I have 2 monitors connected to a nVidia FX 580 card running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. One monitor is connected via DVI and the other via DP (Display Port).
If I turn off the DP monitor, I hear the windows sound indicating hardware was "removed". When I turn the monitor back on, I hear the new hardware sound, windows re-detects the monitor as if I just installed it, and my entire desktop icon layout and any windows
I had open are then all rearranged and takes a significant amount of time re-organizing to get back to where I was.
I leave my PC on 24hrs a day for several reasons - and for years have always just turned my monitors off when not in use.
I need to be able to turn off my monitors without windows deciding that I have "removed" a monitor.
I work for a medical imaging software company where we provide complete hardware and software solutions for use in Radiology departments in hospitals. These systems typically have 3 or 4 monitors connected, all via DP these days. Because of the possibility
of the users desktop getting messed up if they happen to turn off a monitor, we are unable to install systems with Windows 7.
While many may see this as nothing more then a inconvenience, this is a show-stopper as far as we are concerned. As of yet I have not found a workable solution to this issue.
So here's the question: How do we disable this new behavior in Windows 7 and allow it to understand that the monitor hasn't gone away and that the desktop should not be rearranged simply because the monitor was turned off?
Thank you.
Windows 7 Dual Monitors - Turning off a monitor causes desktop to rearrange resulting in significant amounts of lost productivity.
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Last updated April 11, 2024 Views 48,511 Applies to: