right after boot; black screen ... but they work...

[TBolt]

Usually, when I boot up with all 3 monitors on, I will see the wallpaper (toolbars, etc.) on each screen. I booted up this morning -- my laptop screen had visible content on it (login screen, start page etc.). Both my external monitors were ON (not asleep), but black ... no wallpaper, no toolbar. The wallpaper & toolbar did not appear until I moved a window to each monitor.

One monitor is connected by HDMI cable. The other monitor is connected by the Sabrent/DisplayLink USB connection.

Maybe it must be a Windows 8.1 Beta thing.

[JamesH]

Hi,

Are you still seeing this after updating your Nvidia graphics driver?

Thanks,
James

[TBolt]

Originally Posted by JamesH

Hi,

Are you still seeing this after updating your Nvidia graphics driver?

Thanks,
James

Yes, but it now behaves slightly different, now. The new behavior seems like it might be normal behavior. The monitors are blank right after boot-up (I boot to the start screen) As soon as I click the Desktop tile to go to the desktop, the monitors now light up.

Typical behavior in Windows?

Thank you.

[TBolt]

Attached support file, jic.

Interesting. I just had a case where I moved a browser window to the monitor that is powered by the USB connector, yet the desktop did not appear (the monitor was on -- green power light instead of the orange light you see during sleep mode).

I minimized the browser & restored the browser back to the desktop on that monitor -- the monitor then woke up.

[JamesH]

Originally Posted by TBolt

Yes, but it now behaves slightly different, now. The new behavior seems like it might be normal behavior. The monitors are blank right after boot-up (I boot to the start screen) As soon as I click the Desktop tile to go to the desktop, the monitors now light up.

Typical behavior in Windows?

Thank you.

Hi,

This does seem to be a Windows 8.1 thing - I've also seen it on a system with a directly attached display.

Thanks,
James