Question How do i reset my displays settings? (extended, mirror, disconnected)

[goahead97]

It seems I managed to disconnect all my displays through the Windows display settings because I only see image at boot time and only on one of them. Whenever the computer loads Win11, all the displays receive no signal. How do I manage to get signal back? Now, I know Win11 is up and running but I cannot change any setting because I see nothing on none of the displays.

If I boot in safe mode, then only one of the displays gets signal. If I open the displays settings in safe mode, it is as if only one of the displays was physically connected because it shows no further display available for configuration.

But if I boot in normal mode, none of them is connected. How do I fix this?

Thanks

 

[popatim]

have you tried deleting the GPU from device manager (safe mode) and then rebooting?
which would then have it redetected.

My 'guess'is it has defaulted to the iGPU

 

[goahead97]

I just tried deleting the display adapter and also the monitor in device manager at the same time but this did not fix it.

 

[Math Geek]

Disconnect all but the main screen. Reset drivers again. Once it's working, then put a second monitor in. Then finally the last one. Often this helps windows "learn" what is hooked up again.

 

[Ralston18]

And I will add the suggestion to check the Display settings via the desktop.

Via Safe Mode if possible....

Right click an empty place on the desktop and select "Show more options".

Then select the applicable Control Panel.

Doublecheck as applicable.

 

[goahead97]

Disconnect all but the main screen. Reset drivers again. Once it's working, then put a second monitor in. Then finally the last one. Often this helps windows "learn" what is hooked up again.

Thanks a lot to all posters' suggestions. However, yours did the trick. Whoever thought getting the hang of windows is for dumb people.....

 

[Math Geek]

Just 30 years of working with the perpetually broken OS. You start to learn some tricks.

Glad it worked.