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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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.

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Anonymous

2014-03-06T11:32:23+00:00

How to change Identies!!!!????

There is no way to change it. My monitor is 2nd screen. My LCD TV Sony 1st.

I had it from Win7 till Windows 8.1.

Nothing working (change cable pozitions in Graphics card, change type of cables,...)

Do something with it, Microsoft.

Thank you
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Anonymous

2014-01-28T14:50:16+00:00

Someone posted that the Microsoft people here never have an answer. That is wrong NEVER should be capitalized.
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Anonymous

2014-01-28T14:49:32+00:00

So an easy way to test this is to get a picture that is as wide as your monitors. In my case I have 3 monitors. If I put a picture on the background, the picture will not be in order unless you can change the identity numbers of the screens. NOTE: I can NOT change the position of the monitors.
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Anonymous

2014-01-05T01:10:46+00:00

I caant believe that Microsoft have this such a big issue in Windows 7 and Windows 8. shame on you,microsoft. So many years and such a issue. shame on you.
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