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I am using Microsoft's Live Mesh program to remotely access a PC running Windows 7, running on 2 screens: one with 1920x1080 and the other 1920x1200 resolution.
I am accessing them via an old laptop with 1024x1078 resolution. The result is such tiny icons/commands that it is difficult to try and change the screen resolution from 2 high-res displays to the single low res display.
It would be great if there was a command line way of doing this. Or perhaps there is way through live mesh to do it. Any ideas?
A tiny utility that does exactly what I need. – Bill Rodman – 2010-01-29T11:43:05.687
5I combine this utility with the Windows7 DisplaySwitch.exe command: "C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal" to switch exclusevely to the main monitor. – Bill Rodman – 2010-01-29T12:17:29.537
5Doesn't work with Windows x64. – Fantius – 2014-11-24T01:59:11.247
The latest version seems to work fine on Windows 10 64-bit. -- Doesn't appear to be a way to address and individual monitor though. It always just works against the primary screen. -- The hack that others posted (use DisplaySwitch) seems like it might work, as long as you only have two monitors... – BrainSlugs83 – 2016-01-24T17:21:33.123
DisplaySwitch.exe /internal didn't work for me, but when I ran DisplaySwitch.exe a 2nd time with no arguments, a dialog box popped up and I was able to switch to single monitor mode. This saved me from having to drive into the office, thanks @BillRodman – wytten – 2017-10-27T14:31:39.973
Displayswitch.exe also has command line parameters that allow you to create a shortcut that will set a specific display mode.
/internal /clone /extend /external – JJS – 2012-06-15T22:41:15.200