Does Hyper-V support dual monitors

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Does Hyper-V support dual monitors

Jim Wright 0

Want to know if Window 11 Pro Hyper-V support dual monitors

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Henry Mai 6,930 Independent Advisor

Hello Jim, I am Henry and I want to share my insight about your concern.

Hyper-V on Windows 11 Pro absolutely supports dual monitors (and more). However, it's not enabled by default in the basic connection mode and requires a specific feature called Enhanced Session Mode. You can follow these steps to get your dual monitor setup working.

First, you need to make sure the feature is enabled globally for your Hyper-V host.

Open Hyper-V Manager.
In the Actions pane on the right, click on Hyper-V Settings....
In the new window, under the Server section, click on Enhanced Session Mode Policy.
Make sure the box "Allow enhanced session mode" is checked.
Now, under the User section, click on Enhanced Session Mode.
Make sure the box "Use enhanced session mode" is checked.
Click OK.

Step 2: Connect to the VM and Configure Display

In Hyper-V Manager, right-click your VM and select Connect....
A connection window will appear. Do not click "Connect" yet. Look for a "Show Options" button at the bottom left. Click it.
Go to the "Display" tab.
Here you will see the critical setting: Check the box that says "Use all my monitors for the remote session."
- Alternatively, you can drag the slider to manually select the number of monitors you want the VM to use.
Click "Connect".
Your VM should now launch in a full-screen session that spans across both of your physical monitors.

Hope this helps you.

Michael Szanto 0 Reputation points

2025-11-20T14:17:03.6033333+00:00

In Step 2.4, you state, "Alternatively, you can drag the slider to manually select the number of monitors you want the VM to use."

That isn't an option (see 3rd image, below). The slider is for the size of the desktop, and the largest size it can be is the size of the monitor that the session is overlaying.
That leaves us with two options: Full screen across all monitors or Full screen on the active monitor (unless we set the size to something smaller).

I have 3 monitors and would like to maximize across 2 of the 3 monitors (I can do this with VMWare Workstation), but I don't see a way to do this. I can manually stretch the VM across the two monitors, but that doesn't maximize the VM across the two monitors because the toolbars are still displayed.

Is there a way to maximize across 2 monitors on a 3-monitor setup?
Hugorr 0 Reputation points

2025-12-03T11:02:48.9233333+00:00

Looking for the same option. Any solution found? Thanks!!
Michael Szanto 0 Reputation points

2025-12-03T15:00:25.2766667+00:00

The only solution I could find requires saving your connection to an RDP file that you manually modify. I tested this out, and it works well.
See Scott Hanselman's post.
https://www.hanselman.com/blog/how-to-remote-desktop-fullscreen-rdp-with-just-some-of-your-multiple-monitors
Hugorr 0 Reputation points

2025-12-05T08:33:35.4266667+00:00

many thanks Michael,

Followed the steps and seams to work. Only problem is that you connect through DRP directly and not via VMConnect (Hyper-V-Manager). I just learned that it opens some security concerns in a corporative environment. Therefore will evoid it by now.
Nevertheless a very interesting exercise, thank you Michael!

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Andreas Daniel 0

Hello.

I do have the same problem right now. I have two HP-Server with Hyper-V with several VMs, all with Windows-Server 2022. I am searching for a solution to use Dual Monitor for single VMs, but without using RDP connections.

My Hyper-V-Manager Version is 10.0.19041.1

@Henry Mai in your description Point 2 in Step 1 you say, "In the Actions pane on the right, click on Hyper-V Settings...." On my system on the right I see the Server and also the VM and there is no Hyper-V-Settings or something like this. Only "Settings" for the VMs

Where else can I enable the "Enhanced Session Mode Policy" ?

Hopefully you´ll get this question and do have an answer. Thx in advance
Andreas

Michael Szanto 0 Reputation points

2025-12-03T15:03:23.9966667+00:00

I think your only solution is to create an RDP file and use that to open your VM. See my response to Hugor, above.

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