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I have a current setup of two screens on my desktop, but every now and then I want to connect my tv as well. I currently have a HDMI switch to toggle from a screen to the tv, but that isn't working all too well.
If I just connect the tv straight into the pc, Windows will switch to three screens, as expected, but will do so regardless of whether the tv is on or not. So I'm looking for a way to be able to toggle the third screen on and off from within Windows. I can't find whether that is possible or not, because when I google, all I can find is stuff about turning touch-screens on or off.
1You can simply set that screen to disabled from windows, and it is treated as disabled. Do note, if you unplug the cable, windows may uninstall the monitor and reinstall upon plugin in the cable which may reset your settings. – LPChip – 2018-08-04T20:09:26.577
Some keyboards come with a button does exactly that. – Nick – 2018-08-04T20:18:50.460
@LPChip Where can I find these settings? I can't find that option in the display settings accessed from right-clicking the desktop. – JAD – 2018-08-04T20:25:25.633
Enable/Disable Laptop Display w/ Hotkey? – DavidPostill – 2018-08-04T20:33:19.927
@DavidPostill looks different. I'm basically looking for a way for windows to ignore a display when it's physically turned off, whereas your link seems to do the opposite. It might end up working the same though, so I'll take a look and see if I can make it work. – JAD – 2018-08-04T20:35:54.113
@JAD: Start -> Gear (settings) -> System -> Display. Select the display to enable/disable, scroll down to Multiple Displays, in the combobox select: extend to this display = enable; disconnect this display = disable. – LPChip – 2018-08-04T20:38:16.417
@LPChip Ah, that works. Turn it into an answer and you got yourself a checkmark :) – JAD – 2018-08-04T20:42:25.457
Bonuspoints for a commandline version :) – JAD – 2018-08-04T20:42:42.803