When a second monitor is plugged into a laptop, its screen turns black for a brief moment. Why does this happen?
See example: https://twitter.com/andrewculver/status/1334577349615095810?s=28
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Do you know how the same thing happens when you change the resolution of your monitor? (right click on desktop, click display settings) The same thing is happening when you add a monitor.
The video card shuts off it’s output while it changes how it’s drawing it’s images. And it comes back up when the video card is ready again.
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