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How to disable 'monitor connection' detection by windows 10?
Since most answers to similar questions on different versions of windows come down to it's not possible, and I have not found any indication that this has changed for windows 10, I think I have to ...
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Will this enable two or three PCs to connect to the same USB peripherals?
The class of USB devices you are looking for is called "USB sharing hub". You can't get the needed functionality out of regular USB hubs, they have only one port that goes into PC host. The sharing ...
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Bluetooth mouse laptop with dual boot OS - pairing
I had the same problem with my Microsoft Designer Mouse (Bluetooth Low Energy) when dual booting two Windows 10 Partitions. I assume this problem is also the same with two separate Windows 10 PCs.
The ...
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how do I set up dual monitors for desktop and laptop?
I bought a KVM switch (Greathtek GHT-S7212H2-U2 115$ from amazon) with 2 HDMI input and 4 HDMI outputs (for dual monitors). So far seems like its working. I had to get a converter for the webcam from ...
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8 computers and 2 big monitors. Easy way to use and / or change screen source?
I believe that a KVM switch (or two) is what you should aim for..
If you don't want to have a common mouse/keyboard, just don't connect it and just use the graphics capability of the switch.
It all ...
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How to disable 'monitor connection' detection by windows 10?
This worked for me: https://sites.google.com/site/ebobster/stuff/displayportblanking
Bottom line: Go into your NVIDIA control panel (or whatever software you have) and change the EDID source from "...
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Connecting multiple computers and monitors to 1 mouse & keyboard?
To do this you will use a KVM Switch like the IOGEAR 4-Port USB KVM Switch (this one will work for 4 computers.)
You plug in your keyboard and mouse to the switch, and the switch has cables going to ...
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Use Multiple Display Dock with 2 laptops
The laptops must be connected to the "uplink" USB type-B connector of the dock to function. Period.
So, your only viable solution is to purchase a USB3 switch and connect both laptops to the dock, ...
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How to disable 'monitor connection' detection by windows 10?
I've never found a valid solution to this either.
Some graphics card manufacturers allow this feature and then there's an issue with the "Extended Display Identification Data" handshake with Windows. ...
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How to disable 'monitor connection' detection by windows 10?
The following worked for me (10080 is seven days in minutes):
Powercfg /SetacValueIndex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOIDLE 10080
Powercfg /SetacValueIndex SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_VIDEO VIDEOCONLOCK 10080
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How can I control two computers with the same keyboard and mouse?
Look at Microsoft Garage Mouse without Borders
Mouse without Borders is a product that makes you the captain of your computer fleet by allowing you to control up to four computers from a single ...
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How do I add an account to a domain?
To add an AD user from the Command Prompt, use dsadd, for example:
dsadd user “cn=John Doe,cn=Users,dc=ad,dc=contoso,dc=com” -samid jdoe -upn [email protected] -fn John -ln Doe -display "John Doe" -...
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Extend display to second laptop
Use Windows 10 Wireless Display
You can't use VGA cables or HDMI cable to connect a desktop to a laptop and use it as a second monitor as the VGA and HDMI ports on laptops are for video out but not ...
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Encrypted files between OSX and Windows 10
If you want strong encryption that's available on basically any platform (including Windows & macOS), you should probably use GPG (a free-software replacement for PGP). Encryption's what it does, ...
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Hooking up kb+mouse via aorus gigabyte fv43u to PC and laptop
The manual explains it, although it's not very clear.
You have to connect each computer with a separate upstream USB and video cables. That's 4 cables in total (2 per computer) or 3 cables total if ...
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Can not configure router to connect 4 PCs in Cisco Packet Tracer
The NIM-ES2-4 provides 4 Layer 2 ports, not Layer 3 as stated from Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module Configuration Guide for Cisco 4000 Series ISR
The ...
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Bluetooth mouse laptop with dual boot OS - pairing
Pairing is not only MAC-based; the two devices generate a set of link keys during the pairing process and use it to encrypt communications. Every time you pair the device, the mouse forgets the ...
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Remote Hard Drive
Seagate makes a Personal Cloud Home Media Storage Device that sounds like what you're looking for: it's a home-based hard drive that can be accessed over Wi-Fi locally, and/or remotely if you have ...
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How do I share two monitors, one mouse, and one keyboard between one Mac and two PCs?
You'll need a special device called a KVM (keyboard-video-mouse) switch that will let you share them among your three computers. Dual video ports will get expensive. Here is an example of a KVM switch ...
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How to see multiple student screens without being on a network or having a server
Given long enough cables to reach from their computers to yours, you could put splitters on each machine's video out cable and run them to an input selector switch at your desk that runs to a separate ...
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Switching between Gaming Desktop and Office Laptop
A KVM switch will let you use one Keyboard, Video output and Mouse with two computers.
Keep in mind that KVM switch can affect latency which can have an impact on gaming.
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Consolidate multiple computer hard drives to a single computer
As above, and depending on requirement for Access to the data.
If not (or not often): image the drives with linux dd.
If you require some kind of access I'd create a c:\olddisks\1,2,3,4 etc and use ...
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Consolidate multiple computer hard drives to a single computer
I have two ideas and both involves buying a large HDD
1.-If it's just for storage purpose get an image of the drives. The you disconnect that drive and store it. If someone needs it you can burn it ...
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How can I sign out of Skype from everywhere logged in to my account?
/remotelogout This command logs you out from all the other Skype clients that you are currently logged except your current session.
/showplaces This command shows you other instances where the Skype ...
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How can I control two computers with the same keyboard and mouse?
Newcomer on the scene appear to be this synergy fork: barrier. Free fork of synergy 1.x.
Synergy "core" appears to be still maintained, and GPL (you have to build it yourself if you want ...
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