“Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor” programmatically

Question

I would like to be able to set \"Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor\" via code. A PowerShell script would be ideal. WMI seems the way forward but I have zero knowle

Answer 1

2 lines in autohotkey

2nd display on:

RunWait C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend

2nd display off:

RunWait C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
#Persistent 

Any1stKeyUWantToTurnOn::RunWait C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /extend
Any2stKeyUWantToTurnOff::RunWait C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal

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You can check and try out my tool on github / BNK3R-Boy / DisplaySwitch. I published it right now.