How To Setup Dual Monitors in Windows 7 easily

As Microsoft also says, Dual Monitors are better than single monitor sometimes. You can use 2 monitors in Windows XP, Windows Vista as well as Windows 7. And in Windows 7, this procedure to setup dual monitors is very easy. Microsoft has provided 3 good features for those who use dual monitors.
Those features are:

Check your ports. You will need two video out connections on the back of your computer, one for each monitor. There are 3 main types of connections, listed from oldest to newest: VGA, DVI, and HDMI. For best results, use two of the same connectors for your dual monitor setup

• If you have a monitor with a VGA cable, and your port is DVI, you can purchase an adapter that will attach to your VGA connecter and allow you to hook it up to a DVI port.
• The ability to set up dual monitors depends on the power of your graphics card and CPU. Running a second monitor puts more strain on your system. A more powerful graphics card means the display has more pixels, which makes a dual setup possible.
• Attach the second monitor to the open port on your computer. In most cases Windows will automatically detect the new monitor. If it doesn’t, restart the computer.
  • The monitor does not need to be the same manufacturer or size. For easiest viewing, use two monitors that are the same size so that your desktop stays uniform.
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  Follow the monitor setup wizard. In most cases, this will start automatically when a new monitor is plugged in. You will be given options to either mirror or extend your desktop.
  • Mirroring duplicates what is shown on your primary monitor. This is most useful for giving presentations, where your laptop may be connected to a projector or TV.
  • Extending makes the second monitor another screen for your desktop. This will allow you to drag windows and icons onto the second monitor, giving you more room to multitask.
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  Setup the monitor manually. If the monitor wizard does not automatically start, or you want to change the settings yourself, you can use the Display Settings tool.
  • Right-click the desktop, and select Properties or Personalize. Select Display Settings from the list of preferences.
  • You should see icons with numbers representing your attached monitors. If one is disabled, it will be grayed out.
  • Select the second monitor and choose to either extend your desktop or mirror your desktop.
  • Your options may be dependent on the graphics card that you have installed. You may need to make these changes from within your nVidia or ATI control panels. If you have these installed, they can be found in your Start menu.

1. Users can duplicate the same content viewable point in both monitors. In this feature, users can drag 
2. any content to the second monitor and vice versa.
3. Users can extend the visibility to other monitor- open 1 program in one monitor and other one in second monitor.
4. User can close first monitor and switch completely to the second one. This one is helpful for Laptop users as sometimes they don’t want to view anything from their Laptop screen and want to view on the much bigger sized external monitor.
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How to set up dual monitors in Windows 7 Operating System.

Method 1: By Keyboard Shortcut:



You can press Windows Logo Key + P in order to setup dual monitors. Here you will get all the above said three options as well as the default “Computer Only” option.
Method 2: By the “Screen Resolution: Method:
1: Right click on any empty area of the desktop and select Screen Resolution

2: Now click on the “Multiple displays” drop-down list, and click on Extend these displays, or Duplicate these displays.
If you can’t see the Multiple Display drop down list, then click on Detect. If it does not work, then restart your PC and again follow the step 1 and step 2. Post comments here, If you find any difficulties to setup dual monitors in Windows 7.
Do remember that before starting the procedure, you should connect the second monitor to your computer and do not forget to power on the monitor.