DisplaySwitch.exe behavior on Windows 11 22H2

Akshay Singh 56 Reputation points
2022-10-05T12:09:55.627+00:00

I have two displays connected to my PC, running Windows 11 Home. I use just the primary display most of the time but need to switch on my secondary display whenever I'm running a VM or need more screen estate.

For years, I've used DisplaySwitch.exe in conjunction with AutoHotKey to quickly switch between different display configurations. Here's the relevant snippet of my configuration:

^!1::  
; Ctrl+Alt+1 = Display 1  
Run, %A_WinDir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal  
return  
  
^!2::  
; Ctrl+Alt+2 = Display 2  
Run, %A_WinDir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /external  
return  
  
^!3::  
; Ctrl+Alt+3 = Display 1+2  
Run, %A_WinDir%\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend  
return  

Today, I installed the 22H2 (build 22621.521) update and suddenly, those shortcuts stopped working. Now, pressing any of those key combinations pops up the Project window:

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Apparently, DisplaySwitch.exe no longer accepts the /internal, /external and /extend switches.

Is there an alternative method to get this working again?

Thanks for your time.

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  1. talormanda 1 Reputation point
    2022-10-09T15:11:28.363+00:00

    Running into this same issue after I updated to 22H2......

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  2. Obie 1 Reputation point
    2022-10-11T18:31:28.577+00:00

    The same for me, it's about 22H2.

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  3. ACNYN 1 Reputation point
    2022-11-04T22:29:16.283+00:00

    When I press Windows+P, nothing happens in newest update. Also, nothing happens when I click on the network and sound icon.

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  4. Özgür Aykul 1 Reputation point
    2022-11-11T20:07:00.11+00:00

    I have the same problem since Windows Insider update that win + p opens the project menu, but the menu doesn't respond and disappears shortly after.
    The shortcut solution with hotkeys seems to provide an alternative solution for the time being.


  5. Michael Adkins 0 Reputation points
    2023-05-30T12:03:18.7533333+00:00

    Same problem here, no switches or numbers seem to work. I thought I had given enough time before upgrading to 11 to work out the bugs.

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