Windows 8.1 and Multiple Monitors

wam7 · 8 May 2014 at 15:46

As my Win 7 installation is playing up a bit, instead of doing a fresh install I thought I'd try Win 8.1 but wanted to check if there any issues you folks have come across running multiple monitors.

I have 4 in total, 60" plasma TV, 27”and 2x 24" monitors all 1900x1080.

snips86x · 8 May 2014 at 15:48

No issues running a 24" and a 22". I really like the fact you get the start bar on each screen, makes app switching really quick.

meandu229 · 8 May 2014 at 15:54

snips86x said:
No issues running a 24" and a 22". I really like the fact you get the start bar on each screen, makes app switching really quick.

This multi monitor is much much better and properly supported in win 8. No need for programs to clone start bars etc.

adolf hamster · 8 May 2014 at 16:39

agreed, the multi monitor desktops are one of the better features of w8.1

snips86x · 8 May 2014 at 16:41

meandu229 said:
This multi monitor is much much better and properly supported in win 8. No need for programs to clone start bars etc.

I've never used a programme to clone the start bar and in all honesty, didn't realise you could get on!

wam7 · 8 May 2014 at 16:54

Cheers folks, I will give it a run over the weekend. Let's see if the my encoding software and games transfer as well!

Confused · 8 May 2014 at 17:01

Running 3 monitors here, 8.1's native taskbars means I don't need anything like DisplayFusion or UltraMon to give me monitor-independent taskbars