Windows 10: Need helping dealing with multi monitor + TV setup

Discus and support Need helping dealing with multi monitor + TV setup in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So I have two monitors plugged via DP, a 4k 60 Hz and a 1440p 165 Hz, and also an LG OLED TV plugged via HDMI. The TV is in the next room, the HDMI... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/FoleyRose, Jul 24, 2020.

  1. Need helping dealing with multi monitor + TV setup


    So I have two monitors plugged via DP, a 4k 60 Hz and a 1440p 165 Hz, and also an LG OLED TV plugged via HDMI. The TV is in the next room, the HDMI cable goes through the wall.

    What I want to know is is there a way to quickly switch from a dual monitor setup with the TV output disabled to a TV only output and vice versa?

    Right now I have to go to Display Settings, enable the TV output, move to the living room, disable the two monitors and only then am I ready to play games on my TV.

    I know it only sounds like a mild annoyance to some, but it would make my life so much easier. Is there a way to automate all of this so it can be done quicker? I even have this idea of linking this process to a bluetooth remote or something if possible, but that's not really necessary.

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    /u/FoleyRose, Jul 24, 2020
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  2. Double Monitor Setup is not connecting

    Hi Yuri,

    To setup dual monitors, I suggest you to press Windows + P keys
    and select Extend or the required option and check for status. If you are still unable to setup dual monitor, suggest you to update the Display Adapter driver by following the steps provided below and check for status.

    • Press Windows key + X and select Device Manager.
    • Expand Display Adapters.
    • Right click on the driver and select Update Driver Software.
    • Follow the on-screen prompts to update the driver.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Jul 29, 2020
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  3. Seally Win User
    Blurry text on secondary monitor in multi-resolution, multi-DPI setup


    This is probably the most painful issue I have with Windows 10 right now (and likely previous versions as well, but I didn't have a multi-monitor setup back then).

    The monitors I have are as follows:
    1. 3840x2160 (4K UHD) monitor with preferred DPI: 144 (150%)
    2. 1920x1080 (Full HD) monitor with preferred DPI: 96 (100%)

    Whenever one of these monitors are set as primary, all desktop applications displayed on the secondary monitor (doesn't matter which) has blurry text. Exceptions are the Windows Store Apps like Windows Store and Microsoft Edge, along with the Taskbar/Start Menu, the Taskbar/Start Menu settings screen, the Taskbar context menu, and the desktop context menu which passes the DPI test with flying colours, with crispy text on both monitors (occasionally a DPI switch bug gets in, but I can mostly ignore that). The problem is, as you can probably guess, is that >99% of the applications I use aren't Windows Store Apps.

    Here are some screenshots. The "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" text is what the text should look like while the Visual Studio 2015 text is an example of the text most desktop apps get. The blurry image is what happens when the UHD monitor is not the primary monitor.
    Attachment 48493Attachment 48494
    Note: Both of these screenshots came from the 150% DPI monitor so it's best viewed at that (144) DPI level. The 96 DPI monitor is similarly affected.

    Things I've already tried:
    • Reinstall the graphics driver (this was unhelpfully given by a Microsoft Support Engineer). Did this multiple times in fact for unrelated reasons.
    • Reinstall Windows 10 (through Reset This PC recovery option). I did this for also unrelated reasons but it definitely doesn't fix this issue.
    • Use the XP Explorer "fix". Merely worsens the problem.
    • Adjusting ClearType options. Alleviates the issue a bit but see next point.
    • Disabling ClearType on the affected monitor. The text obviously sharpens, but it's painful to read and a close inspection of the text reveals the issue isn't solved at all, only mitigated slightly.
    • Replacing the video card. I swapped this in with my older GTX 560 Ti but it's obvious the problem remains. Both it and my current card are NVIDIAs though, so it's vaguely possible the drivers or the cards themselves are the cause. I don't have an ATI/AMD card (that still works, at least) to test the setup and every Intel iGPU I have either has only one monitor output or is incapable of handling UHD resolutions.

    Things I won't try:
    • Setting both monitors' DPI to 96. Text would become microscopic considering the UHD monitor's actual size.
    • Use the text resizing feature instead. I'm going take a wild guess that this is not monitor-specific and would cause everything on the HD monitor to be far too large to the point that I'd rather unplug it.

    Does anyone have a multi-resolution, multi-DPI, multi-monitor setup with or without this issue? The text is painful to read on whichever is the secondary monitor right now, and is extremely apparent whenever the background is dark.
     
    Seally, Jul 29, 2020
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  4. Need helping dealing with multi monitor + TV setup

    TV Being used as monitor, need help.

    Step 1.) Find out the NATIVE resolution of the TV. (This will also be the maximum)

    step 2.) Use NATIVE resolution.



    If it doesn't get any clearer at the native resolution, theres probably not much that can be done.

    This is why TV's aren't used for monitors. *Wink Need helping dealing with multi monitor + TV setup ;)
     
    Dippyskoodlez, Jul 29, 2020
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