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Hi everyone

I have a bit of a predicament and needed some assistants please. So basically i have a laptop, and somewhat old monitor. The monitor only consist of cable for sound and power. and a VGA cable. I brought an adapter for the VGA cable which allows a USBC on the other end. So i can plug my VGA cable into my adapter, then plugging my adapter (USBC) into my laptop. Know, whatever my laptop displays is also shown on the monitor. However I want two screens doing two different things, for instance if i have a tab open on my laptop it'll show on the monitor also. But i want that tab to stay open on the monitor while i have a different tab open up on my laptop. I know they're connected but is there a way where i can have two different tabs or videos open without the screen changing even though they're Both interlinked? 

  1. AnnoyedShelf

    AnnoyedShelf

    Why did you post this on my profile?

  2. AnnoyedShelf

    AnnoyedShelf

    Find the category on the main page that matches what your question is.  In this case, I'd put it in "Displays".

     

    Click "Start New Topic" and write your headline and description.  Wait for people to respond.  That's it.

     

    In this case though, your problem is really easy to solve.

     

    In the settings app, click system, then Display.  Click on the external monitor.  There should be a drop down that says "Duplicate Display" or something similar.  Change that to "Extend to this Display" to get the result you're looking for.

  3. howlader

    howlader

    thank you

  4. howlader

    howlader

    how do i delete my query above of your page?

     

  5. howlader

    howlader

    the only options it gives me are

    duplicate these displays

    extend these displays 

    show only on 1 

    show only on 2

  6. AnnoyedShelf

    AnnoyedShelf

    extend these displays.  That's the one you want.

  7. howlader

    howlader

    After i extend, it does show the monitor home screen and appears to be different. But. when i click on any softwares and apps, the actions are carried out on my laptop. If i click chrome on the monitor it open up on my laptop

  8. AnnoyedShelf

    AnnoyedShelf

    Windows will open the app on whichever screen it was last closed on.  You will need to drag the window to whichever screen you want it on.  Sometimes Windows will only open a program (like a game for example) on the display that you have set as your main display.

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