Connect Two Monitors to Laptop

Connect Two Monitors to Laptop

Things to check before the start

1. 1. Check the graphics card
2. 2. Check available ports on your laptop
   1. If you don’t have the match ports for your laptop and your monitor
   2. start connecting the two monitors to your laptop.

1) Plug the cable of the first external monitor to the correct video port on your laptop. So I plug the VGA cable of the first external monitor into the VGA port on my laptop.

2) Plug the cable of the second external monitor to the other correct port on your laptop. So I plug the HDMI cable of the second external monitor into the HDMI port on my laptop.

3) On your laptop, right click an empty area of your desktop,

if you are using Windows 10, click Display settings,

if you are using Windows 8/7, click Screen resolution.

4) You will see three displays labeled with 1, 2 and 3 in display mode. Generally speaking, the display 1 is the monitor of your laptop, and the display 2 and 3 are the external monitors. 

5) Click the display 2, and select Extend desktop to this display in Multiple displays, and click Apply. 

6) Click the display 3, and select Extend desktop to this display in Multiple displays, and click Apply. 

7) Click OK to finish the settings, and you can now use the three monitors on your laptop.

Tips: You can click and drag each display (1, 2 or 3) to rearrange the display. You can also change the size of items, display resolution and orientation according to your preferences.

Sometimes the external monitors cannot be correctly detected by your laptop. This can be caused by the improper connection, defective monitor or cables. Ensure all the cables connect correctly, and do some tests with an alternative monitor and another cable.

If it still does not work, it seems like your graphics card driver cannot properly support multiple monitors display. A driver update is necessary.