#How to use vga cable 2 displays install#
#How to use vga cable 2 displays manual#

Both of these applications are available by right-clicking on empty space within the Windows desktop and selecting the appropriate choice from the context menu that appears. These would be the вЂDisplay SettingsвЂ™ application on Windows 10 and вЂScreen ResolutionвЂ™ application on Windows 8.1 and 7. It is recommended to use the facilities built-in to Windows to manage the connected displays. As a result, they will not recognize USB-attached displays connected to a DisplayLink-based docking station or graphics adapter. The graphical software utilities provided by Intel, NVIDIA and AMD/ATI are designed to only recognize and work with graphics adapters made by their respective manufacturers. If, after having completed this process, your Plugable DisplayLink device is still not working as expected, please reach out to us directly via with the output of our PlugDebug diagnostic utility and we will be happy to help If the product is still not working as expected, please restart the host system one more time.

If you disconnected the power adapter from your product in step one, please reconnect it so the device powers on, then reconnect the product to the host system.

#How to use vga cable 2 displays install#

Download and install the latest version (that we recommend) of the DisplayLink software driver.

Once the cleaning utility has completed running, restart the host system (even if not prompted to).

We have a short video that demonstrates this process.

Download and run the DisplayLink Installation Cleaner utility.

Don't worry if these entries are not present or if the process does not work for any reason, just move onto the next step

Uninstall any and all software with 'DisplayLink' in the title that is present from within the Control Panel Programs and Features (Apps and Features in Windows 10).

Please keep everything disconnected until prompted

If the product you are using has an external power adapter (for example a USB docking station), please also disconnect the power adapter from the product so that the unit resets.

Disconnect the Plugable USB docking station or video adapter from the host system.

#How to use vga cable 2 displays manual#

When a Plugable DisplayLink device is not working as expected with a Windows system, the best practice is to disconnect the device from the host system (and remove it's external power source, if it has one) and perform a 'clean' manual installation of the latest version we recommend of the required DisplayLink software driver to help ensure both are in a good state.