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Hello! My work computer is a laptop connected to a dock via USB-C that forwards the display to two monitors. 90% of the time there's no problem but on some days like today I'll show up and it simply will not forward no matter how much power cycling and unplugging and Windows+P I do. It's a Dell Latitude 7490 and the dock is a Dell WD15. This has been a hard problem to google since it generally does work, so there's not a compatibility issue. I know that sometimes I've gotten it to work by restarting with the lid open but sometimes that doesn't do it either. Thanks for any insight! NIRVANA2764 ( talk) 14:51, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
This reminds me of a general problem in our modern world, a lack of error reporting. What should happen is your laptop should display a message like "Connection between Dell WD15 dock and (make and model number) external monitor has been lost.". But I get problems all the time with electronic equipment and have no clue as to the cause. Maybe my printer doesn't print. Maybe my cell phone won't download my pics to PC. Maybe my DVR won't record today. But no matter what the problem is, I get no explanation as to why. SinisterLefty ( talk) 14:36, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hello! My work computer is a laptop connected to a dock via USB-C that forwards the display to two monitors. 90% of the time there's no problem but on some days like today I'll show up and it simply will not forward no matter how much power cycling and unplugging and Windows+P I do. It's a Dell Latitude 7490 and the dock is a Dell WD15. This has been a hard problem to google since it generally does work, so there's not a compatibility issue. I know that sometimes I've gotten it to work by restarting with the lid open but sometimes that doesn't do it either. Thanks for any insight! NIRVANA2764 ( talk) 14:51, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
This reminds me of a general problem in our modern world, a lack of error reporting. What should happen is your laptop should display a message like "Connection between Dell WD15 dock and (make and model number) external monitor has been lost.". But I get problems all the time with electronic equipment and have no clue as to the cause. Maybe my printer doesn't print. Maybe my cell phone won't download my pics to PC. Maybe my DVR won't record today. But no matter what the problem is, I get no explanation as to why. SinisterLefty ( talk) 14:36, 4 July 2019 (UTC)