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Or perhaps the Y adapter is faulty or old. But using the Y adapter will cause you problems, as you're experiencing. So now that we know what the problem is Other than the image being kinda wavy sometimes, what are you trying to change on the secondary monitor resolution, orientation, etc.

I don't quite understand your question. The title mentions Win7 not detecting your second monitor, but in your description you mention the second monitor shows an image. What kind of image are you talking about? Are you sure your video card can support a dual monitor setup? Have you swapped out your primary monitor for the secondary monitor to ensure it works, at the very least, as a stand-alone monitor? Hi Jay i have just added a second monitor to my computer for dual display they both display images but when i go to adjust the resolution and what not in control panel it does not detect my second monitor.

Ok, so at least you know the device and cable are good. Next issue I would say is ensure your video card can support dual monitors, and it appears it can. So it seems to me the issue is getting control panel to play nice.

I would imagine in Also you may try to update the display drivers from device manager and check if it helps. Access the link below and follow the steps to update drivers on your computer.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Is the monitor detected when connected to another computer? Did you try connecting using another DVI-D? What is the make and model of the computer? This problem appears to be unique to DisplayPort connections, and you may be able to prevent it from happening by using another connection option.

Sometimes your secondary computer monitor will work, but it will encounter distortions and artifacting that make it difficult to use or impossible to play games with. If your first monitor does not have these display issues, then the issue is probably related to your hardware.

You can usually fix it by trying these steps:. Check monitor ports: Make sure all ports on your computer are clean and dust-free. Buy a new monitor cable for the secondary monitor: It may be that your cable is old and failing.

Find a new cable that has great shielding. The longer data has to travel through the cable, the more chance of interference, so a shorter cable can cut down on artifacting and similar problems. In this case, you have been using a multi-monitor setup for a while now and everything has been working fine — but suddenly your other monitors just stop working altogether.

Fortunately, this can usually be fixed. Give Windows a reminder : Sometimes Windows stumbles a little and sort of loses track of your additional monitors. Hold them all down for a second and let go. See if this helps bring your other monitor back to life. Restart everythin g: Shut down Windows and all your monitors. Then, turn everything on and boot up again. This can often fix your issue. If necessary, roll back driver updates : If your display driver recently updated, it could be causing the issue.

If Windows Update does not have a newer driver version, check the manufacturer support website to download and install a more recent version if available. After you complete the steps, Windows 10 will reinstall the driver automatically. However, it's good to use the above steps to ensure the driver installs correctly. If the computer was recently updated or the graphics driver was recently upgraded manually, and Windows 10 cannot detect the second monitor, rolling back to the previous version of the driver may resolve the issue.

Windows 10 can automatically set up drivers for most graphics adapters, but the drivers available through Windows Update are not typically the more recent. If you want to use the manufacturer's control panel application, the installation is simple. You only need to download and double-click the installer using the above links, continue with the on-screen directions to complete the setup, and check for updates. Alternatively, you can download the drivers directly from the manufacturer's support website using their recommended instructions.

You can use the links below to find the drivers:. Once you complete the steps, use the above links to find, download, and install the correct driver. Opening desk. WTF, Microsoft? Hi, this is a long thread, and while the hygiene checks seem to have worked for some people, I believe I am not alone in still having this issue. Issue summary: PC was running Vista! Upon updating to Windows 10, both screens show the same display. This cannot be changed in display settings as only 1 display is "detected".

In addition, one screen resolution looks strange slightly squashed , the other has a color issue gray appears purple. These are both new issues which were not apparent running Vista with the same hardware. No changes in this set up since it was all working in Vista.

Following this thread, the following have been attempted without success: 1. Checking cable connections not loose 2. Rebooting 5. Installing Windows 10 Updates Same result each time -"Didn't detect another display" Given that everyone was so critical of Vista and raves about Windows 10, surely the new version is able to cope with such a basic productivity tool as having 2 monitors connected but showing different windows?

Please help! Tried this? Hi Alan, These options are not appearing on my system! Searching in the Start button just brings up a load of websites like this! Have they changed the names? Hi, I know you say you updated the driver through the Device Manager but what graphics card do you have? Check which driver version is installed by right clicking on the Graphics Card in Device Manager and selecting Properties then match it up with what the manufactorer says is the latest version.

Download the latest driver from their site Nvidia, Radion , if its a GeForce card then you should have GeForce Experience installed that will tell you if there is a driver update etc. Use that as a starting point as a lot of multi-monitor problems on Win 10 fall on to the drivers. Once you have done the driver update then post back and we can go from there. I have been trying to get my monitor to detect my second screen and i dont know if i am doing it right or if i am using something that just will not cooperate with it at all.

OMG I finally found something that works, having failed with every single suggestion posted though thanks to Alan in particular for really trying hard I came across the original DVD that shipped with my PC about 8 years ago.

Good luck everyone Ben. PNG [8, bytes]. I also have a win 7 that I connect these monitors to without issues. They work like they should.

