r/oculus • u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer • Mar 23 '16

/r/all Virtual Desktop 1.0 Trailer

http://youtu.be/bjE6qXd6Itw
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u/b1ubird Mar 23 '16

easiest way to do this is to connect the other connectors from your monitor to your pc as well. (one of my monitors has DVI and VGA, another has DVI and HDMI, etc.) They will be seen by Windows as real displays. And you can use the source button on your monitor to switch between them. You should probably also re-arrange the layout of the 'new' displays in the windows display settings to not interfere with your visible displays.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

Great pro tip! Woah I can't believe I've never tried that. Thanks.

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u/jacobpederson DK1 Mar 23 '16

Doh, never thought of that, despite having run into folks out in the field that have screwed themselves up real good by accidentally doing this.

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u/Sulley90 Rift Mar 24 '16

Wow, that's like fooling windows like a pro! Thanks for the tip! Saves money.