A large number of users use configurations of two or even more monitors on the PC, the most common amount being between 1 and 3 monitors connected simultaneously. However, have you ever wondered how many monitors you could possibly have on a Windows PC? In this article we tell you, because the reality is that it depends.
Not all versions of Windows are created equal, and support for multi-monitor setups is limited, at least technically speaking. In any case, if you intend to have a multi-monitor configuration on your Windows PC, it probably does not cross your mind to have more than 2 or 3 monitors, but it is always good to know what the limit is in case it occurs to you, for example, mount a Video-Wall.
The maximum number of monitors supported by Windows
Unfortunately, there is no official technical documentation from Microsoft about this limitation, so in many ways we will have to talk either about technical estimates, or about tests that have been done by users themselves. We do have limitations in terms of the maximum supported resolution or the number of monitors that we can physically connect to a graphics card, but let’s remember that today there are various ways to add more and more monitors to a single PC, be it with HDMI hubs, with monitors USB, or via software virtualization.
With this in mind, you should know that the maximum number of monitors that you can install in Windows 7 is 16 , something that allows you to configure a Video-Wall with 4×4 monitors without having any technical limitations except the number of connections (as we have said before, you would need a hub to be able to connect that many monitors at the same time).
In theory, Windows 10 would already support a maximum of 64 monitors connected simultaneously (this is the number of screens that we can configure in the operating system’s own configuration, because as you already know, when you have several monitors you can manually configure their position). Already in Windows 11 , in theory there is no limitation on the number of monitors connected to the PC.
Now, in any case, we go back to the limitations of your graphics card. In the technical specifications of your graphics card you should be able to easily find the maximum resolution it supports, whether total or individual, so it is a parameter that you should always keep in mind when you intend to make multi-monitor configurations (for example, it is not the same to have three Full HD monitors than three 4K monitors).
Who would want to have more than two or three monitors on the PC?
Surely you think that it is absurd to have more than two or three monitors on your PC, since with this you would already have more than enough surface to be able to carry out any type of task that you want or need. However, there are situations where you might want to have a higher number of monitors.
Of course, you may want to have a Video-Wall at some point (it is a system of many monitors that make up one, such as 4 × 4 monitors that show a single image in giant size), or you may have to have many applications or images always in view, as in the image above. It is also useful for simulator fans, as some people literally use a rear-view mirror monitor.
Similarly, remember that multi-monitor configurations are also useful to be able to have the image of the PC in different rooms, so that you can take the image to the living room, for example, while the PC is in another room. In any case, now you know how many monitors you can connect at most, but again we recommend you take into account the physical limitations since as much as there is no theoretical limit on a Windows PC, in the end the limits here will be imposed by the user. hardware.