Recently I ordered another 3. I click detect and nothing. I shut down the monitor and turned it back on just to try to grab the signal with luck, well nothing happened so I restarted the PC, same thing.

I shut it down swapped monitors and swapped cables from the one I currently use for Win 7 I have the same results from each connected monitor that displays vga input: no signal. If i disconnect the cable it says vga connection lost. Next I went to the Fresco Logic website and downloaded the latest display driver and tried again restarted and tried again. Next I updated the Windows 10 display driver of course it says it is already updated.

I tried again, restarted and tried again. The laptop does not come with a VGA connector. So there is a difference between the the latest version and what I have installed. So I installed the Intel Update Utility and hopefully iy will find something as the monitor that has no signal is still connected.

Anyways thanks for looking into this for me. Thank you CL. PNG [30, bytes]. PNG [, bytes]. PNG [65, bytes]. This happened to me yesterday. No problem using the extended monitor with a VGA connector.

Display Settings detected the new monitor and it configures it as an extended display. Windows10 even detected the monitor speakers. After a couple of hours working with this setup the computer starts to slow down noticeably. The GUI becomes unresponsive and impossible to work with.

So, I reboot the Laptop. When Windows10 starts again, it no longer detects the external monitor. The monitor works, I've checked it with another PC. Any idea? Second monitor not working. My second screen is just black when i start it. I don't know what's wrong. Easy steps that worked for me ASUS laptop : - Type in the search bar "display settings" - Open the "Settings" window - Scroll to the bottom and click on "Advanced display settings" - Scroll again to the bottom and click on "Display adapter properties" - Click on the "Monitor" tab - Change the refresh rate to 60 Hertz.

If it was already 60 Hertz, select something else and then select "60 Hertz". I stopped reading all the suggestions here once I found my specific solve so if it's already posted here I apologize for the redundancy.

To set the Default Screen back to my main computer montitor I had to go to the Windows control panel for that option. I hope this helps somebody. I can not imagine, that the problem persist for 2 years now! What is wrong with Microsoft? I really tried everything in that thread and not only. There is no solution. If somebody find it final, let us know. I had this problem a while ago.

Every soloution recommended here didn't work for me. I gor frustrated and went to asus website and download my laptop intel hd graphic driver again , that driver is too old version i think , unistalled my driver ,installed old one , restart and ye problem solved. I have two laptops both with Windows Both working perfectly with second monitors. Even stranger, on one of the laptops since the swap over certain keys don't work properly e.

Freaky stuff! Remember both worked perfectly before the swap! Just experience this problem. Was able to fix it by going into BIOS under devices and clicking display properties, and switching multiple displays from disabled to enabled. Unsure how it got disabled in the first place but hopefully it works for you too. Every time I would boot up my pc the first monitor would load up the windows 10 logo and then after that it will just pop up "No signal" and it switches over to my other monitor, but that monitor is gray and the only thing I can see is the mouse moving, but I can't log in.

Once I disconnect the other monitor that isn't working and use the other monitor I would go into the display settings and then hook up the second monitor and click "Detect", but it would still be black, but i'm able to move my mouse to the other screen, but the screen is still pitch black.

 

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I can reboot, and again, about half of the time the 2nd screen comes back. I've searched around, and found reports of the same issue, but no solution. Anyone encountered this and found a fix? Seems windows 10 related. DisplayFusion is current, Windows10 is currenty, Surface drivers are current.

Hi Keith, I followed your instructions below -Open a Run prompt -Type the following and click ok: desk. Any idea why it's not recognizing it anymore and how to fix it? Thanks, Joe. Joe: After you extend them, does it show up as enabled blue in the screen resolution settings? Or does it just revert back to being disabled grey? Hi Keith, The resolution is grayed out. When I click "Detect", nothing happens. When I click "Identify", it only shows the number 1 on my laptop. Basically, it isn't detecting the second monitor at all.

How come Windows 10 doesn't recognize my second screen tv? And what do I do to fix this? Completely insane that this isn't working. It's basic stuff like this that doesn't work on Windows which makes people switch to Macs. The ease of use and system functionality seems much smoother on Macs. Anyway, I'm stuck with Windows so any help would be greatly appreciated. I got the Win10 64 driver from the AMD site. For Win10 I got the free upgrade and did a clean install. Like many of the other posts, only 1 monitor is detected.

During boot up, both monitors show the bios, they even both show the windows loading swirl. Right before it gets to the windows log in screen, one monitor goes blank and says no signal. After work tomorrow i'll try switching which plug each monitor goes in and one at a time in each plug.

But because they both show the bios, i don't think it's a plug issue. Any tips I should try would be helpful, i already tried everything else I've seen on this thread.

Took me a while to figure it out but this fixed my problem. I also updated the driver in "Monitors" as well. Then I restarted my computer and it worked. Crazy how Windows doesn't update your drivers when it upgrades to Windows Beyond me how that is overlooked. I have a similar problem, although it's not a big deal. I think it's a Windows 10 issue. Running 2 monitors off a video card on a desktop.

