C++ application to detach secondary monitor - c++

Question

I am trying to create an application to detach a secondary monitor from Windows boxes (long story).
Here is Microsoft's sample code that I used as a basis:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308216/en-us
Here is my code:
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
void DetachDisplay()
{
BOOL FoundSecondaryDisp = FALSE;
DWORD DispNum = 0;
DISPLAY_DEVICE DisplayDevice;
LONG Result;
TCHAR szTemp[200];
int i = 0;
DEVMODE defaultMode;
// initialize DisplayDevice
ZeroMemory(&DisplayDevice, sizeof(DisplayDevice));
DisplayDevice.cb = sizeof(DisplayDevice);
// get all display devices
while (EnumDisplayDevices(NULL, DispNum, &DisplayDevice, 0))
{
ZeroMemory(&defaultMode, sizeof(DEVMODE));
defaultMode.dmSize = sizeof(DEVMODE);
if ( !EnumDisplaySettings((LPSTR)DisplayDevice.DeviceName, ENUM_REGISTRY_SETTINGS, &defaultMode) )
OutputDebugString("Store default failed\n");
if ((DisplayDevice.StateFlags & DISPLAY_DEVICE_ATTACHED_TO_DESKTOP) &&
!(DisplayDevice.StateFlags & DISPLAY_DEVICE_PRIMARY_DEVICE))
{
DEVMODE DevMode;
ZeroMemory(&DevMode, sizeof(DevMode));
DevMode.dmSize = sizeof(DevMode);
DevMode.dmFields = DM_PELSWIDTH | DM_PELSHEIGHT | DM_BITSPERPEL | DM_POSITION
| DM_DISPLAYFREQUENCY | DM_DISPLAYFLAGS ;
Result = ChangeDisplaySettingsEx((LPSTR)DisplayDevice.DeviceName, &DevMode, NULL, CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY, NULL);
//Result = ChangeDisplaySettingsEx((LPSTR)DisplayDevice.DeviceName, &DevMode, NULL, CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY, NULL);
ChangeDisplaySettingsEx (NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
//The code below shows how to re-attach the secondary displays to the desktop
//ChangeDisplaySettingsEx((LPSTR)DisplayDevice.DeviceName, &defaultMode, NULL, CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY, NULL);
//ChangeDisplaySettingsEx((LPSTR)DisplayDevice.DeviceName, &defaultMode, NULL, CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY, NULL);
}
// Reinit DisplayDevice just to be extra clean
ZeroMemory(&DisplayDevice, sizeof(DisplayDevice));
DisplayDevice.cb = sizeof(DisplayDevice);
DispNum++;
} // end while for all display devices
}
int main()
{
DetachDisplay();
return 0;
}
However, when I compile and run it all I get is the screen to flicker as if it is changing resolutions but it doesn't actually do anything meaningful (I do notice the mouse moved...but other than that nothing).
Perhaps someone else has already created a utility to do this exact functionality, which would work just as good if it can be invoked from the command line.
Thoughts?

Answer 1

You can use SetDisplayConfig to do this in windows 7. The example below disables all secondary screens.
