Is there an easy way to switch display types?

[Tripredacus]

I'm not sure how to look up this question. I've had experience trying to get display settings to update properly in Windows and it not working without a reboot. Rather than digging into API calls and such, I was wondering if there was a program out there already that may solve my problem.

I have some programs that will NOT run if I am using multiple displays. My solution to this is to right-click on the Desktop, and go to Screen Resolution. I can choose either "extend these displays" or "show desktop only on 1". Is there a way for me to easily switch between the two settings?

I am using 7PRO32 with an nVidia N220 GT.

[cluberti]

If you want things to work without manual registry edits (which is a PITA, by the way), you are really going to have to call Win32 APIs to make it happen (which is what device drivers do). What specifically are you trying to do?

[Tripredacus]

Basically shut my secondary monitor off. Turning the power off doesn't count because Windows still will report that port on the video card to be active.

[venu007]

I can choose either "extend these displays" or "show desktop only on 1". Is there a way for me to easily switch between the two settings?

My suggestion is to use WIN+P to easily switch between the display settings , It works with me ,i am using Nvidia FX5500

[jaclaz]

Maybe something like Setres (multimonitor version):

http://www.iansharpe.com/downloads.php

and nircmd:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

May give you control of those.

Check the setdisplay and setprimarydisplay commands of nircmd, cannot say if it does what you need.

Or displayfusion:

http://www.displayfusion.com/

but unfortunately it seems like NOT being in the Free version:

http://www.displayfusion.com/Compare/

Multimon also has a Free version:

http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm

but again I don't think it has the feature you need/would like to have.

There are also the Commercial Ultramon and Actual Multiple Monitors, but maybe, if you are eligible, this might be "just right" :

Displaychanger

http://www.12noon.com/displaychanger.htm

This may be a good resource for a DIY job:

http://www.naughter.com/qres.html

jaclaz