Windows 10: Why is my computer not extending my screen even when I change it to extend

Is it not working as my monitor is a dual screen because all it does is either mirror the display on second screen or make the monitor a full single display

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Screen time will not extend

Hello, I have a child as a family member. When she asks for more screen time no request is received by myself. When I try to extend or change screen time without the request, nothing changes. They are still locked out and I am unable to extend or remove
screen time limits. This happens multiple times. It does not fix itself when I restart, reboot or sign out/sign in again on both computers (mine or a microsoft family account accessed form any device). This is really, frustrating. I have followed the suggestions
from other forums and the suggestion on the family help page (reboot computer).

Thank you for your help.

 

Extending display suddenly broke after changing resolution

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

I understand the issue you're experiencing with extending your display after changing the resolution. It seems that changing the resolution to 2160p on one of the monitors that doesn't support it has caused the problem.

Here are a few steps you can try to troubleshoot and resolve the issue:

1. Disconnect both monitors from your computer and restart it.
   
   • This will help reset the display settings and clear any temporary configurations that may be causing the problem.
     
2. After the computer restarts, connect only the monitor that was set to 1080p and check if it extends properly.
   
   • This will help identify if the issue is specific to the monitor that was set to 1440p.
     
3. If the 1080p monitor extends fine, disconnect it and connect only the 1440p monitor.
   
   • Check if it extends properly on its own.
     
4. If both monitors extend fine individually, try connecting them both again and set the resolution to their respective native resolutions (1080p and 1440p).
   
   • Go to "Settings" > "System" > "Display" and make sure the resolutions are set correctly.
     
5. If the issue persists, you can try updating your graphics driver to the latest version.
   
   • Visit the website of your graphics card manufacturer and download the latest driver for your specific graphics card model. Install the driver and restart your computer.
     
6. If none of the above steps resolve the issue, you can also try performing a system restore to a point before you changed the resolution.
   
   • This will revert your system settings back to a previous state when the issue was not present. Keep in mind that this will undo any system changes made after the restore point.
     

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Extending Screen to Laptop

Pressing MS KEY + P brings up PROJECT which shows display options PC screen only, Duplicate, Extend, Second screen only. After selecting Extent I then click on the “Connect to a wireless display”. Then I select my laptop that is listed.

That has worked well in the past, but the during a session a few days ago the connection dropped and I have not seen my laptop in the list since.

I have not found any steps to take that actually address this issue.