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Clone Display or any Application

Now you can clone any selected application with Window Cloner. The Application allows you to clone any of the selected running application. The Cloned Application is displayed in another window which can be resized, moved, minimized, etc. In case you have dual monitors connected to your windows computer, you can move the clone window to second monitor by just dragging the window to second or secondary monitor, just like any other window.

Clone Display or any selected application

Create a Clone View of any Application

This Window Cloner is built into the Dual Monitor Software & can be launched from the Monitor Control tab of the application. The Cloner allows to select refresh interval in milliseconds and allows to clone multiple application. The Cloned Window will also display the updated title as and when it changes on the selected application.

The Cloning applicaton will work fine on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and on Windows 8 as well. Yes Microsoft has not released Windows 8 but from a programmer says it will work fine on Windows 8 or any other name that Microsoft provides upcoming operating system. You will be able to clone any selected window and as the new window will just be a clone, it will not accept any keyboard or mouse input & can be really useful when you want to display output of any browser or application on second monitor or any other monitor in a multiple monitor windows computer setup.

Dual Monitor Frequently Asked Questions

Using Dual Monitors with Windows Computer provides extensibility and can be really helpful. This post talks about Frequently Asked Questions related to dual or multiple monitor setup in Windows. In case you do not find answer to your question, please do use the search facility and there are good chances that you will find answer to your question in this dual monitor blog.

  • How to run Dual Monitors in single resolution ? : Navigate to Display Settings of Windows Control panel and find out what’s the appropriate resolution available and set it on both the monitors.
  • How to save a dual monitor background ? : Find out the wallpaper currently set using the Display Settings and save it wherever you want.
  • How to select different background on 2nd monitor ? : You can easily set different background such as MurGeeMon to set different background or do image manipulation using an image editor.
  • How to move desktop icons to secondary monitor ? : Just drag the select icons onto secondary monitor from desktop of primary monitor.
  • How to force program to open in 2nd screen ? : In case the selected program has the feature to remember it’s position, all you need to do is close it while the main window of application is on second screen, else you would need a 3rd party software such as MurGeeMon to force the program to open on second monitor.
  • How to extend desktop via command line ? : Windows by default does not provide a command line option to extend the monitor with command line, however you can use MurGeeMon to create a desktop shortcut to extend the desktop and copy the shortcut’s command line and use it anywhere you want.
  • How to disable double screen ? : Open up display or screen settings and disable the second screen from there.
  • How to connect projector to  desktop ? : Think of project as another monitor and configure display settings as you would for second monitor.
  • How to change screen orientation for dual monitors ? : Just treat every monitor as separate monitor and use display settings to change orientation or use MurGeeMon to change screen orientation of any of the monitors using desktop shortcut.
  • How much does it cost to connect dual monitors to a desktop ? : You would need an extra monitor, and probably a dual monitor graphics card (internal or external) and cost can vary according to your selection of monitor size, quality, company and the same will apply to the cost of dual monitor graphics card, however the cost of a graphics card can be much lower than the cost of an extra monitor.
  • How to change screen and mouse rotation ? : On a Dual Monitor Windows Computer connected in Extended Mode, the Mouse Rotation will depend on the position of two monitors in the virtual space. You can change the Monitor(s) layout using display settings from the control panel.
  • How to clone monitor on windows 7 ? : Open up Screen Resolution control panel option in Windows 7 and display settings using control and select Duplicate desktop on 1 & 2.
  • How to connect extra monitor to desktop ? Lookup whether your Desktop has an extra VGA, DVI or any other relative port available for connecting the second monitor. In case you do have a dual head graphic card in your desktop, all you would need to do is plugin the appropriate cables and use the display settings to configure the extra monitor. This blog has comprehensive information about dual monitor hardware stuff, do have a look at it , understand all the technical stuff and only then connect the extra monitor to desktop.
  • How to setup slide show on secondary monitor ? : Just drag the slideshow software to second monitor using title bar or use SlideShow Software inbuilt in MurGeeMon.
  • How does Keyboard works in a Dual Monitor Extended Setup ? : In case you are using an internal or external graphics card, you keyboard will provide input to applications in focus, irrespective of whether the application is on first or second monitor.

Connect TV to Desktop

Connect TV to your Desktop Computer with a Dual Monitor Graphics internal Card. Watch Movies, Photographs, SlideShow on the connected TV or Projector easily. In case you do have a Dual Monitor Graphics Card connected to your desktop’s PCI or PCI Express slot, all you need to do is connected your TV or other audio visual device using appropriate cable to your graphics card’s output port, navigate to display settings of control panel and extend or duplicate the display as required.

