Setup For External Touchscreen Monitors for MSFS | X Plane | Air Manager | G-1000 | Windows 10/11

Quick overview of setup for external touchscreen/panels for MSFS, X-Plane. This setup is useful for those who use Air Manager particularly the G-1000 panel.
The 15.6 inch monitor shown is a Wimaxit that I purchased from Amazon.
The two smaller 13.3 inch monitors are Uperfect monitors I purchased from eBay.
The monitors are connected to the computer with two cables:
1) An HDMI (or DP) cable that goes from an output on the graphics card to the HDMI input on the monitor. Note that you may need an HDMI to Display Port cable/adapter.
2) A USB cable to connect the monitor to the computer. In my case it's a USB "A" to "C" cable. I recommend a powered USB hub. This cable both powers the monitor and sends the touchscreen information back to the computer. Note that all monitors may not work this way.
From there the computer needs to be setup to recognize the monitors as touchscreens. This is done using "Tablet PC Settings" located within the control panel. Open that up and press the "Setup" button. I have not ever needed to use the calibrate function, but your gear may require that.

[@AlasdairMacG]

Great explanation. In case it helps others, I also have a couple of Wimaxit 15.6 inch touch screen monitors from Amazon that I use with Air Manager. To get the touchscreens to work however, I need 3 cables (not just 2) for each monitor - the USB C on mine is the one that gives the touchscreen capability. So if anyone else tries with just 2 cables (Power and HDMI) , and cannot get the touchscreen element working, I would suggest they try adding a 3rd (USB C) cable also to see if this fixes things. Regards, Alasdair

[@IvanSkyFlight]

That's good to know. Thanks for the reply! Bottom line the monitor needs to receive video from the graphics card with some type of HDMI to HDMI or HDMI to DP cable, power to one of the USB ports, and USB touchscreen data back to the computer. It seems for some screens this will require a total of two cables and for some three cables. Again, thanks!

[@p.h-bw4cj]

Not all usb ports on your PC are the same, most don’t provide enough power output to power the panel, make sure your usb port on your pc is usb 3.1 or purchase a quality usb hub that can power all your devices, like the one made by Sabrent 8 or 16 ports. They are not cheap but top quality.

[@pyropuck]

03/14/2023 WIN 11, THIS WAS THE FIX!

[@jeffdougherty4446]

Thank you so much for this. I can't believe how difficult it was to find an answer to this question, even in the Microsoft community where they respond to questions. This worked.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

So glad to hear it helped!

[@BrysonSenevira]

Thanks much for the vid. I was messing with this thing all day trying to get it work watched your Vid. once and found the missing link I needed to run the usb C through a hub that's what was missing and so thanks...

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Glad you got it figured out!

[@clofland5214]

It’s a touch screen for sure. I had watched one of Les Oreilly’s KZbin’s about improving FPS. I had reconnected my monitors to match his recommendation, that’s when I lost touch. So I connected back to original, I have 5 monitors, 3 large, 2 touch. Touch working again, just could not follow suggestion from Les. Thanks for your quick reply, I watch all of your videos, they are great!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Glad they help!

[@p.h-bw4cj]

Thanks for the Info about plugging the power type-c usb cable to the PC instead of the power adapter that came with the panel. Windows 11 wasn’t showing the “Tablet PC” App in control panel if not plugged into the PC for power.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You're welcome! Glad it works!

[@johnmarek8985]

Thank you very much for explaing how to set up the touch screen, much appricaited.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

[@dougsquires9201]

Thanks…this really helped…and the instructions were clear. I have my PFD and MFD working!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Sorry for the late response. Glad you got it working!

[@AlejandroGomez-np8vl]

Thank you very much for such an excellent explanation. Straight to the topic.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Thanks for watching!

[@2684dennis]

thanks, this solved my problem i was having

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Awesome! Glad I could help!

