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Cancel Submit. When hooking my laptop up to an external monitor, the first thing that I like to do is extend my desktop over to that monitor. That way I am able to use my main monitor, but I am also able to utilize the screen on my laptop which practically doubles the amount of screen space I have to work with. The only problem is that Windows has never let me choose which monitor is the primary one, and by default it always sets my laptop to be the primary display.
Despite there being an option to choose which monitor is the primary one in the Display Settings, it has always been grayed out for me. For example, if you're using a laptop plugged in to a docking station, just use your laptop monitor and unplug your external monitor s.
Open the Registry Editor. To open the Registry Editor, type regedit into the Windows search bar, and then click Registry Editor in the search results. An easy way to do this is to copy that address, paste it into the address bar at the top of the Registry Editor, and then press Enter. Double-click the System folder beneath that.
Double-click the CurrentControlSet folder beneath that. Double-click the Control folder beneath that. Double-click the GraphicsDrivers folder beneath that. Rename the "Configuration" key to Configuration. The idea is to delete this key, but renaming it can help you restore it in case anything goes wrong.
Here's how: Right-click the "Configuration" folder in the left panel. Click Rename. Type Configuration. Press Enter. If anything goes wrong later it shouldn't , you can always return here and rename the new "Configuration. Rename the "Connectivity" key to Connectivity. Here's how: Right-click the Connectivity folder in the left panel.
Type Connectivity. As with the last step, if anything goes wrong with your settings, you can return here and rename the new "Connectivity. Shut down your PC. Don't restart it—you'll actually want to shut it down. To do this, just click the Windows Start menu, click the Power icon at the bottom-left, and then select Shut down. Continue to the next step once your computer is shut down. Connect only the monitor that you want to set as Monitor 1.
It's important that this monitor be connected to the primary video port on your PC. If you have a multiple-port video card, plug it into the first port. If you have a monitor port built in to your motherboard, that one is usually the primary port Monitor 1. If you have multiple video cards, there's no surefire way to know which is the primary other than simply trying the reverse order. Do not plug in your second monitor yet.
Power on your PC. Press the power button on your laptop or desktop tower to do so. If your monitor is turned off, turn that back on as well. Right-click the desktop and select Display settings.
This opens the Display settings window. Plug in the second monitor. Windows will automatically detect the monitor and install any necessary drivers. Once the monitor is detected, you should see two monitors under "Multiple displays" in the right panel. The monitor labeled "Monitor 1" is the one that's now plugged in to the primary port.
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