UINT32 NumPathArrayElements = 0;
UINT32 NumModeInfoArrayElements = 0;
LONG error = GetDisplayConfigBufferSizes(QDC_ONLY_ACTIVE_PATHS,&NumPathArrayElements,&NumModeInfoArrayElements);
std::vector<DISPLAYCONFIG_PATH_INFO> PathInfoArray(NumPathArrayElements);
std::vector<DISPLAYCONFIG_MODE_INFO> ModeInfoArray(NumModeInfoArrayElements);
error = QueryDisplayConfig(QDC_ONLY_ACTIVE_PATHS,&NumPathArrayElements, &PathInfoArray[0],&NumModeInfoArrayElements, &ModeInfoArray[0],NULL);
for(unsigned int i=0;i<PathInfoArray.size();++i){
if(PathInfoArray[i].sourceInfo.modeInfoIdx<ModeInfoArray.size()){
int modeIndex=PathInfoArray[i].sourceInfo.modeInfoIdx;
_POINTL pos=ModeInfoArray[modeIndex].sourceMode.position;
if(pos.x!=0 || pos.y!=0){
PathInfoArray[i].flags=0;
break;
}
}
}
error = SetDisplayConfig(NumPathArrayElements, &PathInfoArray[0],NumModeInfoArrayElements, &ModeInfoArray[0],(SDC_APPLY | SDC_ALLOW_CHANGES | SDC_USE_SUPPLIED_DISPLAY_CONFIG));
For a bit more info on the functions used: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff539596%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

Answer 2

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace MyNamespace
{
public class Win32
{
public struct POINTL
{
public Int32 x;
public Int32 y;
}
public struct RECT
{
public long left;
public long top;
public long right;
public long bottom;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
public struct DISPLAY_DEVICE
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int cb;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 32)]
public string DeviceName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 128)]
public string DeviceString;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public DisplayDeviceStateFlags StateFlags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 128)]
public string DeviceID;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 128)]
public string DeviceKey;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
public struct DEVMODE
{
public const int CCHDEVICENAME = 32;
public const int CCHFORMNAME = 32;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = CCHDEVICENAME)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(0)]
public string dmDeviceName;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(32)]
public Int16 dmSpecVersion;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(34)]
public Int16 dmDriverVersion;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(36)]
public Int16 dmSize;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(38)]
public Int16 dmDriverExtra;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(40)]
public DmFlags dmFields;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(44)]
Int16 dmOrientation;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(46)]
Int16 dmPaperSize;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(48)]
Int16 dmPaperLength;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(50)]
Int16 dmPaperWidth;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(52)]
Int16 dmScale;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(54)]
Int16 dmCopies;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(56)]
Int16 dmDefaultSource;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(58)]
Int16 dmPrintQuality;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(44)]
public POINTL dmPosition;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(52)]
public Int32 dmDisplayOrientation;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(56)]
public Int32 dmDisplayFixedOutput;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(60)]
public short dmColor; // See note below!
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(62)]
public short dmDuplex; // See note below!
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(64)]
public short dmYResolution;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(66)]
public short dmTTOption;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(68)]
public short dmCollate; // See note below!
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(72)]
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = CCHFORMNAME)]
public string dmFormName;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(102)]
public Int16 dmLogPixels;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(104)]
public Int32 dmBitsPerPel;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(108)]
public Int32 dmPelsWidth;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(112)]
public Int32 dmPelsHeight;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(116)]
public Int32 dmDisplayFlags;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(116)]
public Int32 dmNup;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffset(120)]
public Int32 dmDisplayFrequency;
}
[Flags()]
public enum DisplayDeviceStateFlags : int
{
/// <summary>The device is part of the desktop.</summary>
AttachedToDesktop = 0x1,
MultiDriver = 0x2,
