The Surface Dock 2 only works with Surface computers, as its cable connects via the Surface Connect port. Note: Avoid using a “Y” splitter cable that splits the signal between two or more external displays. You can daisy chain up to eight monitors by connecting a series of display devices using a wired connection from monitor to monitor in a series, rather than connecting each monitor directly to Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock. Designed to quickly lock down the ports of your dock in mission-critical environments and restrict functionality to specific devices, enabling organizations to simplify and secure IT management. If you’ve checked the input settings on the second screen and it’s still not working, try Solution 3.

If you're not sure which Surface Dock or Surface Docking station you have for your Surface, use this page to help you identify it. See the same things on both your Surface display and on the TV, monitor, or projector (to learn more about screen resolutions, go to Solution 6). Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) support enables IT admins to remotely monitor and manage the latest firmware, policy state, and related data across Surface Dock 2 devices.

The driver MSI files include all of the drivers and firmware needed to deploy custom images of Windows on your Surface devices. The dock is very small and might look good for traveling, but note that you will have to lug around the sizable AC adapter. When the dock is attached to your PC, it offers up to 98W of charging power to keep your battery topped up.

When you have displays extended, you can drag and move items between the two screens and select a different resolution for your second screen (to learn more about screen resolutions, go to Solution 6).If you can’t get what’s on your Surface display to show on a different external display, you might need to replace the adapter.

The Kensington SD7000 is undoubtedly the coolest dock on this list, but it only works with older Surface Pros (4, 5, 6, and 7). It comes in new colors and is available with either 12th Gen Intel Core CPUs or the ARM-based Microsoft SQ3 processor, depending on whether you'd like 5G connectivity. If you'd like to install updates yourself, follow these instructions to manually update your Microsoft Surface Dock Firmware. For example, if you’re using an HDMI connection to a second screen, that screen must be set to recognize HDMI as the video input signal. If you are unable to resolve your issue with solutions above, please refer to Connect Surface to a TV, monitor, or projector for more information on how to connect your Surface to other devices.However, since it's a proprietary connector, you won't be able to use this dock with a non-Surface device.