Given below figure displays control panel settings of a Windows 7 computer. The desktop computer displayed below has a dual monitor graphics card connected. In total there are 3 display devices connected to the graphics card’s output ports. One Monitor is connected using VGA Port, Other Monitor is connected using DVI port and the TV is connected using the Televison Port to the graphics card. Although there are 3 display devices connected to the graphics card, however only 2 of them can be active at a given time.

In case you also have a TV Tuner card connected to your desktop computer, you can further manage the televison display to be displayed onto any monitor easily or you can just move the TV Tuner Card’s Video Window to First, Second or onto your connected Televison set. Internal TV Tuner cards come with either PCI or PCI Express slots. In case you are planning to use dual monitor graphics card and TV tuner card both to your computer, you must take care into consideration about the heat dissipation of the dual monitor graphics card and slot type into which both the cards will be connected. Many desktop computers have only one PCI Express slot and multiple PCI slots.

When connecting TV to your desktop computer, you will be able to manage the graphics displayed onto your television set using your mouse and keyboard. Managing multiple display devices on a windows computer requires the understanding of clone mode and extend mode. Windows 7′s control panel (Screen Resolution Window) provides understandable terms. In the above screen shot, the Multiple displays drop down provides option to Duplicate desktop on 1 and 2, Duplicate desktop on 1 and 3 and Extend desktop to this display.

Jump List Manager Software for Windows 7

Jump List is one of the really useful features of Windows 7. The Jump List allows you to launch desired shortcut from Jump List. In contrast the system tray icon can be really clumsy and crowded.

The Jump List can be launched by right clicking on the task bar icon of any given software. It depends on the software provider whether to display Jump List for the software or not. MurGeeMon does displays a really useful Jump List on Windows 7. As Jump Lists are software specific and many old softwares may not display jump list so that you can maximize the benefits of Jump Lists introduced in Windows 7.

Manage Jump List on Windows 7

Main Screen of Jump List Manager Software

Now MurGeeMon provides an in built Jump List Manager Software for Windows 7. The Jump List Manager can be launched from the Screen Saver tab. Just download the MurGeeMon Software on your Windows 7 computer, launch the software and open up the Screen Saver tab.

On the Screen Saver tab of the Dual Monitor Software named MurGeeMon, you will find a button at the bottom of the screen to launch the Jump List Manager Software on Windows 7. In acse Microsoft decides to name the next version of Windows as Windows 7 as Windows 8 and decides to keep the Jump List feature, the software should work on Windows 8 as well.

Launch Jump List Manager, notice the new icon in the task bar, right click on the task bar icon to see the new Jump List and the with the Jump List Manager Software, you can add new options to the Jump List, delete existing  jump list items or move them up or down in the Jump List. You can even drag the Task Bar Icon of the Jump List Manager Software in the taskbar to a new location of your desire.

Taskbar on Second Monitor

Taskbar in Windows is a useful feature which serves lots of purposes. One of the main feature of the taskbar in windows is to allow us to launch programs or open documents with icons on the taskbar. The taskbar is so much useful that Microsoft decided to add Jumplist feature in Windows 7. Apart from allowing us to launch programs from taskbar, it also displays applications or programs which are running on the computer.

Partial Implementation of Windows Taskbar on Multi Monitor Windows Computer

Launch Programs from Explorer Bar

This post talks about an Explorer Bar which can be used just like taskbar of Windows to open documents or launch applications using shortcuts. The Taskbar serves lost of purposes such as display date / time, open task manager, cascade windows etc. The Explorer bar presented here can do lots of tasks just like default taskbar of Windows Explorer.

With this explorer bar you can launch programs from shortcuts, open existing document from any folder on your windows computer and you can even right click on it to use other features such as Windows Management like Cascade Windows, Tile Windows, Open Task Manager, Switch User, Lock Workstation, etc.

The bar will be launched onto last monitor of a multiple monitor windows computer. Let’s say you have a dual monitor windows computer and your second monitor is currently running in extended mode, then when you launch this bar it will be displayed at the bottom of the second monitor. It will take couple of seconds to load and displa itself, and it will display two panes. One pane will allow you to select any folder on your windows computer (from a tree like structure, just like windows explorer) and ther other pane will display the files and shortcuts found at the selected location. In order to open the document or launch the application, just double click on the respective icon.

Right click on the Tree Like Explorer will open the default right click menu and right right click on the second pane will display a custom menu which will allow you to open and control task manager, window and computer management features, etc. There will be upgrades to the application and possibly will provide all the features of Windows Taskbar soon.