/// <summary>The device is part of the desktop.</summary>
PrimaryDevice = 0x4,
/// <summary>Represents a pseudo device used to mirror application drawing for remoting or other purposes.</summary>
MirroringDriver = 0x8,
/// <summary>The device is VGA compatible.</summary>
VGACompatible = 0x10,
/// <summary>The device is removable; it cannot be the primary display.</summary>
Removable = 0x20,
/// <summary>The device has more display modes than its output devices support.</summary>
ModesPruned = 0x8000000,
Remote = 0x4000000,
Disconnect = 0x2000000
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
{
public int nLength;
public IntPtr lpSecurityDescriptor;
public int bInheritHandle;
}
[Flags]
public enum ACCESS_MASK : uint
{
DELETE = 0x00010000,
READ_CONTROL = 0x00020000,
WRITE_DAC = 0x00040000,
WRITE_OWNER = 0x00080000,
SYNCHRONIZE = 0x00100000,
STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0x000F0000,
STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = 0x00020000,
STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE = 0x00020000,
STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE = 0x00020000,
STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x001F0000,
SPECIFIC_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x0000FFFF,
ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY = 0x01000000,
MAXIMUM_ALLOWED = 0x02000000,
GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000,
GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000,
GENERIC_EXECUTE = 0x20000000,
GENERIC_ALL = 0x10000000,
DESKTOP_READOBJECTS = 0x00000001,
DESKTOP_CREATEWINDOW = 0x00000002,
DESKTOP_CREATEMENU = 0x00000004,
DESKTOP_HOOKCONTROL = 0x00000008,
DESKTOP_JOURNALRECORD = 0x00000010,
DESKTOP_JOURNALPLAYBACK = 0x00000020,
DESKTOP_ENUMERATE = 0x00000040,
DESKTOP_WRITEOBJECTS = 0x00000080,
DESKTOP_SWITCHDESKTOP = 0x00000100,
WINSTA_ENUMDESKTOPS = 0x00000001,
WINSTA_READATTRIBUTES = 0x00000002,
WINSTA_ACCESSCLIPBOARD = 0x00000004,
WINSTA_CREATEDESKTOP = 0x00000008,
WINSTA_WRITEATTRIBUTES = 0x00000010,
WINSTA_ACCESSGLOBALATOMS = 0x00000020,
WINSTA_EXITWINDOWS = 0x00000040,
WINSTA_ENUMERATE = 0x00000100,
WINSTA_READSCREEN = 0x00000200,
WINSTA_ALL_ACCESS = 0x0000037F
}
[Flags()]
public enum ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags : uint
{
CDS_NONE = 0,
CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY = 0x00000001,
CDS_TEST = 0x00000002,
CDS_FULLSCREEN = 0x00000004,
CDS_GLOBAL = 0x00000008,
CDS_SET_PRIMARY = 0x00000010,
CDS_VIDEOPARAMETERS = 0x00000020,
CDS_ENABLE_UNSAFE_MODES = 0x00000100,
CDS_DISABLE_UNSAFE_MODES = 0x00000200,
CDS_RESET = 0x40000000,
CDS_RESET_EX = 0x20000000,
CDS_NORESET = 0x10000000
}
[Flags()]
public enum DISP_CHANGE : int
{
SUCCESSFUL = 0,
RESTART = 1,
FAILED = -1,
BADMODE = -2,
NOTUPDATED = -3,
BADFLAGS = -4,
BADPARAM = -5,
BADDUALVIEW = -6
}
[Flags()]
public enum DmFlags : int
{
DM_ORIENTATION = 0x00000001,
DM_PAPERSIZE = 0x00000002,
DM_PAPERLENGTH = 0x00000004,
DM_PAPERWIDTH = 0x00000008,
DM_SCALE = 0x00000010,
DM_POSITION = 0x00000020,
DM_NUP = 0x00000040,
DM_DISPLAYORIENTATION = 0x00000080,
DM_COPIES = 0x00000100,
DM_DEFAULTSOURCE = 0x00000200,
DM_PRINTQUALITY = 0x00000400,
DM_COLOR = 0x00000800,
DM_DUPLEX = 0x00001000,
DM_YRESOLUTION = 0x00002000,
DM_TTOPTION = 0x00004000,
DM_COLLATE = 0x00008000,
DM_FORMNAME = 0x00010000,
DM_LOGPIXELS = 0x00020000,
DM_BITSPERPEL = 0x00040000,
DM_PELSWIDTH = 0x00080000,
DM_PELSHEIGHT = 0x00100000,
DM_DISPLAYFLAGS = 0x00200000,
DM_DISPLAYFREQUENCY = 0x00400000,
DM_ICMMETHOD = 0x00800000,
DM_ICMINTENT = 0x01000000,
DM_MEDIATYPE = 0x02000000,
DM_DITHERTYPE = 0x04000000,
DM_PANNINGWIDTH = 0x08000000,
DM_PANNINGHEIGHT = 0x10000000,
DM_DISPLAYFIXEDOUTPUT = 0x20000000
}
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern uint GetLastError();
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateWindowStation", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateWindowStation(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string name,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint dwFlags,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] ACCESS_MASK desiredAccess,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES attributes
);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateWindowStation", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateWindowStation(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string name,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint dwFlags,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] ACCESS_MASK desiredAccess,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint attributes
);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateDesktop", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateDesktop(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string desktopName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string device, // must be null.
