how to use dual monitors with laptop closed?
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Using a Windows laptop with an external monitor. Go to the Control Panel and run the applet called Power Options. Click the Advanced tab on the properties sheet, and look for the section that says: "When I close the lid of my portable computer". Click the down arrow for the list of options, and select "Do nothing".
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['Log out of Windows and power off the HP laptop if you have not already done so.', 'Connect the first external monitor to the white DVI or blue VGA port on the rear of the HP laptop. ... ', 'Power on the external monitor first, then the HP laptop.']
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['Right click on the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel.', 'Under Display select Set up multiple displays.', 'Select Dualview (extend mode) for multiple desktops or NView Clone mode for the same picture on both monitors. ... ', 'Select which monitor is to be the Primary Display.', 'Click Apply.']
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To switch access to your other computer, press the “SCROLL LOCK” key twice on your keyboard, followed by the up arrow key. Your other computer's desktop will appear on your monitor. You are now ready to use your other computer as if it were directly connected to your monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
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['Click "Start | Control Panel | Appearance and Personalization | Adjust Screen Resolution."', 'Choose "Extend These Displays" from the Multiple Displays drop-down menu.']
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['Open Settings.', 'Click on System.', 'Click on Display.', 'Under the “Multiple displays” section, click the Advanced graphics settings option. ... ', 'Select the type of app you want to configure using the drop-down menu:']
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If it's a laptop with only a VGA output, you might want to consider getting a newer one, as it's probably pretty old. As others have stated, you can use a VGA splitter (which will give the same image on both monitors) or use a USB to HDMI, or USB to DP, or USB to DVI (or even to VGA) to get a second video output.
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Go to the desktop or laptop you want to use as your main device and press Windows Key+P. Select how you want the screen to be displayed. Choose “Extend” if you want your laptop to act as a true second monitor that gives you additional screen space for the productivity uses mentioned above.
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['Check to see if your specific Dell laptop model has an S-Video port, VGA port or DVI port. ... ', 'Acquire a corresponding cable. ... ', 'Press the "FN" and "F8" keys at the same time to switch the display to the external monitor. ... ', "Press the keys a third time to switch back to displaying images only on the Dell laptop's LCD screen."]
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['Make sure you have all the hardware you need -- and that your second monitor is compatible with your computer. ... ', 'Fire up your Control Panel again, choose Hardware and Sound > Display, then choose "Connect to an external display." ... ', 'Connect your second monitor.']
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Simply connect your second monitor to a power outlet and an available port on your PC. Step 2: Next you have to tell Windows how to manage the two monitors. Right-click the desktop and select either Screen resolution (Windows 7 and Windows 8) or Display settings (Windows 10).
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(Windows 8 in this demonstration.) From the Start screen, click Desktop. Connect your external display with your laptop. On the desktop window, press Windows + C keys simultaneously.
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['1 Select Windows logo key + P on your keyboard.', '2 Select one of the following options based on your needs.', '1 Right click your mouse.', '2 Select one of the following options based on your needs.', '3 Select Multiple displays drop-down list.', '4 Select Extend these displays or Duplicate these displays.']
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['Plug the cable of the first external monitor to the correct video port on your laptop. ... ', 'Plug the cable of the second external monitor to the other correct port on your laptop.']
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['Right-click on your desktop and select "Display". ... ', 'If you want the mouse to scroll left to right across your monitors, make sure monitor "1" is on the left and monitor "2" is on the right.']
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['Click the “Restore Down” icon at upper right so that the window is not maximized, then drag it to the other monitor.', 'Press the Windows key, plus the shift key, plus the left or right arrow and the maximized window will shift to the other monitor.']
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["First you'll need a USB Video Adapter (available in VGA, HDMI, and DisplayPort outputs).", 'Connect your computer to the USB Video Adapter.', 'Depending on the inputs available on your second monitor, connect it to the USB to Video Adapter with a VGA, HDMI or DisplayPort cable.']