Fullscreen slideshow on Second Monitor

Now you can easily run a slide show in full screen mode onto second monitor in a dual monitor windows computer. You can even run slide show on any of the monitors of a multi monitor windows computer. The Slide show can be run on any sort of display like projector or monitor etc. Even though the slide show will run on second monitor, you can have controls on the primary monitor to control the slide show.

Slideshow Software to run fullscreen slideshow onto second monitor

Slideshow Manager to control Slideshow on Second Monitor

The Figure displays the Slide show Software in the MurGeeMon Software. The Slide show software can be used to run slide show in full screen mode on second monitor or a projector connected to a windows computer. The Slide show software will allow you to control the running slide show using a slide show control manager which you can run on primary monitor or anywhere you want.

In the Slide show Manager Software, just select the pictures folder and the slide show software will load thumbnails and will display a quick preview of the selected image. The selected image or slide can be displayed in full screen mode on second monitor or any other monitor on a multiple monitor windows computer.

In order to view the slideshow window, just double click on the slide preview window at the top of the software. The thumbnails at the bottom will allow you to select the slide you wish to be displayed onto the second monitor. You can configure the images folder location and time interval at which slides should be changed automatically.

There are keyboard shortcut keys available to start or stop the slide show and even to navigate to next or previous slide of a slide show. There is also a video tutorial in the Screen Saver tab of the MurGeeMon Software. Slideshow software integrated with this dual monitor software will give you complete control over running and managing slide show and connected monitors to a windows pc.

Save Display Configuration in Multi Monitor Computer

Display Configuration of a Dual or Multi Monitor Computer is composed of Monitor(s) Position in virtual Desktop and configuration of which monitors are enabled and which monitors are disabled. Now with MurGeeMon you can save display configuration to a desktop shortcut and launch the desktop shortcut whenever you want to switch to that display configuration.

Save Display Configuration to a Desktop Shortcut
Save Monitor Settings and Restore them whenever you want

Saving Display Configuration can give you wasy and quick way to enabled or disable specific monitors in a multi monitor windows computer. Few example scenarios may be as given below:-

  • On a Dual Monitor Windows Computer you can enable or disable monitor easily with a desktop shortcut.
  • On a Triple Monitor Computer, you can enable or disable second or third monitor whenever you want by launching the desktop shortcut.
  • You can save the layout of your monitors in your virtual multi monitor windows desktop and can restore to that eaisly.

Download the Software and give it a try for free. Just switch to the required display settings using windows control panel and create a desktop shortcut. No onwards you can easily switch to the saved display configuration by just launching the desktop shortcut.

Second Monitor Background

Changing Background of the second monitor connected to a windows computer can be at the same times tough or easy. Windows allow to set a single wallpaper and this wallpaper will span all the monitors depending on the settings defined to control whether it should be tiled, center or stretched and Windows 7 adds another option which says Fit to Monitor.

On a Dual Monitor Windows Computer, the alignment of the monitors is also controllable using Windows Control Panel. When you do not want to use the second monitor, you may turn off second monitor or at many times you may want only one wallpaper to span across all the monitors. Now there is an automation software which allows to automatically manage wallpaper onto the second monitor.

Managing Second Monitor Wallpaper is provided by a 3rd party software named MurGeeMon. The Software displays a graphical user interface to change and manage wallpapers on dual monitors similar to Windows 7′s Monitor background control panel option. In similarity to the Change Monitor background option of Windows 7, the MurGeeMon software provides a similar interface with few extra options to manage wallpapers on dual monitors. The Software provides adds on following options as compared to default Monitor Background option :-

  • Single click to select the new monitor background by clicking on the background image’s thumbnails.
  • Provides selectable folder locations to select a wallpaper from and also provides option to choose solid colors as monitor background.
  • Option to specify whether dual monitors should have different wallpapers or a single wallpaper.
  • When configured to have seperate wallpapers for seperate monitors, allows to select orientation for each of the background image, the available options for background image orientation on selected monitor are Tile, Fit to Monitor and Centre.
  • Allows you to control what happens to the monitor background image when you disable the second monitor. This option can be controlled by enabling or disabling the Wallpaper Controller option check box.
  • Provides few image processing capabilities such as converting the selected monitor background image to Grey Scale or to Rotate it to Right or to Left.
  • Allows to set the selected monitor background image at Login Screen of Windows 7 and works on both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows 7.
  • Displays how many images were found at the selected folder location which can be set as background image for first or second monitor.

