Questions tagged [multi-monitor]
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Is there a software to be able to view monitors of multiple users on the same network
I'm looking for a software to be able to simply view the monitors of computers on the same network.
My children are studying in an online school (currently working abroad for few years, not ...
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Free Software to be able to extend my current desktop a monitor on another computer screen? [duplicate]
I'm asking because Projecting it in Windows doesn't seem to work for me. Does anyone know of some good, free, software?
Or failing that, something cheap (like $10, no subscription)?
Both laptops (my ...
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Software to keep profiles for monitor resolution, relative positioning, and font size, for Windows 10?
I am a gamer, and I like to run my games in "borderless windowed mode", at least all the games that support this. The reason is that I like to be able to simply move the mouse from my main ...
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Invert colors one only one monitor
I'm looking for a program for Microsoft Windows 7 that can invert color one only one monitor.
https://0.x2a.yt/other/private/NegativeScreen-custom-multi-monitor.exe (mirror) from https://github.com/...
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Send keystrokes from second keyboard only to programs on second monitor
I have a Windows 10 notebook, with a second monitor and second keyboard attached.
I want the second keyboard to send its keys only to the second monitor, and the primary keyboard only to the primary ...
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Multi monitor navigator software
I have lots of monitors, 3 monitors + 1 tv. Sometimes when I work in for example Photoshop, I open a dialog window or get a error message popup, but this window may appear on a different monitor that ...
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Is there a software that can create virtual monitors from a single physical monitor?
The question really says it all. I'm looking to see if there's software that can divide a single monitor into multiple virtual monitors. It's something I've often wanted, but never have been able to ...
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Software for switching between Mac laptop and Windows workstation using multi-monitor setup
(x-post from stackexchange/superuser)
Here is my current setup at home:
For now, I am able to connect remotely to my work computer at the office, both via my Mac work laptop and my Windows desktop. ...
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Gratis program to use my iPad as a second monitor for my Windows computer
I am looking for a gratis program that can allow me to use my iPad as a second monitor for my computer (Microsoft Windows).
I'm aware of:
Duet Display: costs between 10 USD for the basic version ...
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Extend Remote second monitor
I have Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I would like to extend my monitor by using another laptop.
I tried to use TeamViewer, but I didn't find an option to share part of monitor.
Maybe someone knows of a program ...
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How to make taskbar look identical between two monitors
I work with a dual-monitor setup and I am just wondering what sorts of utilities are out there to make the taskbar of my secondary monitor look identical to my primary monitor?
Any info is ...
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Hide Taskbar for Single Monitor
I have a strange monitor setup with 6 monitors, two of them are on top of the other 4, and I would like to hide the taskbar on the two monitors on top. Sadly, hiding the taskbar doesn't change the ...
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Firefox Quantum multiple Monitor Fullscreen
Is there a software (add-on, standalone, script, whatever) to put the current Firefox (Quantum I think) into fullscreen on a desktop stretched across multiple monitors? It must run on a 2x2 Kiosk mode ...
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Is there a software that let multiple Android devices create a video wall?
Is there a software that allows multiple android devices to act like a single monitor for an application?
For example, if I put 4 android phones next to each other, could I see an RDP/VNC image/...
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full dualmonitor support for vnc/remote-desktop to Centos machine?
We have to switch over to using linux VM's, connected to from a windows box using vnc, at our office, removing existing linux development boxes that developers use to have. We want to minimize the ...
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Change the font size of a specific monitor
I have a computer running on Microsoft Windows 7 and connected to 2 monitors, which have two different resolutions. I'm looking for a program that can increase the font size of a specific monitor (and ...
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Dual monitor screensaver engine Windows 10
Under Windows 10 the screensaver functions only on the primary monitor. Looking for software that can deploy screensaver images (from photos directory) to both primary and secondary monitors.
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How to easily change monitor settings?
I am using a Laptop with a resolution of max. 4k. But I often work in environments (clients, presentations etc.) where i can not exploit the max and have to switch to lower display-settings. Sometimes ...
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Multiple desktops on multi-screen Windows 7 with one screen keeping the same desktop all the time
I'm looking for a piece of software that will make me able to use multiple desktops on Windows 7, but in a special way: I use two screens and I want to change desktops at only one of them (the other ...
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OS X app to swap all windows from one display to another
I have a Mac Book Pro with two external Thunderbolt displays. I use one as the main display and the other as secondary. Every now and then I want to switch between the two of them. Is there an app ...
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Multimonitor VNC/Remote Desktop
Here is the setup I'd like to achieve:
Upstairs is my home office, with my work computer with 3 monitors.
