Learn how to connect your Windows PC to external monitors and adjust the display settings.

In Windows 7, it is easy to add a second monitor by using the new hotkey Win+P. This is convenient when you need to change the display settings during your presentations with a projector connected to your laptop. Here are two methods to …

Set up your monitor. After you’ve connected your Surface and your external monitor to the dock, you can choose what to display on each screen. Here’s how: Go to Start > Settings > System > Display . Open Display settings. Expand Extend desktop to this display and choose one of the following options: Duplicate desktop on 1 and 2. Your screen ...

If you need help setting up your external monitors, see How to use multiple monitors in Windows. If you’re having trouble setting up multiple monitors on Surface, see Troubleshoot connecting Surface to a second screen .

To connect your Surface to an external display such as a TV, monitor, or projector, you can use various video inputs such as USB-C, DisplayPort (DP), HDMI, DVI, or VGA. Despite the many connector types, the method for connecting your Surface to …

Set up PowerPoint to use Presenter view with two monitors. On the Slide Show tab, in the Monitors group, select Use Presenter View. Windows Display Settings should open. In the Display Settings dialog box, on the Monitor tab, select the monitor icon that you want to use to view your speaker notes, and then select the This is my main monitor ...

Here's how to set up your adapter on the second display: Plug the HDMI end of your adapter into the HDMI port on your HDTV, monitor, or projector. Plug the USB end of the adapter into a USB charging port on your second display.

Follow the monitor manufacturer’s instructions to set both external displays to use DisplayPort 1.2 as an input source. For example, this might be called Multi-Stream Transport (MST), which allows the first display to pass the signal along to the second external display.

Learn how to improve the clarity of text and images displayed on your screen by changing the screen resolution, scale and layout of your monitor.

For more info about using multiple displays in Windows, see How to use multiple monitors in Windows. Plug your USB computer peripherals into the USB-A port or other USB-C port on your dock—depending on which kind of USB connection your peripheral uses.