L1 KVM issues

@wendell thanks again for following up. Now that the KVM is “working” there’s one thing driving me NUTS with frustration.

I have two computers connected to the KVM, both running Windows 10. Computer 1 has one monitor, run through the KVM. Computer 2 has two monitors, one connected directly via DisplayPort, and then also shares the same monitor with Computer 1 through the KVM.

Often, I’ll need to pull some data up on the screen on the direct-attached monitor on Computer 2, then switch the KVM to Computer 1 and refer to the data on Computer 2’s direct attached monitor.

But when I switch the KVM to Computer 1, Computer 2’s direct attached monitor flickers and the windows rearrange. The data that I need is no longer in the foreground window and other windows are stacked on top of it arbitrarily.

Then when I switch the KVM back to Computer 2, the screen flickers again, my desired window returns to the foreground, but it takes 10-15 secs before the PC is usable and keyboard input is accepted.

It’s like Computer 2 sees the KVM switchover as “unplugging” the monitor and Windows rearranges everything.

Any known workarounds for this?

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