Downstairs is my server rack, with my laptop (no extra monitors).
My laptop has Windows 10 ...
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Multiple monitors slideshow
The people in my department and I are stumped about a good program that will manage our multiple monitors. All we really want to do is have a slideshow run. The problem it seems is that most of the ...
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Share mouse to linux from windows
Quick overview of my setup:
Where:
1: Raspberry Pi
2: 2nd Monitor for Windows 7 Laptop
3: Windows 7 Laptop
4: 2nd Monitor for Linux (Ubuntu) laptop
5: Linux Laptop
I would like to share my ...
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Emulate an external monitor using VNC
I am looking for a program that can emulate an external monitor using VNC. I.e. the program would add a virtual display that can be accessible through VNC: clients connecting to the VNC would only see ...
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Program that puts the taskbar on all monitors
Windows 8 only puts the taskbar on the primary monitor. Is there a software that will put the taskbar on all monitors? I have three, so it needs to work on any amount, not just dual-monitors. I'd like ...
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Giving the focus to the window maximized in a monitor
I am looking for a program or script (e.g. AHK/Sikuli) that can give the focus to a window maximized in a monitor, with one or several keyboard shortcuts (e.g. one shortcut for each monitor). I use ...
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Moving all windows from Monitor X to Monitor Y
I am looking for a program or script (e.g. AHK/Sikuli) that can move all windows from Monitor X to Monitor Y. I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate with 6 monitors.
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Lock mouse pointer to first screen when using extended display and two screens
I am using two screens on my desktop computer.
It is extremely easy when I'm writing code or document on one and browsing on the other. However, problems occur when I play games.
Nearly all the ...
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Preserve/Restore window layout
I'm running a Windows 7 x64 VM, which happens to be a p2v of my previous machine, and will still be used for apps that require Windows. I have three monitors, and keep windows in various places ...
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Live Preview on extended monitor
I will connect two screens in my laptop with HDMI and the second screen will not be in a view angle. So, I want to have a live preview on my main monitor of what the second screen shows.
Windows has ...
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Any app/tool to keep some text highlighted in any app when the app loses focus?
I have two monitors and one monitor could be showing text in an app like a text editor, pdf reader, help file, web page etc.. Then I need to change focus to the app on the second monitor. Even if I ...
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Windows software to move any window between multiple monitors (screens) by using keys BUT without resizing the moved window
I have a multiscreen computer:
and I use WindowPad to move (arrange) any window on the screen, and this program is too capable of moving them between monitors by pressing WinKey+Enter.
The issue ...
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Remote desktop program that allows multiple monitor spanning
I want to be able to more easily work from home, but doing that is difficult. So I'm looking for tools that would make it easier.
Here's my setup:
At home I have:
Desktop computer
3 monitors
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Moving a window to a specific monitor on Linux
I am looking for a Linux program that can add an option on each window or a keyboard shortcut that would allow me to move a window to a specified monitor. Free is better.
On Windows, I use UltraMon, ...
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Multiple monitors with all features on each
I tried the tutorials Make the Most of Your Multiple Monitors in Windows, How to Set Up Multiple Monitors with Windows 7, and Max Out the Multi-Monitor Magic Under Windows 7.
At present, only my ...
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Move a window to the bottom/top monitor with a shortcut on Windows
On Windows 7 I can use:
Win + Shift + Arrow Left to move a window to the left monitor
Win + Shift + Arrow Right to move a window to the right monitor
I can also use UltraMon to set up a keyboard ...
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Keystroke activated add-on to slide window to other monitor with smooth transition?
I have a Windows 7 32 bit PC with a Matrox M9140 quad-head graphics card. Is there a way to slide the open window to the next monitor?
I know windows will let me move the window using Win+Shift+Right ...
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Multiple Monitor Screensaver with video capability
I'm looking for a screensaver that is capable of playing videos on multiple monitors.
At the moment I'm using Picasa with its screensaver, which is great and works perfectly using multiple monitors, ...
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Program to log how long each program was displayed in each monitor
I am looking for a program that can
record how long each program was displayed in each monitor (e.g. for each monitor show graph of how much time was spent in program X at what time of day).
runs on ...
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Program to temporarily disable/mask a few selected monitors without reorganizing the windows
I have many monitors connected to my laptop and I sometimes want to focus on just one or two monitor without being disturbed by the other monitors. I am looking for a program that can temporary ...
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Free Multi-Monitor configuration switcher for Windows 7
I have three monitors which I regularly use in two configurations:
Duplicated Screen on A and B
Extended Screen on B and C
Because I often switch between those two configurations, the manual setup ...
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