Learn how to connect your Windows PC to external monitors and adjust the display settings.

If you need help setting up your external monitors, see How to use multiple monitors in Windows. If you’re having trouble setting up multiple monitors on Surface, see Troubleshoot connecting Surface to a second screen.

In Windows 7, it is easy to add a second monitor by using the new hotkey Win+P. This is convenient when you need to change the display settings during your presentations with a projector connected to your laptop. Here are two methods to …

Deliver your presentation on two monitors. On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click Set Up Slide Show. In the Set Up Show dialog box, choose the options that you want, and then click OK. If you choose Automatic, PowerPoint will display speaker notes on the laptop monitor, if …

On the Display settings page, under Multiple displays, select Connect to a wireless display, then select Connect. Note: If you can't find the PC you want to project to, make sure it has Wi-Fi turned on and has the wireless display app installed and launched.

Select Start > Settings > System > Display and look at the section that shows your displays. Select the display you want to change. When that's done, follow the instructions below.

To find the settings for these features, go to Start > Settings > System > Display > Multiple Displays. Learn three different ways to multitask and use multiple desktops in Windows 10. Select the Task View icon on the taskbar, or press Alt-Tab …

Select the Start button, then select Settings > System > Display > Color profile. Select your display near the top, then check for the following setting: Automatically manage color for apps. Select Automatically manage color for apps to turn it on.

Follow the monitor manufacturer’s instructions to set both external displays to use DisplayPort 1.2 as an input source. For example, this might be called Multi-Stream Transport (MST), which allows the first display to pass the signal along to the second external display.

Learn how to configure multiple desktops in Windows to organize projects, or to quickly switch between desktops before a meeting.