Not all Screens are Detected

Owned by Andrea Aznar Porreca (Deactivated)
Last updated: Aug 15, 2018 by Adrian Ramos (Deactivated)
2 min read

Problem

My computer is only detecting screens 1 & 2. I am clicling detect and it cannot detect anymore screens. 


Solution

  1. Right click on your desktop.
  2. Click on Display Settings.
  3. Under the screen display, click on Identify. This will help you locate what screen is where. It will display the number of the screen on each lower right corner screen.
  4. Click on the screen icon that shows to screens (see the icon highlighted below).
  5. Make sure to select Extend desktop to this display (see highlight below).

    1. Sometimes, only 2 screens are showing and if you looked in the display settings, there's a monitor on the upper right corner of the main screen and you can't move it (It is greyed out). It usually corresponds with a number and that number corresponds the monitor that is not displaying properly.
    2. Obtain the number that is shown where it is grayed out. 
    3. Scroll down to where you extend the displays. Instead of extending it, set it to show 1 and (the number that is displayed). Keep the displays once it asks
      1. Monitor 1 is usually your main computer.
    4. Once you set it and the monitor that was displaying before started to work, go back to where you extend the display and actually extend the display. 
  6. On some occasions, the Extend option is not one of the options. Press the Windows Key + P and it will be located to the right of the screen

  7. Once you identify where the screens are located, make sure that you arrange them by clicking and dragging the screens under Customize your display in the correct order. 



  8. Then, click Apply at the bottom of the screen. 

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