Windows 10: Windows randomly switching monitors.

Discus and support Windows randomly switching monitors. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I am having an issue where seemingly randomly, my monitors are switching monitor numbers or something similar. Any help would be much appreciated.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Kevin Bravo1, May 1, 2023.

  1. Windows randomly switching monitors.


    I am having an issue where seemingly randomly, my monitors are switching monitor numbers or something similar. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.Symptoms:- Games open on a different monitor than the last time they opened.- Streaming software suddenly is recording a different display than before.- Monitors sometimes show the display name of a different monitor instead of their own. i.e. 27GN7 instead of VG248- Maybe unrelated, but my desktop background also disappears randomly. This happens at different times than the main issue and will not reappear unless I restart the computer

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    Kevin Bravo1, May 1, 2023
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  2. Rose Cal Win User

    external monitors switch off randomly - possibly connected to Skype for Business usage?

    Hi Robert,

    It is possible that you're experiencing issues with your external monitors due to corrupted or outdated drivers. To assist you better, I'd like to gather more information:

    • Are you using the same device when connecting your laptop to your external monitors?
    • Have you tried updating your drivers?

    Meanwhile, if not, I suggest that you follow the steps in this article about updating drivers in Windows
    10.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rose Cal, May 1, 2023
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  3. HELP! Firefox keeps randomly switching windows.

    Every time I open a new window link from a current window, the new window will pop up like normal.

    But after I click on anything inside the new window, Firefox randomly switches to the previous window and I have to reclick the new window to get it back.

    How do I fix this? I don't want it to keep switching back to the old window when I've already opened a new one.

    I'm using the latest Firefox build 23.0.1, fresh install with Windows 7 64 bit
     
    acuriousman2, May 1, 2023
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  4. Windows randomly switching monitors.

    Monitor goes to sleep randomly with windows 10 upgrade

    Hi Jaro,

    Since you've tried the troubleshooting above, let's proceed to the next troubleshooting steps to further identify the issue. Kindly follow these steps:

    Let us know the result.
     
    Raymond Ave, May 1, 2023
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