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string deviceMode, // must be null,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] int flags, // use 0
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] ACCESS_MASK accessMask,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] ref SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES attributes
);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateDesktop", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateDesktop(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string desktopName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string device, // must be null.
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string deviceMode, // must be null,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] int flags, // use 0
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] ACCESS_MASK accessMask,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint attributes
);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CloseDesktop", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool CloseDesktop(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr OpenWindowStation(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]string name,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool fInherit,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] uint desiredAccess
);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool SetProcessWindowStation(IntPtr hWinSta);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr GetProcessWindowStation();
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool CloseWindowStation(IntPtr hWinSta);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool EnumDisplayDevices(string lpDevice, uint iDevNum, ref DISPLAY_DEVICE lpDisplayDevice, uint dwFlags);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern int EnumDisplaySettingsEx(string lpszDeviceName, int iModeNum, ref DEVMODE lpDevMode, uint dwFlags);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern int ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(
string lpszDeviceName,
ref DEVMODE lpDevMode,
IntPtr hwnd,
ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags dwflags,
IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern int ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(
string lpszDeviceName,
IntPtr lpDevMode,
IntPtr hwnd,
ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags dwflags,
IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr GetDC(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ReleaseDC(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hDC);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern int DrawText(IntPtr hDC, string lpString, int nCount, ref RECT lpRect, uint uFormat);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool GetClientRect(IntPtr hWnd, out RECT lpRect);
public const int ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS = -1;
public const int ENUM_REGISTRY_SETTINGS = -2;
public const int CWF_CREATE_ONLY = 1;
public const int DF_ALLOWOTHERACCOUNTHOOK = 1;
public const int DT_TOP = 0x00000000;
public const int DT_LEFT = 0x00000000;
public const int DT_CENTER = 0x00000001;
public const int DT_RIGHT = 0x00000002;
public const int DT_VCENTER = 0x00000004;
public const int DT_BOTTOM = 0x00000008;
public const int DT_WORDBREAK = 0x00000010;
public const int DT_SINGLELINE = 0x00000020;
public const int DT_EXPANDTABS = 0x00000040;
public const int DT_TABSTOP = 0x00000080;
public const int DT_NOCLIP = 0x00000100;
public const int DT_EXTERNALLEADING = 0x00000200;
public const int DT_CALCRECT = 0x00000400;
public const int DT_NOPREFIX = 0x00000800;
public const int DT_INTERNAL = 0x00001000;
}
public class Gdi32
{
[Flags()]
public enum DeviceCap : int
{
DRIVERVERSION = 0,
TECHNOLOGY = 2,
HORZSIZE = 4,
VERTSIZE = 6,
HORZRES = 8,
VERTRES = 10,
BITSPIXEL = 12,
PLANES = 14,
