🖥️ Fix Multi-Monitor and External Display Setup

Last updated: October 30, 2025

Resolve second monitor not detected, incorrect display arrangement, resolution mismatches, and multi-monitor configuration problems

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What this helps with

What to expect: Medium difficulty • usually about 15-25 minutes.

This is one of 41 Hardware Troubleshooting fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix for this is in the WindowsHelper app.

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