2. Connect your monitor Connect the monitor to your laptop with a cable and then turn on your monitor. Windows should detect the monitor and display what's on your laptop screen.

It doesn't take much work to connect your laptop to a separate monitor — all you'll need is the right kind of cable.

The M1 and M2 MacBooks, while powerful and efficient, come with a significant limitation when it comes to connecting external monitors. Unlike their Intel-based predecessors, these MacBooks ...

Plain non-Pro/Max M1 and M2 Macs are limited to connecting just a single monitor but you can connect two displays to an M1 or M2 Mac with some software and hardware solutions.