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Change Display Arrangement via Batch/Command Line on Windows 7

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I want to change the Display Arrangement of my computer via Command line. I have 2 monitors set up, extending, and I want to change the monitors setup from Dual Display to Single Display and back via command line. I've had a look through QRes and nircmd. While QRes lacks multimonitor support entire…

Error Output

@echo off
REM setting to single screen
echo *** Disabling Screen 2 *** 
cd C:\Program Files (x86)\12noon Display Changer\
dc64cmd.exe -monitor="\\.\D…

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Fix for: Change Display Arrangement via Batch/Command Line on Windows 7

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Big thanks to Bill Rodman's comment in this thread. I combine this utility with the Windows7 DisplaySwitch.exe command: "C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe /internal" to switch exclusevely to the main monitor. – Bill Rodman Jan 29 '10 at 12:17 Te…

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