When I'm trying to use 3 monitors, 2 are active and the third monitor is forced inactive, I've already tried updating the graphics driver, reducing the resolution of the active display, using Win+P to set it to extend, and none of that worked.
When I try to configure the display extension directly from Start -> Settings -> System -> Display, I get the error “Failed to save display settings. Try a different combination of these settings."
I dual-boot with Linux that perfectly supports triple monitors with no problems, which leads me to believe it's a software lock in Windows, I want to know how to get around this software lock.
My processor: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/64899/intel-core-i7-3610qm-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-30-ghz.html
And from Intel info: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025673/graphics.html
- System Model: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC
- CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM
- iGPU: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
- Driver Model: WDDM 1.3
- dGPU: AMD Radeon HD 7800M Series
- Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
- 1st monitor: HP M27fe FHD 1920x1080 - DisplayPort => HDMI
- 2nd monitor: HP 24f 1920x1080 - HDMI => HDMI
- 3rd monitor: built-in laptop monitor 1920x1080
- Drivers:
- For Intel: I used all the latest and previous drivers that I found in the Internet;
- For AMD: I used both the latest and the oldest drivers for Windows, as well as intermediate versions of the drivers.
On the laptop itself, I have 2x DysplayPorts and 1x HDMI port.
As for the BIOS, I don't have any video card settings either. It looks like here:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/using-3-monitors-simultaneously-problems-in-the/1ef22a6b-ed4d-4fb6-831b-d71ed46fe760
