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

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 …

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 .

You can present with two monitors: Using Presenter View is a great way to view your presentation with speaker notes on one monitor (your laptop, for example), while your audience views the notes-free presentation on a different monitor (like a larger screen you're projecting to).

To connect your Surface to an external display such as a TV, monitor, or projector, you can use various video inputs such as USB-C, DisplayPort (DP), HDMI, DVI, or VGA. Despite the many connector types, the method for connecting your Surface to …

Select a Picture: In the Personalize your background section, select Picture from the dropdown menu and choose the image you want to set as the background Note: When using multiple desktops, setting a custom background for each desktop is only possible when using a picture.

Learn how to improve the clarity of text and images displayed on your screen by changing the screen resolution, scale and layout of your monitor.

Learn how to set up different Surface USB-C to display adapters to use an external display with your Surface.

These symptoms occur if you are using a video adaptor to which you can connect two monitors (for example, you are using a single video adaptor that has two VGA connections so that you can run two monitors at the same time), and you follow these steps:

Two-step verification (sometimes called multi-factor authentication) helps protect you by making it more difficult for someone else to sign in to your Microsoft account. It uses two different forms of identity: your password, and a contact method (also known as security info).