How to Swap Display Identity (Identities)

In the Screen Resolutionwindow, under Change the appearance of your displays , click and drag one of the monitors to its correct location vs. the other one.   The Identity numbers don't matter.

Yes the Identities DO matter! I have several apps that are rendered useless because Microsoft won't fix these issues!

Hi

This is correct but it is still a bug with the newer versions of windows. Older versions (on the same hardware) used to allow the assignment to be swapped (Linux still allows this).

It is great that you found a work around for your problem but it would be nice if the bug could be addressed as well (for example of one display only has VGA and the other only HDMI it would be daft to use adapters to connect them to the wrong ports).

I'm having the same problem.

I am trying to use x-plane 10 and that has an option to output some things to the 2nd monitor. Thats the option, no other settings.

so when WINDOWS sets up your primary monitor as monitor 2 and I only have 1 monitor connected it all goes fine but I have that option off in X-Plane10

BUT when I connect my 2nd monitor which is via HDMI that new monitor is identified as monitor 1 and my primary is now monitor 2

So when I go back into x-Plane10 and turn that 2nd monitor option on it puts both displays into the primary monitor as its primary which the program is running on but its also monitor 2 which is also what the program is outputting the 2nd monitor data too.

I need to change the identity of my primary monitor to monitor 1 so I can use the 2nd monitor as an actual 2nd monitor so its needs the identity set to 2 NOT 1 like Windows 7 forces onto it.

And since when have anyone in Microsoft actually helped? I've gone through heaps of pages here over the many years of working in the computer industry and 90% of the time they don't have a clue. You usually get the correct answer from a user NOT an admin or moderator as they dont have a clue. They are just there to look good or they look in the manual and copy the answer they think is correct but it usually has absolutely nothing to do with the question asked.

Just about everyone here NEEDS an option to change the IDENTITY of the monitor from 2 to 1 but I bet it wont come from MS, it'll come from someone that actually knows what they are talking about.

We know how to change it from Primary to secondary but even I cant find how to change the identity from 2 to 1.

I did try UltraMon and it only changed it in UntraMon it still didn't change the identity in windows or any apps so all it does is make you think its changed but its not.

Now I've given you the name of an app to try it on.

Primary monitor - DVI - Identity Monitor 2

Secondary monitor - HDMI - identity Monitor 1

HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE IDENTITY FROM 2 TO 1?

I am having the same issue, but my need is much simpler. I just want to be able to watch movies on my TV and still use my laptop, but because Windows 7 assigns identities, my desktop is on my TV which totally defeats the purpose. If someone has a resolution, I would appreciate it. We are hooked up through HDMI from the laptop to the TV.