My workaround is to open display settings where everything looks like it should. Then immediately change it right back to "extend". Accept and keep and both displays show the way I want. Sometimes a reboot works properly, but more often than not, these couple of steps need to be done. Hope this helps if someone has a similar problem. Bit of a pain, but it's quick and easy until a fix comes along. My second monitor is only being recognized when it is turned off, soon as i power it on my computer doesnt recognize it anymore.

Premiierr, does your computer recognize both monitors if they are turned on prior to booting the computer? Whew, got me on all that. Only other thing that comes to my mind I have 2 asus monitors and I have been having really bad trouble with connecting my second monitor after the windows 10 update.

I need HELP! I'm having a similar problem. I initially got a vga splitter and it was working, but it just mirrored the same stuff on both screens - it didn't extend. I must've messed up something in my settings because now when I plug in a monitor via VGA and a second monitor via HDMI it shows a blank desktop with programs lit up in my taskbar. I have two different home screens on each monitor and when I use the mouse, it will extend to both screens the way I wanted it to originally.

I cannot open any programs. All I can see is two different backdrops on each screen, with the mouse extending to either screen, but no icons on either of them. If I try to operate by plugging my monitor directly into the VGA port, it will not work. It is just a black screen. It will only work if I use a vga splitter. Right now I'm currently operating by using one monitor plugged into one of the vga splits. Does this make sense?

Essentially it works but not the way it is supposed to. How can I correct these settings? I have the same problem I have basically tried everything you have written in this post, but nothing works. I've updated drivers, tried with a VGA-cable, well, everything.

Do you have any idea of a solution? Coflor: What is the exact issue you're having? I have an Lenovo Ideapad P and was going to connect two monitors and the second one is not recognized.

Each my themselves no issue. Never had issues before, but then again I have always used a port replicator. Not on this one. Is it not possible to have two external monitors connected to the laptop like this? When choosing detecting the laptop display is always 1, even when the lid is closed.

Any ideas please? Best, M. Not sure on that one, sorry. You might be able to get more info from Lenovo support. Some laptops are only able to enable 2 monitors simultaneously.

HI im having same issue i had dual monitors running fine on windows 10 then i installed new ssd and now my second monitor wont detect at all. I tried rolling back drivers, installing new drivers nothing fixed it.

Einar: Your issue sounds like the backlight could be defective on the monitor. I've seen that happen where the monitor is technically working, but because the backlight is dead, you can't actually see anything on the screen. I have the same problem. I have tried updating my drivers: the display adapter and the monitor one. I have also tried to rollback the display adapter and update again. I have tried downloading the intel drivers, but that didn't work either.

It worked perfectly fine for the first 2 weeks, now my laptop doesn't even detect the screen. Aravind: Can you attach a copy of your troubleshooting info from DisplayFusion?

I have tried the troubleshooting technique and have also restarted my computer in relation to the attached images. However, the second monitor was detected for 5 seconds maybe and then, went undetected again. Maybe you can help me with this situation. I don't think those are related to your issue.

Are you running DisplayFusion? If so, can you do the steps from my previous post? Ok, I'm not sure what the issue would be there then. I would think it's an issue with the video card drivers, so the only suggestion I can make is to contact the computer or video card manufacturer to see if they support Windows Finally worked. My wire that I bought seemed to malfunction after all.

I tried a new wire and it turned out fine. Lot of frustration, but everything is good now. Thanks for your help. No worries, glad to hear you were able to get it sorted out! Hi, seem to have a similar problem here I use lenoovo z, geforece gt m, win 10 with a pilot 2nd screen. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Not enough pictures. Any additional feedback? Once you complete the steps, Windows Update will install the graphics driver, fixing the external monitor's detection problem.

If Windows Update does not have a newer driver version, check the manufacturer support website to download and install a more recent version if available. After you complete the steps, Windows 10 will reinstall the driver automatically. However, it's good to use the above steps to ensure the driver installs correctly. If the computer was recently updated or the graphics driver was recently upgraded manually, and Windows 10 cannot detect the second monitor, rolling back to the previous version of the driver may resolve the issue.

Windows 10 can automatically set up drivers for most graphics adapters, but the drivers available through Windows Update are not typically the more recent. If you want to use the manufacturer's control panel application, the installation is simple. You only need to download and double-click the installer using the above links, continue with the on-screen directions to complete the setup, and check for updates.

Alternatively, you can download the drivers directly from the manufacturer's support website using their recommended instructions. You can use the links below to find the drivers:. Once you complete the steps, use the above links to find, download, and install the correct driver.

You can also check our roundup of the best graphics cards to find other cards that may fit your budget. If you must replace your graphics card, the RTX is a great option. That's why I said the Y adapter may be degraded which would very easily cause wavy images. It may even have an internal break somewhere that is causing the signals to not be as good as they can be.

If it's possible for you to use another Y adapter, then that will help you determine if it's your current Y adapter or not. Also, what you could try, is to make the refresh rate is as high as possible.

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