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Earth-shine

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1. In the setup screen for the monitor configuration, make sure the two monitors are touching.

Reply to House of Roberts (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2023, 04:34 PM

Jan 2023

The two monitors need to be in a contiguous space for the pointer to move between them.

One of the monitors has to be set to "Extend desktop to this display".

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Dual monitor setup problem. [View all] House of Roberts Jan 2023 OP

In the setup screen for the monitor configuration, make sure the two monitors are touching. Earth-shine Jan 2023 #1

My experience with the W7 unit, House of Roberts Jan 2023 #2

You should plug in just the monitor at start-up Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #7

It could be that the computer thinks the displays are arranged differently. sdfernando Jan 2023 #3

That may be the answer. House of Roberts Jan 2023 #4

Go to Settings, Display canetoad Jan 2023 #8

By the way House of Roberts Jan 2023 #5

We all rise to our level of incompetence.... sdfernando Jan 2023 #6