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Broken laptop screen - boot straight to external monitor in Vista

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Mar 15, 202691989 views
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The monitor wouldn't normally be detected until after I log-in, but I can't because my main screen is broken. How can I make it go straight to the external monitor, or go straight into windows without login?

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Fix for: Broken laptop screen - boot straight to external monitor in Vista

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To make sure your laptop goes to the external monitor, most laptops will have a function-fx key combo to toggle through the 3 presentation video modes (laptop only, external only, laptop and external). Most laptops I have seen use a Fn-F4 or somethi…

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