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If your computer is not detecting Generic PnP Monitor, here are some troubleshooting tips you can follow to fix this issue. It is quite a common issue after a driver update or a malware attack.

At times, a Windows user may encounter problems while connecting to an external monitor. They may either see an error message that says, “Failed to load hardware ...

The Generic PnP monitor driver in Windows allows external monitors to be used without manually installing specific drivers. It defaults to this when it can't find a suitable driver for the monitor ...

I faced a problem when trying to use my MacBook Pro (with Apple Silicon M2) with a Dell monitor, model S2421N. The problem happened that, even though my Mac recognized the external monitor, using an ...

I recently got a good deal on a HP zr24w LCD monitor from MacMall. I think it has a single dead pixel (dark) in the upper left corner. Would you try to return or exchange the monitor for this reason?

If you have a slow Monitor on your MacBook you can do something like this, to continue working until the monitor's up: there is a tool displayplacer for MacOS to switch the monitor so it could be a ...

Windows computers contain a power-saving feature that will put any connected LCD monitors in sleep mode if they have been inactive for a set period of time. This feature is enabled by default on new ...