How to Set a Display as Main Brandish in Windows 10

If you take two or more displays connected to your PC, then y'all will exist able to select which brandish y'all desire equally the main display for all users past default.

The display set to be the main display volition act as the active desktop, show the clock and notification area on the taskbar, sign in, lock, and CTRL+ALT+DELETE screens will open on, and almost items volition open on the main display by default when you initially open up them.

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This tutorial will show you how to fix a display to be the main display when you have multiple displays continued to your Windows 10 PC.

Any user on the PC will be able to set a display as the main display.

The display set equally the master display will exist applied to all users on the PC.

Contents


  • Option 1: Fix a Brandish as Primary Display in Settings
  • Choice Two: Ready a Brandish as Main Display in NVIDIA Command Panel

EXAMPLE: Display gear up equally Main Brandish
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Pick One

Set a Display as Main Display in Settings

ane Do pace ii or footstep 3 beneath for how y'all would like to open Display settings.

2 Right click or press and concord on your desktop, click/tap on Display settings, and go to footstep iv below. (encounter screenshot below)

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iii Open up Settings, click/tap on the Arrangement icon, and go to step 4 beneath.

four On the correct side of Display, click/tap on the brandish number at the superlative that you want to make the principal display, and cheque the Brand this my main display box nether Multiple displays. (encounter screenshot below)

You tin can click/tap on the Identity button to briefly display numbers on your brandish(due south) to assist see which display belongs with each number.

If Make this my main display is grayed out, then it means that the currently selected display is already fix as the main brandish.
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5 When finished, you can close Settings if you lot like.

Pick 2

Set a Display every bit Main Display in NVIDIA Control Panel

This option will merely exist bachelor if you have NVIDIA graphics and the latest NVIDIA GeForce graphics driver installed.

1 Right click or printing and hold on your desktop, and click/tap on NVIDIA Command Panel. (meet screenshot below)

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two Click/tap on the Prepare up multiple displays link nether Display in the left pane, right click on the display number yous want to set equally the chief display, and click/tap on Make main. (see screenshot below)

The display number with an asterisk * on information technology is the current master (principal) display.

You tin click/tap on Identity in the context menu to briefly brandish the number on the display it is for.

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three Click/tap on Employ. (run into screenshot below)

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4 Click/tap on Yep to confirm. (see screenshot below)

You lot will only have xx seconds to click/tap on Yeah before your changes automatically revert back to what information technology was set to before.

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That'south it,
Shawn

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