How to properly use your second PC screen?

If you use two screens with your PC, there are a few small adjustments to make so that you can use it optimally.Futura reveals them to you.

Whether to work, to play, or simply to surf the net, having a second screen can be frankly useful.You can write a text while consulting research carried out on your web browser, play and discuss on Discord at the same time, or, more generally, do more things simultaneously while having a more global vision.If the configuration of a second screen is not complicated, some small operations will be able to improve your experience for sure.Futura reveals to you which ones.

Modify display settings

If you have two screens of the same model, Windows should normally automatically extend your office horizontally.In this case, there is normally not much to modify.On the other hand, if your two screens are not identical, there are then small modifications to make.These are accessible in the display settings.

To access it, right click on a free office area, then click on "Display settings" in the menu that appears.

Right click on your desktop, then choose "display settings".© Microsoft

By default, the two screens appear horizontally aligned, each being numbered.

By default, the two screens are aligned horizontally.© Microsoft

First of all, you can reverse their order with a simple drag and deposit.If your screens are not the same size or are not located at the same height, you can adjust them vertically.In this way, when the mouse comes out of a screen, it will reappear more or less in continuity on the other screen.To validate the changes, you must click on the "Apply" button.You may need a few attempts and adjustments before finding the ideal positioning.

You can change the order of your screens and adjust them vertically.© Microsoft

Your screens are configured by default on their recommended resolution.If they do not have the same or if they are different sizes, then elements will not appear in the same way on the two monitors.In this case, if you wish, it is possible to increase the resolution of the one who has the best of both (or reduce that of the screen which has the weakest of the two).

To do this, scroll the display settings page to the "scaling and arrangement" section.You can then reveal the drop -down menu for the selected screen resolution.To select a screen, just click on it at the top of the page.

At the bottom of the page, you have to choose "extend these displays" in the "multiple screens" option if it is not already done.

At the bottom of the page the settings, you have the possibility of changing the resolution of the screen, the orientation of the display and the display mode.© Microsoft

Customize the taskbar

By default, Windows 10 extends your taskbar to the two screens.It may be practical for some, but others will surely prefer to have everything on the same screen.To manage the display of the taskbar on several screens, right click on a free zone of the bar, then select "Settings of the taskbar".

At the bottom of the page the settings, you have the possibility of changing the resolution of the screen, the orientation of the display and the display mode.© Microsoft

Scroll the page until you locate the "Several displays" section.This is where you can decide at first if you want the taskbar to be present on all screens or not.

If you leave the option activated, then you can choose if the buttons will appear on all the tasks bars, on the main taskbar and where the window is open, or only on the taskbar where the window is open.

Modify the options of the taskbar at your convenience.© Microsoft

Keyboard shortcuts to know

When you have several screens, it is practical to be able to open several windows and stick them easily on the borders.If it is always possible to adjust the size of the windows and to resize them using the mouse, Windows 10 offers some interesting keyboard shortcuts to make you save seconds:

Limit moving the cursor to a screen during a game session on Steam

For some games on PC, it happens that the cursor of your mouse continues its movement on the second screen, stopping the actions in your game.If you want to continue to be able to look at your second screen while being sure you cannot access it during your session, then the free Cursor Lock software is what you need.

Let's see how to block the passage from one screen to another during a game session on Steam.

Install the software then launch it.You then arrive directly on the interface in the "Shortcut" tab.This will allow you to create a shortcut that you will use to launch the game of your choice while limiting the range of movements to a single screen.

Download, install and launch the software.© Snakebyte Studios

Start by checking the "Open Program" box, then click on the "..." button at the end of the line.The file explorer opens, look for the location of Steam.exe.

Note: For classic video games that you do not launch from a platform, search directly their executable in the file explorer, there will be nothing else to do.You can then directly create the shortcut.

Go get the executable of Steam or your video game not launched from a platform after cheating the "Open Program" box.© Snakebyte Studios

Cliquez ensuite sur « Lock Program », puis cliquez sur le bouton « ... » à la fin de la ligne pour afficher l'explorateur de fichiers. Allez chercher l'exécutable du jeu de votre choix. Il se trouve normalement dans le dossier « Steam > steamapps > common ». Cliquez dessus et validez votre choix avec « Ouvrir ».

Check the "Lock Program" box, then find the executable of the game of your choice.© Snakebyte Studios

You will then need the ID of the game in question.To find out, launch Steam and go to the game sheet. At the top of the screen, its URL appears, it contains the ID that you will find easily.

Go get the ID from your game on Steam.© Valve

Now check the "Open Program Args" box, then write "-Applaunch Iddev yourjeu" (872790 in our example).You just have to click on "Create Shortcut", a shortcut running the game while limiting your mouse to a screen immediately appears on your desktop.

Click on "Open Program Args", write "-Applaunch Iddev yourjeu", then click on the "Create Shortcut" button.© Snakebyte Studios

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