While using windows 10 operating system, sometimes you might see unnecessary monitors attached to your system in "Display Settings".
Steps to reproduce: Right click on your Desktop wallpaper > Click on "Display Settings"
Here you can see many monitors as follows. Normally these monitors are not attached to the system rather these popped up automatically.
What can these ghost monitor cause ?
If these 'Ghost' monitors are automatically enabled then if you are using 'Extended/Second Screen only' display then at sometimes the primary screen might alter up to the 'Ghost' monitors and thus you might not be able to see the screen. This will create confusion in setting up the display.
What is the root cause?
- Intel(R) HD Graphics Driver is messed up.
- Hyper-V is enabled in your windows 10
There might be different root causes for this, which can be known after detailed investigation.
What can be done?
If such monitors are displayed you can follow the following steps:
- Click on "Start" > Type "Run"
- "Run" window will popup
- In the "Run" window, Type "devmgmt.msc" and press "Enter/OK"
- After that the "Device Manager" Screen pops up:
- Expand the "Display Adapters" and Right Click on the "Intel(R) HD Graphics xxxx" and then you can select the "Uninstall Device"
- After clicking "Uninstall device" you can see the following screen which will assist in uninstalling the device.
- After performing the above steps kindly "Reboot" your machine. After rebooting Windows 10 will automatically resintall the Intel(R) HD Graphics driver and thus the 'Ghost' Screen will be fixed.
NOTE: Please note that the above steps worked for me. Kindly perform the above steps only if you are a technical person. I am not responsible for any brick in your device.
