If you have problems connecting your Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector, try these solutions to identify the issue. Features:Having this many ports accessible, especially for someone with many devices or drives, is incredibly helpful. Not needing to pull out a separate adapter or reader to grab data from a storage drive or SD card is wildly beneficial. Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve the issue. On your Surface, select Start > Power > Restart . If there's an update available, it might say Update and restart . Turn the TV or other display off and on, then try connecting them again. Use the cable that came with your monitor or verify that the cable supports video. Always do this with Surface devices with USB-C ports.

Follow the monitor manufacturer’s instructions to set both monitors to use DisplayPort 1.2 as an input source. For example, this might be called Multi-Stream Transport (MST), which allows the first monitor to pass the signal along to the second monitor.

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If your monitor doesn’t support DisplayPort, we recommend using HDMI. Otherwise, use DVI or VGA. The adapters listed in the table have been tested for compatibility and can help solve video issues. For other options, see Officially licensed third-party accessories. It works by allowing a user to connect their laptop to other hardware typical of a desktop PC, including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, and external drives. While this, naturally, reduces the portability of your laptop, it does offer the significant advantages provides by a desktop computer, including more comfort and increased visibility provided with a larger screen.

When you use two external displays, you may be able to achieve a higher refresh or display resolution on one display by lowering the refresh or display resolution used on the other. Solution 8: Try the adapter on a different external display If you're using a video extension cable or video adapter or converter, remove it from your set up to see if it’s causing the problem. For the USB-C to HDMI adapter, we recommend using the HDMI adapter with a HDMI 2.0 cable or higher. HDMI connections can also transmit audio signals. We also recommend you use Microsoft’s USB-C adapters on the devices equipped with the USB-C port. For more info, see Surface sound, volume, and audio accessories. If your monitor doesn’t support DisplayPort or USB-C, we recommend using HDMI. Otherwise, use DVI or VGA. The adapters listed in the table have been tested for compatibility and can help solve video issues. For other options, see Officially licensed third-party accessories.Most external displays have an on-screen menu that adjusts the port version used by the display. Adjusting this setting may produce better results. Follow the monitor manufacturer’s instructions to set both external displays to use DisplayPort 1.2 as an input source. For example, this might be called Multi-Stream Transport (MST), which allows the first display to pass the signal along to the second external display. Using a Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable, connect the Mini DisplayPort on your Surface to the DisplayPort input on the first monitor. If only one of your monitors has an output port, connect your Surface to that monitor first.

Press the Windows logo key + P on your keyboard, or select the action center on the taskbar, and select Project. Use this port to connect to your external monitor. Depending on your monitor's video output ports, you may need a display adapter (sold separately). Extend these displays. Your screen is spread over two screens, and you can drag items between the two screens. Transfer large files to an external drive, connect a USB printer or headset, charge accessories, and more. Unplug the Surface from its power supply and remove any attached accessories from your Surface. If you're using a Type Cover, open it so it lies flat.

Bluetooth can occasionally interfere with Miracast. Select action center in the taskbar and make sure Bluetooth is off. Related topics When you use two external displays, you may be able to achieve a higher refresh or screen resolution on one display by lowering the refresh or screen resolution used on the other.