How to Change Display Settings on Windows 11
Note: These screenshots were taken and directions created based off of the setup of a laptop connected to a dock and two monitors. The screenshots also show the monitors in settings in Extended format. Your screen may not look exactly the same, but the options are still the same.
- Right click in any open space on the desktop and a menu should appear. Click on Display settings
2. Display settings will open up and you should see more than 1 display in this top box. If you do not see more than 1 display here, check that all of your monitor and dock cables are plugged in and receiving power.
3. To identify which monitor is which number, click on Identify and a black box will appear in the lower left hand of each display displaying which display number it is. Make sure that your primary screen is set as your main display
4. If your monitors physically have a vertical offset or are staggered at different heights, you can grab and drag the monitors up and down to more realistically represent your setup. Click Apply to keep any changes
5. If your displays are appearing in the wrong order or your mouse isn’t moving correctly from one monitor to the next, grab and drag your displays to rearrange the order they are in. Click Apply to keeps changes
6. To change whether the content displayed is copied from one display to the next (Duplicate) or if the displays are independent from one another (Extend), click on the button to the right of the Identify button and choose your preferred option
7. Alternatively, you can hit the Windows key + P on your keyboard to pull up a quick menu and choose if you want your displays to be duplicated or extended.
