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11-13-2019, 08:05 AM | #1 |
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Disable the launching of control.exe on new device detection on Windows 7
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We're using version 7.9 M7. Is it possible to prevent DisplayLinkUI.exe from starting the control panel when a new device is detected? I saw the following registry values: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\DisplayLink\Products\D isplayLink Graphics\OnNewDevice /v Launch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\DisplayLink\Products\D efaultProduct\OnNewDevice /v Launch Are these relevant? Thanks very much |
11-21-2019, 05:31 PM | #2 |
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Hello,
Would you mind sharing a screenshot of the panel open? 7.9 is not recent and I would like to make sure I'll be asking about the correct thing, Kind regards, Alban
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11-26-2019, 12:58 PM | #3 |
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Hi Alban,
Yes, this isn't a screenshot from my machine (I just found it on google), but this is the same control panel page that appears: Thanks very much, Will |
11-28-2019, 10:23 AM | #4 |
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Hmm, apologies if this ends up getting posted twice, I submitted a reply a few days ago but it's yet to appear.
This is not a screenshot from my machine but this is the same settings page I am describing: https://users.wfu.edu/yipcw/lenovo/t...410-3-w7-2.png It is the window that appears when you type the following command in cmd: control.exe desk.cpl,,3 Thanks, Will |
11-28-2019, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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I should have said, we are using Windows 7
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11-29-2019, 12:10 PM | #6 |
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Hello,
Yes, the value of WDP matches what is being open (Windows Display Panel) to configure the display layout. Could you try removing the "WDP" value? This is rather ancient code, so I am having issues finding documentation. Kind regards, Alban
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11-29-2019, 04:12 PM | #7 |
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Apologies for asking support on an old version, we are hesitant to upgrade as we have a stable embedded system where updating drivers introduces considerable risk.
Does this behaviour occur in newer versions? I have tried removing the Launch value entirely, but it made no difference. I also tried replacing the string "WDP" with "URL" (based on an error string in the DisplayLinkUI.exe binary it seemed like it might be a valid option.) Kind regards, Will |
11-29-2019, 04:21 PM | #8 |
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Hello Will,
That's totally fine, it's more the Windows 7 we see much less of now and the driver architecture is radically different. I need to find an engineer who's been here a while to understand the functionality and options. Judging by other keys, maybe the value false works, but that's a shot in the dark until I get someone who knows or can look at the code. Kind regards, Alban
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12-05-2019, 09:27 AM | #9 |
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Hello Will,
Looking into more details a colleague has advised me to delete the full folder (OnNewDevice ) instead. Removing only one key is likely to mean the default values will be used. Kind regards, Alban
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