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How to change the Main Display in Windows 7 - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This guide will show how to change the main display monitor in Windows 7. This will move the taskbar, new windows and the time and date to the monitor you select.</p><p><strong>NOTE: </strong>Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft or Micro Center as the operating system has reached its end of life, this guide is available for those still looking for assistance with Windows 7. Further troubleshooting outside of this guide for Windows 7 is not available from Micro Center.</p><p><br></p><p>1. Click on the <strong>Start</strong> Button.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5184_HOW5006041B-001.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5184_HOW5006041B-001.gif" alt="Windows 7 Desktop, Start Button, Search Box" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>2. Type in the words <strong>Screen Resolution</strong> in the <em>Search Programs and Files</em> Box.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5185_HOW5006041B-002.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5185_HOW5006041B-002.gif" alt="Windows 7 Search, Screen Results" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>3. Click on <strong>Adjust Screen Resolution</strong> towards the top of the search results.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5186_HOW5006041B-003.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5186_HOW5006041B-003.gif" alt="Search Results, Adjust Screen Resolution" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>4. Towards the top of the new Window that opened will be a list of monitors that are currently connected and recognized by the computer.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5187_HOW5006041B-004.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5187_HOW5006041B-004.gif" alt="Windows 7 Display Properties" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>5. Select the monitor to be dedicated as the main display by <strong>left clicking</strong> on the icon for the monitor and checking the box next to <strong>Make this my main display</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5188_HOW5006041B-005.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5188_HOW5006041B-005.gif" alt="Windows 7 Display Properties" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>6. Click <strong>Apply</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5189_HOW5006041B-006.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5189_HOW5006041B-006.gif" alt="Windows 7 Display Properties" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>7. This will set the selected monitor as the main display. This can be checked by looking to see which monitor has the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5190_HOW5006041B-007.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://www.microcenter.com/Content/Content%20Graphic/Images/5190_HOW5006041B-007.gif" alt="Windows 7 Desktop Before and After" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>In our example. the monitor on the right has the taskbar. Before, the Monitor on the left has the taskbar. The monitor on the right is the main display now.</p> </article> </main>
