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Laptop won't maintain external monitor as sole display

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Pavilion dv6t-7000 CTO

Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit, SP1

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I have an external monitor connected to my laptop by VGA.  Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >  Devices and Printers and Display Settings for the monitor allows me to select "Show desktop only on 2", which is the external display.  Apply > OK creates a display on the external monitor only, which is my preferred setup.



Unfortunately, this setting won't persist.  If the laptop sleeps or I power off, I have to repeat the process and select the external monitor again.

 

Prior to the "refresh", I did not have to select the external display every event of a power cycle.  Prior to this laptop, I had a Lenovo that allowed me to select an external monitor as desktop.  I find it hard to conceive that a driver that allows you to project a display on one of multiple monitors would be written to apply to the current session only.  Any information on how to make this setting persist would be appreciated.

 

Thanks, CKG


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