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Windows 10 : How to switch from VGA to HDMI on the same PC

On a windows 10 computer, sometimes you have an HDMI port and a VGA port. Normally, you only have 1 monitor. When you try to plug both ports together, windows guesses you have 2 monitors so when you scroll to the right, the mouse disappears.

Now if you remove the VGA cable you will see a black screen. The secret is the Windows+P key. When you press this button, the system automatically switches to HDMI port. Please note that this step would take around 10 seconds to kick-in.

At first I thought it did not work. But patience is truly a virtue.

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Pocket Calculator Turns On by Itself and Keyboard is Shorted

I had a case today where the several pocket calculators turned on by itself and some of them even types a digit by itself.

another strange thing is the keyboard of the computer seems to keep the solid green light while the USB mouse seems to be unaffected by this strange scenario.

i transferred the cpu to another location and tested and it turned out fine. no hangs no keyboard anomaly or any of that.

then finally, somebody suggested that the monitor is the culprit. i changed the monitor and all is well.

the monitor is now relocated to the archives and this is quite an x-files episode i can tell you that.  life in the computer world just got it’s own taste of the paranormal. if somebody can explain it to me in layman’s terms i would really appreciate it. hahaha.

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