Turn On or Off Remove Display from Desktop in Windows 11

If you are running the Windows 11 Enterprise or the Windows 11 Pro for Workstations editions, you will have a Remove display from desktop feature that allows you to use your monitor as a Specialized Display. A monitor is categorized as “specialized” if it is neither intended to be used as a “desktop” monitor nor as a head-mounted display.

The Specialized Display feature enables a display to be dedicated to a specific purpose, such as:

• Fixed-function arcade/gaming rigs like cockpit/driving/flight/military simulators
• Medical imaging devices that have custom panels (e.g. grayscale X-ray displays)
• Dedicated video monitoring scenarios
• Monitor panel testing and validation (e.g. in the factory)
• Video walls

If you turn on Remove display from desktop for a display, it will stop Windows from using this display. It will be available only for special-purpose apps that need to use it.

If you turn off Remove display from desktop for a display, it will be available for Windows again.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off remove display from desktop in Windows 11.

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