[@DrTom1946]

Great. Thanks. The system we are slowly building for my two grandsons (ages13 & 14) when we first starting assembling it last Dec has the same two 15.6" touchscreens and two 7" touchscreens in the instrument panel never got even to the 'set up' stages, but due to having problems of not being able to get the three 'out the cockpit' views screens (a 65" LG OLED and two 27" LG 27 Inch Ultragear Gaming Monitors to be recognized and running by any of the necessary external hubs, two 15.6" touchscreens and two 7" touchscreens, none of which I was savvy enough back them to get the two m1 mac minis, even with external hubs that allow the m1 minis to drive up to six displays each. I won't be back to my two grandsons house until late Nov but it appears that the present two m1 macs will be going to the boys and being replaced by a Mac Studio Ultra (that is claimed can drive 5 monitors (and with hubs) the other two small ones. We plan to run the Studio Ultra with Parallels and Windows 11 on one drive and on the other, Mac OS running XPlane 12 (hopefully out by then_. Air Manager I just found out is available for both Windows and Mac OS so will try your great ideas on both 'sides' then. Thanks.

[@jsdeardorff1]

This video was extremely helpful. Thanks for putting it together.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

[@TapioToikkaToby]

Very informative video. Thanks a lot!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

[@johnnyschou]

Thanks for the help, it worked for me.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Awesome!

[@YFTOUCH]

Wonderful video,It;s help a lot.Thanks for your sharing

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

[@ellimoemoe74]

Thank you for the help.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

[@jerwared]

Thanks, you solve my problem 😁

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Glad to help!

[@wasifsaleemch]

Thank you :)

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

The 15,6" I bought recently can use the USB-C for video, touch and power, no need for HDMI. If your gfx card has a USB-C out, it's as simple as it comes. I have the problem of the touchscreen stealing the focus from the sim, which is a different matter.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

The focus issue continues to be a pain. Cool info regarding the USB C video link.

[@bristrum]

this video really helped! Thanks

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Glad it helped!

[@firstname1lastname241]

Hi Ivan. Great stuff here. Thanks for sharing! Question. How realistic do you think the g1000 is?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Thanks! As a VFR pilot I would say it's decent. I have never used it to program approaches. The PFD is really close. Having said that I would like to see improvement for both MSFS and X-Plane. I love the efforts by Working Title on their NXI variant for MSFS and we shall see what X-Plane 12 brings.

[@beescan22]

Terrific, have had trouble setting up this exact two wimaxit additional monitors . I could get one to work, but not both, didn’t understand the power setup. Are you running AirManager to use the Knobstet, G1000 bezel? Thanks for your time and effort in producing this informative video for us tech challenged simmers.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome! Yes, I am using Air Manager and a single Knobster. I primarily use the G1000 panel found in Air Manager, but this setup also works quite well for the steam gauge variants. Here is a link to another video of mine discussing this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6GbdYajh7uiqck

[@beescan22]

Thanks again for your reply. Really appreciate your insight and expertise. Been trying to figure this out for over a year; too bad you don’t live next door. I’m extremely computer challenged 😩

[@traveltheworld1870]

Did you ever find a solution to your problem? I am encountering the same issue and I cannot find help anywhere. Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I can't get my touchscreen monitors to predicably respond to touch when I have them hooked up in my sim (3TV's and 2 touchsreen monitors). They work sometimes. Usually just one. But when I return to use it again, it will not work the same.

[@beescan22]

@@traveltheworld1870 : I did determine that the cord I was using wasn’t providing proper power. However, still have problems with Air Manager; some of bezels that are offered don’t work to touch, only mouse, despite setting checked for touch/mouse. Still don’t have solution for that.

[@traveltheworld1870]

@@beescan22 I will try new cords and see if it fixes the problem. Thanks for the quick reply!

[@atiquecanada4578]

Excellent video Ivan

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Thanks! Sorry for the late reply.

[@clofland5214]

Ivan, I have windows 10 and my control panel only shows Pen and Touch. I can't find the Tablet PC settings so I can get white screens to link usb to correct monior. I have one like your demo, finger on winaxit, square on top monitor. thanks......

