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Rearranging and Changing Your Primary Monitor in Windows 11
Last modified 10/3/2023
Rearrange Monitors
When you have multiple monitors sometimes you may want to adjust where Windows thinks the monitor is, to where it physically is to the other monitor.
Right click the desktop and select Display settings. Here you can move the monitor boxes to wherever you want the to be. Be sure to click Apply at the end.
*Note: If you are unsure which monitor is which, you can click the Identify button and a number will display on each monitor
Change Main Monitor
Your main monitor is the one that has all of your desktop icons on it, and a lot of times apps will open in that monitor.
To change this, navigate to the Display settings and click the monitor box you wish to make your main monitor. Then click the checkbox next to Make this my main display
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