'how to get a list of available monitors in windows 10
I want to get a list of available monitors in Windows 10, same as the monitor list shown in the System display settings (no matter whether they are attached or unattached), just like this:
I use EnumDisplayDevices() to enumerate all displays, but there is no proper flag indicating whether the display is available.
So, how can I do this?
Solution 1:[1]
EnumDisplayDevices appears to return pseudo-devices too.
According to EnumDisplayMonitors documentation you can use GetSystemMetrics (SM_CMONITORS) to filter out pseudo devices and receive a list of physical devices only.
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Solution 2:[2]
EnumDisplayDevices gives you the DISPLAY_DEVICE_ATTACHED_TO_DESKTOP and DISPLAY_DEVICE_MIRRORING_DRIVER flags. MONITORINFOEX gives you the device name to compare with when mapping from HMONITOR.
Solution 3:[3]
The QueryDisplayConfig function retrieves information about all possible display paths for all display devices, or views, in the current setting. You can try the document example.
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