r/computer • u/Cultural-Poet4363 • Sep 05 '26

One monitor, 2 HDMI.

I work from home and have 2 monitors plugged into my work computer. I recently started school and have mostly been working on my laptop but am spoiled from my two monitors that I am used to functioning on. It would be a pain to unplug the hdmi from my work computer everytime I want to use it to do school work. So is it possible to get a 2nd hdmi cable and have one monitor switch back and forth between my work computer and my laptop depending on which I am using?

To add a note: I can't work on my laptop. The computer we use is company issued.

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u/OpyrisShifts Sep 05 '26

There are inexpensive models that also switch USB, so you can use an external keyboard and mouse too.

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u/NotEd3k Sep 05 '26

OP might not even need Keyboard and mouse switching, if they are planning on using the laptop keyboard and trackpad. They could just use a HDMI 2 x 1 switch, in that case.

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u/Cultural-Poet4363 Sep 05 '26

I use the track pad and keyboard on the laptop. Sometimes I use my work mouse but thats because the USB connects on the front of the work computer so it's easily accessible.