{"id":4819,"date":"2016-02-17T05:06:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T13:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hellotech.com\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:49:28","slug":"second-monitor-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/second-monitor-windows","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Second Monitor or Projector in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"c1\">Maybe you want to run multiple programs but don&#8217;t want them overlapping each other in a single monitor. Or maybe you have a presentation and want to present it to a large group. Several reasons call for connecting a second&nbsp;monitor or projector to supplement your main display. This article describes how you can set up multiple monitors in your Windows computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-before-you-configure-the-display-settings-in-windows-see-this-hardware-checklist-first\">Before you configure the display settings in Windows, see this hardware checklist first:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"c2 lst-kix_list_1-0 start wp-block-list\"><li class=\"c4 c1\"><span class=\"c6\">Do you have a spare video cable? <\/span><\/li><li class=\"c1 c4\"><span class=\"c6\">Does your computer have an extra display port that&#8217;s compatible with the video cable and the second monitor? If not, do you have an adapter?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c1 c7\"><span class=\"c6\">Is your video card powerful enough to handle extra displays, especially ones that have high screen resolutions?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-all-your-answers-to-these-questions-are-yes-then-you-re-ready-to-proceed\">If all your answers to these questions are &#8220;yes,&#8221; then you&#8217;re ready to proceed.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">Turn on your second monitor&nbsp;and connect it to the spare video port. Depending on your version of Windows, your computer may automatically detect the second display, which should then show the desktop. Don&#8217;t worry if nothing happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">Go to the <span class=\"c5\">Control Panel<\/span>&nbsp;and look for the display settings. For Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, go to <span class=\"c5\">Appearance and Personalization<\/span>&gt; <span class=\"c5\">Display<\/span>&gt; <span class=\"c5\">Adjust screen resolution<\/span>. In the Screen Resolution window, click the <span class=\"c5\">Detect<\/span>&nbsp;button if the second monitor&nbsp;still isn&#8217;t showing anything at this point. (If the button still didn&#8217;t help detect the second display, check the connection and the monitor&#8217;s own control panel.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><a name=\"h.gjdgxs\"><\/a>The Screen Resolution window is where you can configure your displays. As the name suggests, you can change the screen resolution as well as the orientation for each display. 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