Windows 10 dual monitor naming

Question

Hoping someone can help here, because I can't find a solution anywhere else.

We use two display one a Windows 10 system. The primary display (usually monitor 1) is connected to the motherboard HDMI port. The second display is connected to a GeForce GTX 1050ti graphics card.

However, when the graphics card monitor is active, Windows changes the monitor naming so the the monitor connected to the graphics card become #1, and the one connected to the motherboard graphics card is #2.

We don't want this to happen. We want the primary monitor connected to the onboard card to remain #1.

There is no way to change the monitor naming on the GeForce software utility. It insists on being monitor #1

Likewise, there is no way to change it anywhere in Windows (that I've found). And no, we don't want to swap the monitors. We want them to remain as monitor 1 connected to the onboard graphics card, and #2 connected to the GeForce graphics card.

I have seen this posted elsewhere, and there appears to be no solution, but I'm trying again...

Answer 1

Simplest solution may be to swap the cables around.

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Answer 2

Have you considered NirSoft's MultiMonitorTool?

MultiMonitorTool.exe /SetPrimary 2
MultiMonitorTool.exe /SetPrimary \.\DISPLAY2

Answer 3

Hello

Thank you for your question and reaching out. I can understand you are having issues related to multiple monitor.

You can select Make this my main display checkbox to become Primary of Monitor 1.

Also , you can give your Feedback to Microsoft feedback hub for Monitor labeling

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

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