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I think part of the challenge might be related to adapter use. On my MBP, I connect either through HDMI or a displayport->VGA adapter. My MBP exhibits the beha
by nxc18 10y ago
I think part of the challenge might be related to adapter use.
On my MBP, I connect either through HDMI or a displayport->VGA adapter. My MBP exhibits the behavior you mention if the displays are on difference adapters, but it doesn't recognize different displays plugged into the same port/adapter (e.g. all HDMI displays are the same to it, all VGA displays are the same to it).
My Surface only has a minidisplayport port, and I suspect the adapter I'm using isn't fancy enough to tell the Surface that the attached displays are in fact different.
Definitely a bummer though. and 4k support in general on Windows 10 (and macOS, but less so) is a little iffy. Issues really start to show when remoting into a session on a device hooked up to a 4k monitor.
- ChuckMcM 10y agoThe question is fingerprinting the monitor. In the HDMI world you can get the serial number from the EDID record usually. If you're in an adapter which is interposing as a 'virtual' monitor between you and the real monitor all bets are off. We had an old Matrox unit that would take 3 DVI monitors and make them appear as one monitor for example. On the surface dock the dual monitors connect to the dock's DP connectors.