[@IvanSkyFlight]

If the Tablet PC setting is not showing up then Windows is not detecting a touch capable screen. This is mostly due to one of two reasons: There is no usb connection to the computer (bad cable, wrong output, not hooked up at all) or the screen is not touch capable. The very first "touch" screen I ordered didn't work and after much troubleshooting it turned out it was not actually a touch unit. If you attach a touch screen to the PC correctly but don't set it up it will function as a mouse pad. This is demonstrated at around 3:30 in the video. How is your screen currently connected?

[@qlr650]

Thanks so much!!!!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You are welcome!

[@gtbissell]

Hello Ivan - thanks for the great video. I am all up and running. I don't suppose there is an auto-magic way to have the displays in the cockpit pop-out automatically on launch? and on a side note, do you use your StreamDeck just for KZbin or do you use for FlightSim as well. And - what camera do you use, the video quality is excellent. Thad

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Apparently there is an app that can be found that will remember window positions. It's called "MSFS Pop Out Manager". I have never used it, and I can't vouch for it. I think there is also a clunky Windows method? Having said that, there is no built in function like X-Plane where your pop outs go to defined position, shape, and size. I use my Streamdeck primarily for OBS, but on occasion I have used it for MSFS in the past to get to functions that are difficult/impossible to assign in the options/controls section. What I have never tried is to do both at the same time. My camera is a Sony A5100 and Sigma 16 mm, f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary. It's a great combination and one of the most popular with streamers.

[@johnarcuri-qk7ut]

Hi great video. My graphics card has 3 DP ports and a single HDMI. I’m using 3 monitors. I want to hookup 2 touchscreen monitors. How do I do that with just one HDMI output? Thanks

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Thanks! I use a StarTech USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter. It gives me two additional HDMI outputs. I run five screens and they all work well.

[@johnarcuri-qk7ut]

@@IvanSkyFlight Thanks I’ll give it a try!

[@patrickouziel]

Hi Ivan, thanks for all the great content on your channel. I want to pull the trigger on a couple 13" touch monitors but can't seem to find the same Uperfect model. The only models I can find show the connectors coming out of the back of the monitor facing down, not the side as yours seem to be. Do you happen to have a model number anything for yours? Thanks!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

This just came up on another video. I couldn't fine panels like mine either. I don't know if this temporary or permanent. The ones I found as you described may still work, but the attachment would be different.

[@patrickouziel]

Hi Ivan, do you have a link to your usb hub? I can’t seem to find info on whether the powered hub needs to be usb 3.1 or 3.0 for the touch monitors. Thank you!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Purchased from Amazon: Sabrent 10 port, 60W, USB 3.0 hub. I use two of them. They work great.

[@damb25]

I have one question: Do you have to install Air manager?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You don't have to. For example, there are several aircraft where their main displays don't have buttons or controls on a bezel. You see this in some of the airliners or even the Cirrus Vision Jet. In this case you can pop out the screens and move them to a different monitor. I also do this a lot with helicopters. Some displays (from within the sim) can even be popped and have touch capability, but other third party apps are needed. Air Manager as of now does not add touch capability to the displays that are popped out. Air Manager only adds touch capability to the bezels or other gauges being emulated.

[@youngfella3054]

Hey Ivan, great tutorials! Do you know if a touch screen can be rotated to the Portrait Orientation (ie not landscape) and be used with Air Manager?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Yes, I can confirm this works on my system running Windows 11. Can't confirm other versions of Windows. Go to display display settings in Windows and change the orientation of the screen in question. Start Air Manager and setup your panel.

[@paulpilapil6940]

great!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Thank you!

