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Hardware Problems after upgrading to Windows 10?
Okay, I'm not sure if these are Windows 10 problems or not, but I just upgraded maybe 10 days ago and am having 2 hardware problems. I know for sure 1 was not occurring immediately. I cannot remember 100% if #2 problem occurred immediately after upgrading or if it started since then.
#1. Dual monitor support is having trouble. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, and in general I've found the external monitor must be plugged in prior to booting up. I can't plug it in at any point (like I used to with Windows 8.1 or earlier) and it helps to be on a fresh boot. If I plug it in and boot up it might work great for a while, but after a while both my laptop monitor and external monitor will start blinking on and off at random.
#2. My laptop speakers no longer play any sound. I can still plug in headphones to the audio jack and get sound, but nothing from the speakers.
I have checked device manager and searched for newer drivers and it says I have the most up to date drivers.
I have written a thread on the monitor troubles here:
Extended Desktop will not turn on
Everything was working fine at first, then a few days after upgrading I went to another workplace I use where I use a TV rather than my normal monitor. Everything worked fine there, but after returning to my normal workstation it has never worked right since.