How to Install the New Virtual Display Driver

[@reughdurgem]

Thank you for all the work you do, I love this app for remote play :)

[@MikeTheTech]

You're welcome, I’m happy it helps!

[@dozerd42]

Hey, the driver runs great! I did the following things to stream to Steam Deck with Sunshine/Moonlight: 1. Add the 1280x800 resolution to the vdd_settings.xml 2. Start the VDDSysTray.exe from Companion install folder and select "Start at Startup" 3. In Display Settings, find which is display was "VDD by MTT" and which display was the "AMD vDisplay" (either 1 or 2) and set "Show only on X" where X was that display. 4. Restart the streaming PC

[@MikeTheTech]

Thanks for sharing your solution with everyone!

[@detroid89]

Great work guys! I am on holiday atm but I am stoked to try this when I get home! Thank you so much ❤

[@MikeTheTech]

Happy holidays!

[@detroid89]

@MikeTheTech same to you friend! 😁

[@JoeGunGames]

everytime i disable and enable or reload the driver it takes a new name. is there a way to prevent this?

[@Chrissalak]

I have the same question. Plus, when ebooting and loading the companion app shows that the driver is not loaded, but the virtual display is active.

[@jefframos7438]

This might be a dumb question but how exactly do I add resolutions to the xml? I can't figure out how to add anything.

[@MikeTheTech]

Open in notepad, edit the text with your resolutions, save, restart the driver or PC. 👍

[@jefframos7438]

​@MikeTheTech thanks!

[@tahakhalid5327]

How do I make it so I can’t use the virtual during normal use. Like having my windows go to that invisible monitor. And only having it for Sunhine/Moonlight? Also minimizing performance hits.

[@logicbear646]

Thanks for this ! Unfortunately I'm running into an issue with installing it for Win10 23H2 running inside a VMWare virtual machine. Once the display driver is installed the mouse stops working inside the VM. The keyboard still works, so using that I was able to uninstall the driver and the mouse started working again. Any idea whether that might a bug in the driver or something I need to set up differently ?

[@MikeTheTech]

VMware installs their own virtual display driver. This complicates the install with ours.

[@Daniel-D-Teach]

Thank you for the information! I've been trying using the virtual display to use my iPad as a second screen on my PC with sunshine (second display for desktop when I'm home, and streaming games when I'm away). Any idea on how I can 'force' a different resolution for that virtual display? the iPads native resolution isn't included in the windows display preferences, and its not definable via the Nvidia Card since it's not connected to it physically. It also isn't possible to define via sunshine as far as I can tell, since sunshine only 'applies' resolutions to games, but doesn't seem to do so for desktop streaming

[@MikeTheTech]

Edit the XML and you can add any resolution. So it will match your iPad. Just add to the XML and restart. 👍

[@jacobjanco4389]

Fantastic driver and support, kudos for QoL upgrades.

[@MikeTheTech]

Thank you! 😊

[@brailyn]

Without using the tray add-on, how can I add 1024x768 to the driver itself? Only seeing 16:9 options other than 800x600.

[@MikeTheTech]

Edit the xml file and restart the VDD. 👍

[@brailyn]

@@MikeTheTech I added lines for resolution to the .xml; disabled/renabled, deleted/re-added the VDD in dev man and still nothing. What am I missing? I moved the .ini files to C:/VDD and installed the driver from there. Any idea?

[@brailyn]

JK got it. Had to put the files in C:/VirtualDisplayDriver and it worked

[@sahilvaity3355]

Does this run on steamOS by using wine ?

[@azaeldrm]

Hi Mike! Do I have to uninstall a previously created monitor with an older version of your code for this?

[@blackbahamut7]

I've tried to add another resolution to the vdd settings file but from the display list I still cannot change to the one I've added, anything I can do?

[@MikeTheTech]

The driver has to restart after any changes.

[@RolandDobbins]

I run Virtual Desktop for VR, in addition to Sunshine - could this driver interfere with it? Many thanks!

[@MikeTheTech]

Should be fine, but haven’t tested all scenarios. Works fine with my quest virtual screen.

[@bruv7409]

How do I turn off the driver?

[@mitsoku3]

im new here and to all of this. I have installed it, it shows in the system tray/display settings. How do I see the 2nd monitor? ultimately i want to record/stream with OBS from cast from my phone.

[@leviathan1806]

I've installed software like the Video, and in Device Manager, the Virtual Display Driver is displayed, but VirtualDisplay Tray reports 'Driver not Found' and all features are grayed out and unusable, can U help me with this case ? :(

[@ecdgoodness]

If I want to stream to both an iPad Mini and Nvidia Shield (not at same time) with different resolutions, do you need to create two different monitors with both those resolutions?

[@MikeTheTech]

You could create one monitor that has just those two resolutions. Then switch between them. But you could also do two.

[@ecdgoodness]

@@MikeTheTech Got it up and running! Thank you for all your work on this. Think we'll see HDR support on Win10 anytime soon? Trying to delay that switch to 11 for as along as possible.

[@Nizikeee]

Thank you! One question, Why I can't set any 16:10 resolution on the virtual display? I have a legion go and I want to stream moonlight/sunshine to it in native 2560x1600 display but even CRU I can't set it higher than 2560 x 1440 which is 16:9 with black bars. thanks for the answer

[@MikeTheTech]

You need to add custom resolutions to the XML first.

[@soccerstorm07]

Hey so I got everything running great finally! Quick comment, setting up a custom install location did no go over well. You still need to use the default C:\ location or else the driver doesn't actually install. Not sure if there is something else I could have tried but I just wanted to leave the feedback here. Thanks for this amazing tool!

[@martindescoteaux9288]

Do I need to uninstall the old virtual driver first?

