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Wait... year of the Tiger?
Oh no, the Iron Bowl doesn't look good this year...
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My 'working' setup is a 1080P laptop with two additional screens of lower resolution upstairs in my office/study. Being retired, occasionally I quite like to work in the sitting/drawing room where my awesome Hi-Fi setup resides, all 6,000 watts  of it, and RDP into the work machine using my 1080P 'entertainment' laptop. Unfortunately this means no additional screens, as there is no space for them on the rather elegant antique escritoire I use as a desk downstairs. At present, the contents of the extra screens are dumped onto the main screen.
What I want to do is have the other screens reside in two Win 10 multiple desktops, so I can switch between screens. Switching between application windows won't hack it as I invariably have multiple windows open on each screen, like a calculator and a spreadsheet - and anyway, I'm too damn' old to change the way I work. 
Does anybody know how this can be done, or even if this can be done. I have Bingled with no success other than suggestions to use mtsc /multimon, which, again, doesn't hack it.
...and while I am here, I wish all denizens of CP a happy, Covid free, and prosperous new year! ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif) ![Beer | [beer]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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I don't think multiple monitors on rdp can be shared over virtual desktops since it would require a new session for each desktop.
But if you enable multiple sessions on the server and create more than one rdp-file you could hack them to use different selected monitors.
Supported Remote Desktop RDP file settings | Microsoft Docs[^]
Then you wont need the virtusl desktop.
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Thanks for that - I shall play around with that over the weekend.
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I use Linux for most of my RDP sessions into work. My work Windows server box has multi screen and Remmina (the linux version of RDP) has a multi monitor check box for your session.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Thanks. I'm not enthused about running Linux, but searching for Remmina lead me to this page Running remmina on Windows - Remmina[^] , so I shall poke about with this as well. Should keep me out of trouble for the weekend!
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but linux is the bestest. trust me. hahaha.
Seriously though, Linux is so nice for home. It gives me a sense of control over my computers. and if you want a windows look alike from whatever era it does exist. I would recommend Linux Mint if you ever want to start playing with that.
for you Mac lovers. Garuda is pretty awesome.
REmmina on Winders. Who would have thunk it.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Rule No. 1 - never trust anyone who says "Trust me"! 
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who me?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Try Teamviewer. I think it is still free for personal use, and if the remote machine has multiple monitors, there is a handy button at the top to switch between them. You can also choose to display them separately if your host also has multiple monitors.
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Now that's a fascinating idea. I already have TeamViewer, so I shall see what I can do with it.
Thanks!
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Only for days in were Teamviewer decides you are using it for more things than personal use (it happens from time to time), check "Quick assist" it comes preinstalled in Windows 10.
It's like Teamviewer, from Microsoft and much worse, but for your use case I think it will work the same than Teamviewer.
Hope this helps.
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If you have teamviewer I can confirm that you can change monitors out of the box.
But you would need to go upstairs to accept the connection. 
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just curious: why do you need multiple remote desktops instead multiple desktop directly?
diligent hands rule....
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I don't, necessarily. I just want to be able to sit downstairs, and toggle between the three screens of my work machine upstairs while sitting at the single screen of my entertainment machine downstairs. The technology is immaterial - I just want it to work.
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thanks for sharing. I just have a server in my home(LAN) and have several computer connected to it.
diligent hands rule....
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When I was working, if I needed a server for a project (quite frequently, as I did LOB/DB stuff for SMBs) I always got the client to provide it - thus I no longer have a server!
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Chris C-B wrote: The technology is immaterial - I just want it to work
Something all of us should learn and take to heart.
Especially you poor schmucks doing web programming, and the average framework lifetime of 17.4 minutes.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Alt-Tab gives you a grid view of your windows (arrow navigation).
Alt-Windows-Tab takes you previous / next app window. etc.
Brings back pre-mouse days. Like what AI will do to our brains.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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alt+tab I use regularly, rarely alt+Windows key...
diligent hands rule....
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If you can set up the client computer to be an extended desktop where it considers all of your monitors to be one logical device. Then you could connect to your Remote Desktop with a single, triple wide monitor.
You just position your windows in the correct place.
When switching between RDP and physical connected monitors, your windows may end off screen.
Try this old school hack to reposition the active, offscreen window:
Alt+Spacebar
M
Up Arrow on cursor diamond
Move your mouse to reposition your window.
Or right click on the taskbar, Cascade to restack all windows.
Switching between office and home equally has made this a daily routine for me.
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I haven't tried this myself, but I recently learned of Barrier, a software KVM switch.
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That looks like a most helpful thing, as so far I haven't solved my problem. I shall give it a try, thanks.
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I use a powered docking station that allows me to dock my Dell XPS 13 to a pair of, LG 32QN600-B 32-Inch QHD monitors via USB-C. The single docking cable also charges my laptop. And I can use a wireless keyboard and mouse with a USB combo camera/mic.
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