I'm similar. I have the work laptop and my personal tower. My monitor has two hdmi inputs. I have a usb switch that handles my peripherals. When I switch over,

I'm similar. I have the work laptop and my personal tower. My monitor has two hdmi inputs. I have a usb switch that handles my peripherals. When I switch over, I have to press the button on the usb switch and then change the monitor input. A bit more work than a kvm switch. A friend of mine used to have a pedal switch on the ground for his kvm, it was really nice.