[@stricklandgarageaviation2864]

Hi Ivan, Nice video, but, I also have a Wimax touch screen monitor just like the one in your video. I run windows 11, and I have a problem getting the monitor to work. In your video when you went to control panel then to tablet PC settings and I select the Wimax monitor, the details say this monitor doesn't have pen or touch feature. Therefore, when I select the set up button, nothing happens. I don't get the white screens. I bought a second monitor (different brand) and have the same problem. I switched cables to make sure that wasn't the problem. My video card has 3 DP ports and 1 HDMI port which I have been using on the monitors. When using the power plug on the Wimax I connected it to a USB plug on my computer along with the HDMI on the Wimax to the HDMI on the video card. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks

[@stricklandgarageaviation2864]

Also, you mentioned a powered usb hub. might this help with my problem?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

I am assuming you are positive that both monitors are touch capable. There are screens that look identical but are not touch capable. I ordered a Uperfect screen once and they sent me the non-touch model. Having said that, some screens out there require three connections: 1) Video card 2) USB power and 3)USB that carries the "touch" information. Have you tried that configuration?

[@traveltheworld1870]

Did you ever find a solution to your problem? I am encountering the same issue and I cannot find help anywhere. Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I can't get my touchscreen monitors to predicably respond to touch when I have them hooked up in my sim (3TV's and 2 touchsreen monitors). They work sometimes. Usually just one. But when I return to use it again, it will not work the same. I have attempted connecting the touchscreens with 2 & 3 cables.

[@oldRighty1]

How do you compare air manager / touch screen additional displays against something like an iPad and the Remote Flight apps (cockpit HD, radio HD, etc)? I'm just getting a box set up and it seems like they have similar capabilities. The thing I'm looking at with Remote Flight is that it doesn't use any of your GPU to draw additional screens.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

I really like the Remote Flight stuff. The renders are gorgeous. Having said that, I have not found the AM stuff too taxing on my gear, and I love the flexibility for different planes. If you do like the iPad stuff also take a look at Simionics. They have a great G1000 emulation.

[@oldRighty1]

@@IvanSkyFlight Thanks for the response. Do you have a feel that one is any better than the other? I still have some initial setup before I do the panels, but I'll have to pick 1 to start with. Since I have an iPad I guess RF or Simionics makes sense, but I'd hate to spend money on one then find out the other is way better and I should have gotten that to start with.

[@youngfella3054]

Hi once again Ivan. I returned the failed pair of generic touchscreens and purchased instead some 13.3" branded as UPerfect touchscreens (not quite like yours, but with a small box mounted on the back where the cables connect to the ports). Hallelujah, I can confirm they work right out of the box! I only wasted two weeks on the faulty pair! Dang! My next observation: when using Air Manager on X-Plane with a Knobster, I notice that after using a touchscreen to control something, if I want to then use a keyboard keystroke to invoke something, say the parking brake 'B', or a different cockpit view assigned to the numeric keys 1 - 9, I have to physically move the mouse off the touchscreens and click on the main monitor before X-Plane will recognise any keyboard input. Do you have this problem too?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

There is a "focus" issue on MSFS for sure, but I have not tried this on XP. I did a reset of my computer about two months ago and have not reloaded XP yet. Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised.

[@youngfella3054]

@@IvanSkyFlight Further internet research revealed several simmers have observed and solved the 'focus' issue (a.k.a. the dreaded 'Black Flash' in X-Plane when moving from the simulator screen to a second or third screen in extended desktop), by setting screen resolution to one pixel less, vertically. That is, 1920 x 1079. This can be achieved by creating that custom resolution in the Nvidia control panel (or similar), and then selecting it in Windows' Display Settings. As for keeping focus on the main screen after any interaction with the second or third touchscreen, I found an ingenious little tool called Touch Mouse Tools. This separates your mouse from your touchscreens. Now I can interact with the X-Plane cockpit via Air Manager on either touchscreen, and then immediately press a keyboard command, such as Brakes (B), or look around the cockpit with my numerical keypad.... all without having to physically move and click the mouse pointer back to the main monitor.