With this Dual Monitor Manager Software named MurGeeMon, changing your first or second monitor background can be really easy and with full control. Just select the background image and set it onto any monitor as you desire. In case you have a dual monitor background image, just select the option to have a single background image to span across both the monitors or if you want to have two different background images on each of the first and second monitors, just select the monitor and then select the background image. The Software will give you complete control over your Monitor’s background images and yes the extra image processing options can further enhance your background image handling for both the monitors (i.e. the First or Primary Monitor and the Second or Secondary Monitor).

Dual Monitor Manager

How about a dual monitor manager software that can help you manage your actions related to your single or dual monitors connected to a windows computer. Monitor background or Desktop background can be one of the first things related to monitors. There can be tons of functions related to monitor management as monitor or computer screen is the one of the main components which we use to interact with computers. The Dual Monitor Manager software presented here can be used for managing or controlling various aspects of single or dual monitors connected to a XP, Vista or Windows Desktop or laptop Computer.

  • Set a single wallpaper for dual monitors
  • Set two different wallpapers for dual monitors.
  • Configure Login Screen Image on a 32 bit or 64 bit Windows computer.
  • Change Wallpaper to gray-scale or rotate it clockwise or anticlockwise, while keeping a backup of the original image file.
  • When setting wallpaper image specify the orientation of the image file to either fit to monitor, tile or center the image onto the selected monitor.
  • One click change of wallpaper with images thumbnail preview.
  • Configure the state (whether it should be ON, Off , In Extended or Clone Mode) of second or secondary monitor whenever your windows computer starts.
  • Easily launch Display and Screen Saver Settings.
  • Lock Mouse to remain on any of the monitors.
  • Move Mouse Cursor across monitors using a hot key combination.
  • Change orientation of the display in clockwise or anti clockwise direction.
  • Change Single or Dual Monitor Resolution with a shortcut key combination.
  • Force an application to start on specified monitor at specific location.
  • Add Monitor Manager Shortcut to Right Click of Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 for changing resolution, to disable second monitor or any other available function.
  • Create shortcut on desktop to manage monitor’s properties (change resolution, orientation, launch screen saver, change theme, display switch user screen, etc) or attributes of windows / applications displayed onto the monitor.
  • Complete Screen Saver Management for dual monitors. Launch Screen Saver in a box and move the box to second monitor or any other monitor, change screen saver with a single click or configure dual screen savers for dual monitors.
  • Specify any available hot key to launch various features of the dual monitor manager software. Few extra options are available for Windows 7 users.
  • Browse other software applications which can be useful for day to day computer related activities.

The Monitor Manager Software will give you complete control over single, dual or even multi monitor windows computer. The Software provides various functionalities using common windows ways such as Desktop Shortcut, System Tray Menu, Easy to browse tabbed user interface of the software, adding extra options to right click of desktop and much more. Get the Dual Monitor Manager Software now and extract the maximum out of your single or dual monitor experience.

Connect Projector to Windows Desktop or Laptop

Connecting a Projector to a Windows Computer can be really easy. In Order to connect a projector to a laptop or Desktop Computer running Windows 7, Vista, XP, Windows 2000 or any other operating system, information about hardware and software can be really of help.

In order to connect a projector to a desktop or laptop, first of all have a close look at the ports available on your pc. Can you find a spare VGA or DVI port on your computer? In case yes, that’s brilliant and your computer can be connected easily to a projector. This extra VGA or DVI port will be used to transfer the screen data to the projector. In technical words, your computer supports dual monitors and you can connect any other display in clone mode, extended mode , pc only or in projector only mode. This blog is all about dual monitors and you can find lots of information about dual monitor windows computers here.

Once you have located the extra port for connecting the projector, you would need to connect the appropriate wires such as power supply to projector, a cable from your computer’s DVI or VGA port to projector and finally handle the control panel of the projector to project at the required screen controlling the brightness and other settings. Most of the times, you may not require any extra software or driver to connect the projector to your computer, however you can find the monitor control software to handle various settings of a computer connected to a projector or any other display device. The monitor control software will treat the computer’s screen as primary monitor and the projector screen as secondary monitor and will allow you to control both the displays really easily and quickly.

After connecting the projector to the computer, check all the cables and settings once again and once you are completely sure that all the cables are well connected, power up the computer and projector. Depending on the projector type, it may take some time to get the display, once you have the projector display on and running, checkout the control panel of your windows computer and select the proper settings as required, such as display screen data on projector only or display on both screens or display only on one of the screens.

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