Attempting to connect2026w monitor to a Toshiba laptop as a second monitor, It's now showing lots of gray screen and the wallpaper minus the icons and the arrow, partially awake, but not displaying ideas??? help

that's probably that your wallpaper isn't fit with your monitor resolution,for example,if your wallpaper size is 1280x1024 but your screen resolution (size) is 1024x768,it doesn't fit your screen and the wallpaper will only show half or even less
to check your current resolution,click
Start->Control Panel->click Appearance and Personalization->Click "adjust screen resolution" on the Display categories
you can see your current resolution and also you can set your resolution
To check the picture resolution,right click on the picture,select properties,click the Summary tab,and it doesn't show the resolution, click Advanced on the Summary tab
But I suggest you to download the wallpaper with a fit size instead of changing the screen resolution,because too high resolution will make your screen goes black
geez,i'm so sorry for my poor english
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I think you will find, if you go to Power Settings, you will find your answer. It has been set for maximum system performance and minimum windows looks.
There is nothing wrong with the wallpaper, it is just removed to utilize maximum speed from the processing.
Hope this helps.

Depending on which version of windows you have the directions may be slightly different but in the display settings check to see if it is set to extend the display or to duplicate the display both do very different things. Hopefully adjusting this will correct your issue.

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right click on main screen, then go to properties, then you can adjust resolution, color, contrast, hue, and much more. You can also do this from control panel and under display.

1.Open display Properties
2.Click properties
3.You are presented with Monitor 1 - Desktop & Monitor 2 - Projector
4.Click on monitor 2
5.Un check extend desktop to monitor
6.Click on monitor 1 and apply

If you apply at stage 5 above you deactivate the monitor 2

dear sir

yes i can help u strongly... first of all u have to turn of laptop then connect yr laptop and tv then turn laptop on now when windows appeair. laptop screen has icon and other has plane wallpaper so now go to display propaties ( click on desktop>go to propaties>setting> now it's show's 2 monitor screen on display screen click in inditeficate... how it's show "Expand display " somthing like that just remove select earrow now click apply... if it's not worked go to advance then go to adaptor setting and find display setting and select "CLONE" it's male both laptop and tv screen as same...it's help u...:)

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jo_chinmay

Windows doesn't know your display is broken as it see's your display adapter for the laptop. By adding the monitor windows is adding a second display to the one you don't actually have, your icons and start bar are still on display 1
sorry

If your system won't display anything w/o the external monitor. there's something wrong with the LCD's backlight. you may have to contact your laptop's manufacturer and check if this laptop is still under warranty. you may have to get the lcd replaced.

thanks.

Have you tried starting windows in safe mode? or did you try the other choice of last known good configuration?

Paul

Try right-clicking on the desktop screen > View and make sure that "Show Desktop Icons" is ticked.