Dual Monitor blacks out the second monitor in locked mode

Anonymous
2010-06-25T15:36:04+00:00

Hi There,

We work in support environment and use dual monitors setup. WIN7 heard to have very good support for such setup and easy to use functionalities. However at some point something which was great has gone troubled.

We can use both the monitors while working on it however just the time its locked it blacks out the second monitor background and screensavers set if any. I tried looking for any config changes but in vain. Looking out for answer to this here.

Thanking you in advance.

Kunal Pathak

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility

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Anonymous
2010-10-02T20:28:13+00:00

There is no built in way to change this functionality. **When locked, one screen will be black.**There may be some 3rd party software that may do this however it would not be supported by  Microsoft.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-21T04:21:58+00:00

    The answer is simple when you are not allowed to use third party unapproved software. As an alternative to the solution, you may just enable a simple static screensaver, set it to lock on resume. When it enables,  the screensaver will be your locked background now. Force people you use CTRL-ALT-DEL to login.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-20T20:29:30+00:00

    That's because you incorrectly believe everyone sees the world the same way you do. Customization is important. I constantly get bit by poor programmers that do not support larger fonts because they believe what they see is what everyone sees. No one has to justify to you why they want something; especially something that existed and was taken away.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-01-14T01:33:31+00:00

    Why does "nerd fight" come to mind on page 2. Either way I would like to see this function too.

    Spare the b s ... It is eye candy .. and I want it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-12-06T21:31:12+00:00

    Microsoft - If anything give me this functionality back so I don't have to have the conversation I just had with one of my end-users.  The same laptop has had two failed LCDs and now she doesn't get that the other screen is black because the domain trust has been broken and her standalone LCD is set to the primary.  I really don't care about the feature but I understand how it's particularly useful for some companies that think outside of the box.  Computers are sometimes used as eye-candy and this subtle exclusion is driving many people crazy.  Please fix...

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