Will Microsoft Flight Simulator support multiple monitors?

Anonymous
2020-08-16T12:13:19+00:00

Will Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 support multiple monitors?

For example, one monitor for instruments, another for front view, one for left, and one for right?

This is opposed to one view being spread over two monitors.

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Anonymous
2020-08-19T15:40:46+00:00

You can span the display using Nvidia's Surround, which is part of the Nvidia control panel. 

There is something similar to this if you are using an AMD video card.

At present, FS2020 DOES NOT allow you to open new additional windows for separate instruments, views, etc., like it did in FSX.

Hopefully Microsoft will address this in the future, and make this benefit available, ... although I doubt it, because the software is designed to mainly run under an XBOX single window environment (using either a PC as in XBOX Beta for PC or on an XBOX console.)

I'm currently running FS2020 using three screens with a resolution of 5760 x 1200, and FS2020 runs fine across these three monitors which are in Nvidia's Surround (so it looks like one big, very wide screen monitor.) And this works great, EXCEPT it would be nice to be able to open up another window for just the instruments, like I could do under FSX. 

One of the trade-offs, of going with the much, much, much more advanced FS2020 software.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-05-31T15:43:47+00:00

    My initial hope was to be able to use multiple monitors to enhance the experience and 2020 doesn’t appear to allow that option. It appears that 2020 may be the only option!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-05-30T22:16:25+00:00

    No prob. You're new to the forum and there's a bit of a learning curve and lots of folks wander off-topic - including me!

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-05-30T22:08:04+00:00

    Sorry for the confusion on my part. This has been an ongoing discussion over the past few months that started with Windows 10 and FSX. Since I have had numerous replies I wasn’t aware it was inappropriate.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-30T20:34:28+00:00

    Well, I finally have my new system set up, running a Dell G5 5000 with an i7 10700 and an Nvidia GTX 1660Ti. and an Alienware 27 inch monitor. The system itself works great. That is where great ends. I have not be able to get it to work with FSX, even after using the Windows Compatibility function and a variety of other suggested solutions. I have attempted to run it in windowed format (tried entering a -w and -windows at the end of the target field in properties), have also tried Alt Enter once the program initially loads, but nothing seems to work. the program loads but once I try to go to Free Flight, I get a black screen that locks up the PC and requires a manual program stop through cntl alt del. I also tried a suggestion to turn off antialiasing with no success.

    So when that was unsuccessful I decided to buy Flight Simulator 2020. I then found out that my SideWinder Force Feedback 2 joystick is apparently not compatible with Windows 10! I sounds like it may have worked for some when their existing system was upgraded to Windows 10, but in a new system like mine that came with Windows 10 it sounds like there is no hope of it working. it is not much fun flying with the keyboard!!

    It has not been a good time trying to upgrade my flying experience. Any other thoughts on how to make FSX work on W10?

    BTW I don't know how this topic is related to the thread title and content. Might have better luck in a hardware related forum. That aside there are a number of articles regarding Win10 and FF2 compatibility and many have gotten it to work.

    You really should explore MSFS2020. It's so muc better scenery and the aircraft are amazing. Plus fun challenges and 'road trips'. It can be difficult to set up and there are many mostly small issues that can be annoying. Still worth it IMHO.

    Unless you are severely constrained budget-wise there are lots of great joysticks out there.

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