How to do I connect 3 external monitors to my surface pro 7?

Anonymous
2020-05-12T02:02:56+00:00

I have connected 2 monitors to my microsoft surface dock and my 3rd monitor using usb-c to hdmi, but i cant run 3 at the same time. why is this so? How to fix this? 

As soon as I unplug one of the monitors the other 2 work, in any combination.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-11T03:34:43+00:00

    Hey WendyMiller23!  I connect 3 external monitors and continue to use the Surface Pro display almost every day!

    I have a plug type dock that supports all 3 external monitors + the Surface display.

    How I accomplish this is through 2 mini display to HDMI cords from my plug type dock and a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.  All connect and work as extended desktops, no duplicates. 

    It's worked for my Surface Pro 4 i5 & my current model, Pro 5 i5, so I can't see why it wouldn't work for the Pro 7!

    (Pictured below:  All 4 screens working as extend.  The other monitors only looks unnaturally large because of the high res of the Surface, with lower res monitors while showing the same window in ALL at the same time.  This does not have this effect when a window is only displaying on one monitor at a time.)

    I hope this helps

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-11T10:27:00+00:00

    Thats very cool.. thank you very much. I have the docking station, but need the wireless display.. only $50 so will buy one.

    Thanks again.

    Will

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-18T02:13:09+00:00

    I have 5 Monitors with Surface 5, Dock2 - 2 USB HDMI - 2 USB's Video Cards on Dock on standard USB, one on Mini HDM - Display Port it is possible.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-30T14:15:50+00:00

    I use this one

    https://www.microsoftestore.com.hk/partner/product/MS-4K-Wireless-Display-Adapter?locale=en\_HK

    but the Wireless display monitor is 30 Hz refresh rate only. (The color is not the same)

    How about your monitor? What is the refresh rate? do you use this one?

    https://www.microsoftestore.com.hk/partner/product/wireless-display-adapter-new?locale=en\_HK

    I use the Surface Pro 7, three extra monitors use 1920 x 1080.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-01-04T16:30:03+00:00

    Very helpful. Can you confirm you are extending to all 4 displays and not mirroring on any of them using the wireless HDMI adapter? I can get 3 external monitors but not the Surface (pro 6) which I didn't think was an issue until I realized none of my monitors have sound. I would prefer my setup to look exactly like yours with the surface in the middle as long as each of the 4 screens works independently and doesn't just replicate another display.

    Thanks!

    All 4 are independent. I’ll try to post some pics of the cabling when i get a moment. 

    Michael, did you get a chance to post a picture of the cabling?

    I have connected 2 monitors to the Surface dock and a third into the Surface itself, but it doesnt allow me to use the surface as a screen. 

    How were you able to extend display onto all 4 screens?

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