By George Norman
Added on 14 Dec 2009(14427 Views)



Redmond-based software giant Microsoft realized there are more and more computer users out there that have a multi-monitor configuration. Consequently Windows 7, the latest and so far best Windows-based operating system to be developed by Microsoft, comes with Rich Remoting Experience – which is nothing but a fancy word for multimedia, bi-directional Audio, and multi-monitor support.

If you have say 2 monitors and would like to connect them to your Windows 7-powered computer, just follow the detailed, step-by-step instructions presented below. You will see that Microsoft made it quite easy to set up a dual monitor system.

Here is what you have to do to setup a dual monitor configuration in Windows 7:

Step 1. Connect the monitors to your Windows-7 powered computer.

Step 2. You can now setup the two monitors either by using a keyboard shortcut or via the Control Panel.
The keyboard shortcut method involves pressing Win + P -> the options for dual monitor setup will appear -> select one that suits your needs.
The Control Panel methods requires you to press Win -> click Control Panel from the Start Menu -> click Appearance and Personalization -> Adjust screen resolution. Or you could simply right click an empty space on the desktop -> click Screen Resolution from the right click context menu that appears. The multiple displays option should be displayed if you have a second monitor connected. So from the dropdown menu next to Multiple displays, select the option that suits your needs.



Tips and warnings
  • Win refers to the Windows or Start key. It’s the key on the keyboard that bares the Microsoft logo.
  • Of the Multiple displays option is not present in the display settings, it may mean that Windows did not detect a second monitor. In this situation you should click Detect.
  • Windows can automatically detect just one additional monitor.






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Tags: Windows 7, Monitor. Multiple Monitors

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Stas - 18 Oct 2010 12:18
>>here is no quick way to move a window to a certain monitor There is - you can press Win - left/right arrow key couple of times, depends on where the window is and then press Win-Up to maximize window on the display
Alex - 15 Dec 2009 19:23
Having more than one monitor is great but just the first step to increase the overall productivity - there are some minor but annoying user interface drawbacks which may diminish the work efficiency: - there is no standard service such as Windows Taskbar to manage windows located on secondary displays - you can't quickly minimize, restore, or activate any particular window via its Taskbar button without having to move your cursor to the primary display - there is no access to the Start Menu from secondary displays - requires moving the mouse pointer to the primary display each time you need to access Start Menu - when you switch windows using Alt-Tab the Task Switcher service window is displayed on the primary display only, which is quite distracting if your current attention is on a secondary display - there is no quick way to move a window to a certain monitor or to maximize a window over the entire composite desktop if such need arises Unfortunately, even new Windows 7 doesn't address those issues properly. Actual Multiple Monitors (http://www.actualtools.com/multiplemonitors/) fixes the mentioned UI issues and provides some additional services such as window thumbnails on WinXP, Windows 7 Aero Snap emulation on WinXP/WinVista, and others.

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