On my laptop (windows or PC), I can walk into a new office with a monitor or projector that my computer has never seen before, plug it in and it just works. No

On my laptop (windows or PC), I can walk into a new office with a monitor or projector that my computer has never seen before, plug it in and it just works. No configuration changes, no command line changes, my desktop pops up on the new device. I've tried to do this with Linux and failed - is there a guide to get it to work? And btw, if you have to muddle around with the command line or download a driver for the new display five minutes before a presentation, that doesn't suffice.