Windows 10 Windows Being Displayed On Non Existent Display

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Hi Folks:

I've recently had a laptop, ASUS G750, repaired so a friend can use it. It's running Windows 10 and Windows was updated yesterday.

I was using a second display in the display port while setting the system up.

When I showed it to my friend, at her place without the second display, Windows Explore wouldn't come up. When I tried to get the Display Settings window that was also AWOL.

It was apparent that the two windows were displaying on a non-existent second monitor. This was confirmed when I had a chance to plug in the second monitor.

Is there some way to tell Windows to display any windows on a monitor that's connected to the PC?

I then tried to run a backup using ShadowProtect.

ShadowProtect failed to display.

I had a hunch, and hit print screen. There was ShadowProtect, to the right of the screenshot for the second display.



That's ShadowProtect, on a third display!

I've never had three displays running on this machine. I hit Display Settings again and now I apparently have three displays.


What it this third display? There is only the laptop's display and the second display connected to the display port?

I can select the third display in the Display Settings window. What do I do if the Display Settings window pops up on a non-existent display?


Thanks
Larry

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