If not, restart the laptop and check again.

Update us with the result.

Regards.

 

Laptop dual monitor question


Sorry for the delay. Had to go back to customer's house.

I don't have the option to to extend.
In the Display settings, only showing the laptop monitor. There is a solid black square where the second monitor would be.
When I first set it up, there was nothing on the external monitor until I downloaded the Windows 10 driver from the adapter Mfg web site. Then the screen came to life with the same screen as the laptop.
I've done a lot of dual monitor setups and never had this problem. The second monitor was always recognized in the "Display" settings. Almost forgot. The adapter is a USB 3.0 and I have it going from the laptops 3.0 to a USB 3.0 4way to the 3.0 adapter to the monitor. An older 19" eMachine monitor.