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How to exit from using multiple monitor setting, means i want to use only single monitor in my HP Laptop (window 8.1).

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@Deepak40

 
Greetings!

 
Welcome to the HP Community. This is a great place to get support, find answers and tips to your technical queries. I have reviewed your post and I understand, you are trying to turn off multiple monitor setup.

 

Don't worry, I'm here to help! 

 

Let's try these steps -

 

1) Press the Windows and the "P" button simultaneously and click "PC screen only" in the Display Mode dialog box to switch from dual monitors to a single monitor.

2) Turn off the unused monitor and adjust the display settings on the primary monitor, if the process changed them.

 

To adjust the screen resolution -

 

1) Right-click on an empty area of your desktop and select "Screen Resolution" from the context menu to open the Screen Resolution window.

2) Select the "Show Desktop Only on 1" option in the Multiple Displays drop-down menu to use only the primary monitor, or the "Show Desktop Only on 2" option to use only the secondary monitor.

3) Click "Apply" to switch to single monitor mode and then "OK" to close the Screen Resolution window.

4) Turn off the unused monitor.

5) Turn on the unused monitor, open the Screen Resolution window, select "Extend These Displays" in the Multiple Displays drop-down box and click "Apply" to switch back to dual monitor mode.

 

Let me know how that goes.


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