NUMBRUSHES = 16,
NUMPENS = 18,
NUMMARKERS = 20,
NUMFONTS = 22,
NUMCOLORS = 24,
PDEVICESIZE = 26,
CURVECAPS = 28,
LINECAPS = 30,
POLYGONALCAPS = 32,
TEXTCAPS = 34,
CLIPCAPS = 36,
RASTERCAPS = 38,
ASPECTX = 40,
ASPECTY = 42,
ASPECTXY = 44,
SHADEBLENDCAPS = 45,
LOGPIXELSX = 88,
LOGPIXELSY = 90,
SIZEPALETTE = 104,
NUMRESERVED = 106,
COLORRES = 108,
PHYSICALWIDTH = 110,
PHYSICALHEIGHT = 111,
PHYSICALOFFSETX = 112,
PHYSICALOFFSETY = 113,
SCALINGFACTORX = 114,
SCALINGFACTORY = 115,
VREFRESH = 116,
DESKTOPVERTRES = 117,
DESKTOPHORZRES = 118,
BLTALIGNMENT = 119
}
[DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
public static extern int GetDeviceCaps(IntPtr hdc, int nIndex);
[DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr CreateDC(string lpszDriver, string lpszDevice, string lpszOutput, IntPtr lpInitData);
[DllImport("gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "DeleteDC")]
public static extern bool DeleteDC([In] IntPtr hdc);
[DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
public static extern int SetTextColor(IntPtr hdc, int crColor);
[DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
public static extern int SetBkColor(IntPtr hdc, int crColor);
}
public class Display
{
public static void EnumDisplayDevices()
{
uint deviceID = 0;
Win32.DISPLAY_DEVICE d = new Win32.DISPLAY_DEVICE();
d.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(d);
Win32.DEVMODE dm = GetDevMode();
while (Win32.EnumDisplayDevices(null, deviceID, ref d, 1))
{
// Print Device Information
Console.WriteLine("\nDeviceID: {5} \nDeviceName: {0} \nDeviceString: {1}\nDeviceID (GUID): {2}\nDeviceKey {3}\nStateFlags {4}\n",
d.DeviceName, d.DeviceString, d.DeviceID, d.DeviceKey, d.StateFlags, deviceID);
deviceID++;
}
}
private static Win32.DEVMODE GetDevMode()
{
Win32.DEVMODE dm = new Win32.DEVMODE();
dm.dmDeviceName = new String(new char[32]);
dm.dmFormName = new String(new char[32]);
dm.dmSize = (short)Marshal.SizeOf(dm);
return dm;
}
public static bool DetachDisplayDevice(uint deviceID)
{
bool rval = false;
Win32.DEVMODE dm = GetDevMode();
Win32.DISPLAY_DEVICE d = new Win32.DISPLAY_DEVICE();
d.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(d);
// Get the display device
if (!Win32.EnumDisplayDevices(null, deviceID, ref d, 0))
{
Console.WriteLine("Device not found!");
return false;
}
// Test that the display is actually attached to the desktop - bail if it is not
if ((d.StateFlags & Win32.DisplayDeviceStateFlags.AttachedToDesktop) == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Display Device {0} is not attached to this desktop!", d.DeviceName);
return false;
}
// Get current device settings
if (0 == Win32.EnumDisplaySettingsEx(d.DeviceName, Win32.ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS, ref dm, 0))
{
Console.WriteLine("Settings for {0} could not be enumerated!", d.DeviceName);
return false;
}
// Prepare for detach
dm.dmPelsWidth = 0;
dm.dmPelsHeight = 0;
dm.dmFields = Win32.DmFlags.DM_POSITION | Win32.DmFlags.DM_PELSWIDTH | Win32.DmFlags.DM_PELSHEIGHT;
//dm.dmFields = (int) (DmFlags.DM_POSITION);
// Test the change
int iRet = Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(d.DeviceName, ref dm, IntPtr.Zero, Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags.CDS_TEST, IntPtr.Zero);
if (iRet == (int)Win32.DISP_CHANGE.FAILED)
{
Console.WriteLine("Unable To Process Your Request.");
return false;
}
// Now do it for real
iRet = Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(
d.DeviceName,
ref dm,
IntPtr.Zero,
Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags.CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY | Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags.CDS_RESET,
IntPtr.Zero
);
//Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsEx((string) null, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, 0, IntPtr.Zero); // Not needed for detach with CDS_RESET set.
