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Remote Access to a system with two monitors - Windows 10

Anonymous
2023-09-25T18:07:50+00:00

I've seen plenty of answers for similar questions, but not for this exact situation.

I have a remote system that I want to access. The remote system has TWO monitors. The local system I am using to access that system only has ONE monitor.

When I use Remote Desktop Connection to access that remote system I only see one monitor screen (of course). How do I switch to see what's on the second monitor? It's either incredibly simple or isn't possible. All the answers I've seen have to do with a two monitor local machine accessing a one monitor remote machine.

I don't want to have to use a 3rd party application to do this. There should be some way to switch between the two monitors on the remote machine using the Remote Desktop Connection that comes with Windows 10.

Thanks!

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  1. EmilyS726 225.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-09-25T18:50:51+00:00

    Hello Gordon, this is Emily.

    When you establish a remote connection to another computer using a single display, all the content displayed on the remote computer's multiple screens will be consolidated and presented on your local single display.

    To illustrate, suppose the remote computer has the Edge browser on display 1 and the Chrome browser on display 2. When you initiate the remote session, both the Edge and Chrome browsers will appear on your local computer's remote application, displayed together on the same screen. Initially, they may overlap, but you can easily manage them using the taskbar icons to arrange them as needed. I hope this clarifies the concept.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-26T15:50:10+00:00

    Thank you for the reply. This isn't ideal however. There are third party applications that do support switching between two remote monitors. I had hoped to not have to spend money for licensing such a product. I was hoping there was an undocumented keystroke sequence that would allow me to manage the remote screens. I will keep looking.

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  3. EmilyS726 225.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-09-26T17:00:30+00:00

    Correct, if you have two monitors on your local device, it will display two. But if you have one on your local device, they will be consolidated.

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  4. EmilyS726 225.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-09-26T15:59:15+00:00

    You are welcome. I would encourage you to submit this into the Windows Feedback Hub app (Windows + F). I am just here to share with you how it works. I understand it is not ideal for your situation, definitely put it into the Feedback hub so it gets to the product team that has a say on the product design. Thank!

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-09-26T16:35:32+00:00

    Oddly enough, if I use RDC from a local system with two monitors to connect to a remote system with two monitors... it works fine. Both monitors are replicated properly on the local machine. That's why I figured there must by a keystroke sequence to switch between the monitors. Oh well. I'm looking a third party solutions now.

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