Monitors
Monitors and Display Resolution
AppStream 2.0 supports the use of multiple monitors during streaming sessions, including monitors that have different resolutions. To help ensure an optimal streaming experience, we recommend that you set the display scale for your monitors to 100 percent if you use multiple monitors.
The AppStream 2.0 client supports multiple monitors with the following display resolutions:
Multiple monitors (up to 2K resolution) — Up to 4 monitors with a maximum display resolution of 2560x1600 pixels per monitor
Multiple monitors (4K resolution) — Up to 2 monitors with a maximum display resolution of 4096x2160 pixels per monitor
Note
If you are connected to an AppStream 2.0 streaming session using native application mode, you can use monitors with up to 2K resolution. If you use higher-resolution monitors, the AppStream 2.0 client falls back to classic mode. In this case, the AppStream 2.0 classic mode streaming view occupies 2K of the screen, and the remaining portion of the screen is black.
Using Multiple Monitors
When using multiple monitors, you can choose from the following options:
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Extend full-screen across a single monitor
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Extend full-screen across all monitors
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Extend full-screen across selected monitors
Extending full-screen across a single monitor
You can extend full screen only on the current monitor if multiple monitors are connected to your local computer. To enable this feature, complete the following steps:
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On the toolbar at the top of the window, choose the Full Screen (crossed arrows) icon.
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From the drop-down menu, choose Across a single monitor.
Extending full-screen across all monitors
You can extend the display for a session across all monitors at full screen resolution. The extended display matches your physical display layout and screen resolutions. For example, three monitors are connected to your local computer. The server extends the display for a session across all three monitors and matches the specific screen resolutions of your display.
To enable this feature, complete the following steps:
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On the toolbar at the top of the window, choose the Full Screen (crossed arrows) icon.
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From the drop-down menu, choose Across all monitors.
Extending full-screen across selected monitors
If there are three or more monitors connected, AppStream 2.0 can also extend full-screen across a selection of those available monitors. If your selected monitors cannot go full screen, an error message will appear and you will need to perform the procedure again. Selected monitors must be set adjacent, or sharing a side with each other, in your display setting.
The following are examples of adjacent monitor placement. If your monitors are not set adjacent in your Windows display configuration, you must exit AppStream 2.0 and change your Display settings on your local machine.
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The blue boxes are AppStream 2.0-enabled monitors, and the gray boxes are other monitors.
To enable this feature, complete the following steps:
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On the toolbar at the top of the window, choose the Full Screen (crossed arrows) icon.
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From the drop-down menu, choose Across selected monitors.
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The Across selected monitors window appears, displaying your current monitor layout. Select which monitors you want DCV to be displayed full screen, and choose Apply.