switch (iRet)
{
case (int)Win32.DISP_CHANGE.SUCCESSFUL:
{
Console.WriteLine("Detached display: {0} \n", d.DeviceName);
rval = true;
break;
}
case (int)Win32.DISP_CHANGE.RESTART:
{
Console.WriteLine("A reboot is required for the change to take affect.\n");
break;
}
default:
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed! Return value: {0}\n", iRet);
break;
}
}
return rval;
}
public static bool AttachDisplayDevice(uint deviceID)
{
bool rval = false;
Win32.DEVMODE dm = GetDevMode();
Win32.DISPLAY_DEVICE d = new Win32.DISPLAY_DEVICE();
d.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(d);
int nWidth;
IntPtr hdc;
// Get current device context width
hdc = Win32.GetDC(IntPtr.Zero);
nWidth = Gdi32.GetDeviceCaps(hdc, (int)Gdi32.DeviceCap.HORZRES);
Win32.ReleaseDC(IntPtr.Zero, hdc);
// Get the display device
if (!Win32.EnumDisplayDevices(null, deviceID, ref d, 0))
{
Console.WriteLine("Device not found!");
return false;
}
// Test that the display is NOT actually attached to the desktop - bail if it is
if ((d.StateFlags & Win32.DisplayDeviceStateFlags.AttachedToDesktop) != 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Display Device {0} is already attached to this desktop!", d.DeviceName);
return false;
}
// Get current device settings
if (0 == Win32.EnumDisplaySettingsEx(d.DeviceName, Win32.ENUM_REGISTRY_SETTINGS, ref dm, 0))
{
Console.WriteLine("Settings for {0} could not be enumerated!", d.DeviceName);
return false;
}
// Prepare for attach
dm.dmPosition.x += nWidth;
dm.dmFields = Win32.DmFlags.DM_POSITION;
// Test the change
int iRet = Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(d.DeviceName, ref dm, IntPtr.Zero, Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags.CDS_TEST, IntPtr.Zero);
if (iRet == (int)Win32.DISP_CHANGE.FAILED)
{
Console.WriteLine("Unable To Process Your Request.");
return false;
}
// Now do it for real
iRet = Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(
d.DeviceName,
ref dm,
IntPtr.Zero,
Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags.CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY | Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsFlags.CDS_NORESET,
IntPtr.Zero
);
Win32.ChangeDisplaySettingsEx((string)null, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
switch (iRet)
{
case (int)Win32.DISP_CHANGE.SUCCESSFUL:
{
Console.WriteLine("Attached display: {0} \n", d.DeviceName);
rval = true;
break;
}
case (int)Win32.DISP_CHANGE.RESTART:
{
Console.WriteLine("A reboot is required for the change to take affect.\n");
break;
}
default:
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed! Return value: {0}\n", iRet);
break;
}
}
return rval;
}
}
}

Answer 3

I know this is a way old thread but I came upon it while researching my own problem: Looking for a method for displaying a non-interactive desktop on a detached secondary display device while the console session (and therefore WinSta0) is locked on Windows 7.
Answer to original question:
When detaching a display device:
DEVMODE.dmPelsWidth = 0;
DEVMODE.dmPelsHeight = 0;
DEVMODE.dmFields = DM_POSITION | DM_PELSWIDTH | DM_PELSHEIGHT;
ChangeDisplaySettingsEx(....
If you are detaching a display, the second call to ChangeDisplaySettings(Ex) is unnecessary if you specify CDS_RESET along with CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY in the original call. However, if you are attaching a display, the second call to ChangeDisplaySettings does appear to be required (or, at least, I haven't figured out a way around it).
I provide working C# code below. Here is a PowerShell script to use with it
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position = 0)] [string]$Function,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position = 1)] [int]$DeviceID
)
clear-host
add-type -TypeDefinition (Get-Content -Path .\Display.cs | Out-String)
Switch ($Function) {
'Enum' {[MyNamespace.Display]::EnumDisplayDevices()}
'Detach' {[MyNamespace.Display]::DetachDisplayDevice($DeviceID)}
'Attach' {[MyNamespace.Display]::AttachDisplayDevice($DeviceID)}
Default { write-host 'There is no "' $Function '" function available!' }
}

Answer 4

The code snippet above actually detaches secondary display device, not monitor. The same display device may contain multiple monitors. I haven't succeeded with this problem yet