[@delt35]

Will this allow hdr to work with h264?

[@Krappadizzle]

You mention all versions should work except 24H2, which was the only option for a fresh install of Windows as I just got a new PC build put together, what do you think is my best path forward? I heard you mention 'disable driver signing', but is that the only option? And does it actually work?

[@TinyLittleGamesTiny]

Anyone know how to get the virtual display to show up in the AMD settings.

[@YouDontKnow...]

Whats the purpose of virtual monitors?

[@taq101_]

If you do remote play, you can use customized resolutions and hz on your host pc based on your client’s device. You can also turn off your host’s physical display to mainly use your vd.

[@MikeTheTech]

Great description!

[@allans1212]

Hi Mike, thanks for your software, it’s really cool of you-it’s amazing! But I’ve got a huge problem. I’m running a Windows 11 VM on my Proxmox setup. The goal is to use it for gaming via Moonlight, so I don’t have a monitor connected to it. I installed the virtual display driver, and I can see it in the device manager, but when I right-click on the desktop and go to Display, the Display settings menu doesn’t show up. I can’t change the resolution, refresh rate, etc. Any idea what could be causing this? I’ve been stuck for two days… Thanks for your help, buddy. 😁

[@foodwich2132]

When installed I still can't turn on HDR in the settings, it's not even greyed, it's just not there. No option even exists that allows me to enable it even.

[@MikeTheTech]

What version of windows?

[@foodwich2132]

@@MikeTheTech Right so since I left this comment I've upgraded to Windows 11 and last night it was working perfectly, could play all my games in HDR via remote play now since my TV is HDR supported. But this morning it just isn't working anymore, Moonlight/Moondeck/Sunshine (whatever's the correct name) however no longer detects a DISPLAY3 in the settings anymore. I still tested it with my other two real monitors and it still works fine so I have no idea what on Earth has changed. I've already tried re-installing it too but doesn't seem to do anything!

[@Rhamses220]

I keep getting UDP port errors for the virtual display when streaming via sunshine, is there a fix for this or did I miss something?

[@MikeTheTech]

VDD doesn’t do anything with UDP. That would be on the Sunshine side.

[@Rhamses220]

@ interesting, ok thanks. For some reason my actual display works for streaming but the VDD doesn’t work. Im banging my head against the wall trying to figure this out lol

[@mile5127]

how can i change vdd custom resolution ialready did on nvidia but it can change only main display the vdd cant do it help!!

[@OR3OTHUG]

unable to enable hdr on my display. Is it because im still on windows 10? Im able to enable hdr on my monitor but when I click over to the virtual one the option disappears.

[@MikeTheTech]

Yes, windows 10 doesn’t support hdr in virtual drivers unfortunately.

[@ivan-j4l9x]

I'm able to enable hdr in the windows display settings but games and nvidia rtx hdr settings don't detect hdr on the virtual display

[@Martin_S2]

Hi, thank you for your great work on the virtual display driver! I've installed the driver and I see virtual displays, but I don't understand how to use them. In Windows 10, how do I move an application, such as a browser, to the virtual display? And how can I see what is happening on the virtual display if it does not fit on the screen?

[@ThePilleroflightning]

whats the use for this?

[@belo-moto]

Just got it done, you're the man and wishing you Happy Holidays! Quick question, I got an 7900XTX streaming to Moonlight on 4k60 Apple TV. I got two PC displays and was wondering is it possible to allow my PC displays go to sleep while streaming to my TV? Thank you once again!

[@taq101_]

I would just turn off the monitors. But move all the windows to your virtual one so you can use it. Not sure if there are any other way .

[@funnymataleao]

Hi Mike. Firstly thank you very much for such a great job, now I can play Cyberpunk 2077 on my Retroid Pocket 5 with HDR in 4K with 120 FPS on maximum settings. But I have some issue here. I connected it to Sunshine and when I open the Steam for example on my RP5 in Moonlight, it's opening on my primary monitor and not on my RP5 and I see just second screen. How to solve this issue? Maybe there is some command for Sunshine to start it on the secondary monitor only?

[@funnymataleao]

When i'm using displayswitch.exe /external and displayswitch.exe /extend in the Command Preparations it's open the second monitor with 600 by 800 resolution

[@funnymataleao]

I found the soulution with the command C:\Tools\QRes.exe /x:3840 /y:2160

[@funnymataleao]

This command also doesn't work normally. Sometimes it's open the games correctly, sometime not. It's a mess. I'm almost give up. Spent all the weekend for that.

[@ghostxtz]

Your voice is so magnetic ！

[@brianbaugusmusic]

Thank you!!

[@dozerd42]

Oh, you should mention that to make sure you are using the new display, you will need to uninstall the IDD display driver from the previous release :-)

[@MikeTheTech]

You’re right, good catch!

[@martindescoteaux9288]

​@@MikeTheTechand what the difference between both?

[@yundaz]

This is amazing!

[@genexizz]

After installation, and starting the VDDSysTray, it showed error that code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. Same for VCRUNTIME140_1.dll and VCRUNTIME140.dll. Thanks.

[@MikeTheTech]

You’ll need the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime. www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

[@genexizz]

@@MikeTheTech Still same problem.

[@screenstome]

Installing the exe and found afterwards: (the device changes as "unknown device" with this error) "Driver Management concluded the process to install driver mttvdd.inf_amd64_d9cd99eb029b9822\mttvdd.inf for Device Instance ID ROOT\DISPLAY\0000 with the following status: 0x57." (I have a "Thinkpad USB 3.0 dock" as docking station in my system which has also a virtual one. Displaylink. Does it conflict? "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) Somewhere it says "unknown parameter"