In the Screen Resolution window, 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.
How to Swap Display Identity (Identities)
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Windows 7 - Display 'A' Philips primary display - Display 'B' IBM secondary display. A shows as Identity 2 and B shows as Identity 1. I want to reverse these. Reason is that the cursor currently travels from display B to A and I need it to go the other way - due to physical location of displays
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2015-12-12T03:45:28+00:00 Wrong. The matter matters immensely when the second display is switched on and is connected by HMDI. For auto switching, and window control, display 1 being primary display, and turning on the second display, your working windows open on the secondary display, because the computer switches it to #1 when turned on.
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2015-12-23T20:21:22+00:00 once again, you are not
getting the point of the issue
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2015-12-23T20:51:38+00:00 I disagree. In following threads about this issue in intel groups and in invidia groups, everyone is pointing at microsoft. I've also tried third party software to fix the issue. which is ineffectual. the HDMI display grab identity 1, affects audio playback switching, and where some windows open, because as has been mentioned, some programs insist that display 2 is the second display. Also, with the secondary display off, with the display adapter still set to extended, even though the resolution is correct, the cursor is still extended and can be driven off the screen.
Get with it Microsoft