[@jimthomure5181]

Thanks for the great videos. I am a flt sim newbie, if i want to have my main plus 2 touch monitors will i need 3 video outputs on my computer

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Correct. For three screens most modern graphics would work as most have four outputs. Double check the specks. You can also use USB display outputs as well.

[@MariePhipps-k8w]

Should the touch screen panels be set up as extended or duplicated?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Extended.

[@jimtheflea]

The setup procedure does not seem to be working for me. I am trying to setup a WIMAXIT just like the one you were demonstrating with. My primary monitor is a 4k Acer. When I hit the Setup button everything goes exactly as you show on the video, but when completed, but when completed moving my figure around on the WIMAXIT screen causes the pointer to react on the main screen. I've tried rebooting and disabling each monitor but no luck. A strange thing I notice on the setup screen... it says that my main 4k monitor has "limited touch capability", whatever that means. It says that even if I have the WIMAXIT disabled.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Let's see if we can figure this out. First, what are the connections you are using? Does your monitor require two or three cables? I also want to confirm you are going to the Windows "control panel" then "tablet PC setting" and then "setup". Once you do that, your screens go white. Which is the first screen that has text/instructions on it, and what exactly does it say?

[@jimtheflea]

@@IvanSkyFlight Thank-you for replying. I finally got this straightened out by uninstalling #1, powering down the PC, then moved to another DP port, and then powered up the PC. As soon as that was complete I did the same thing to #2 (WIMAXIT) except for moving to another HDMI port as my RTX3080ti only has one. After that, I ran the setup as shown in your video and it worked no problem. I still have no idea how it got into the state it was in, but all is well now.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

@@jimtheflea Awesome!

[@youngfella3054]

Hi again Ivan. 👋I'm having trouble setting up my dual touchscreens. I've followed your guide, and Windows 11 extends the desktop to both of them (HDMI works OK), and the mouse travels to each, but only ONE touch screen responds to touch. I have tested each screen separately and they each work fine on their own. It seems like Windows can't differentiate between the two screens in terms of the touch-response hardware (connected via USB connections). Did you ever have any trouble connecting two touch screens?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

A few questions: During the touchscreen setup when the screen goes white, does it respond to touch? Can you confirm that both screens have touch capability? Does each screen have touch capability by itself without the other plugged in? Are they both the same make/model?

[@youngfella3054]

@@IvanSkyFlight The touchscreen monitors are identical brand and model. Each works as touchscreen when connected by itself. When they're both connected, only one touchscreen responds to touch in the 'white screen setup'.

[@traveltheworld1870]

Did you ever find a solution to your problem? I am encountering the same issue and I cannot find help anywhere. Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

[@youngfella3054]

​@@traveltheworld1870 Sometimes Windows confuses these generic touchscreen monitors for a mouse or a keyboard device. It is worth checking Control Panel -> Device Manager to verify: look in the list of devices for three things: Human Interface Devices, Keyboards, and Mice and other pointing devices. In my case, I found two items under Mice. I only have one mouse, so the other was the erroneously identified touchscreen. Check the Properties -> Events for each "mouse" to find the one most recently plugged in (the events have date/time stamps). The most recent one is probably the touch screen monitor. Properties -> Driver -> Uninstall Device to remove it from the list. Unplug the touchscreen from power and USB and then reconnect power and USB. Check Device Manager again. Ideally, you want each external touchscreen monitor to appear under Human Interface Devices as 'HID-compliant touch screen'. Hope this helps.

[@ichwill4022]

Thanks 👏👏👏

[@IvanSkyFlight]

You're welcome!

[@haysammerebe3677]

Hi Ivan i followed your video on how to pop out the MFD and PFD i got the G1000 bezel on my 2 ipads but when i drag the PFD into the bezel i cant expand it to fit into the bezel it just freeze in the ipad i can only expand it only when i remove the bezel, so i have only the PFD without the G1000 bezel have you encountered this issue and how did you solve it if ?????

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Which G1000 bezel are you using? As of now, there are two G1000 bezels you can select in Air Manager 4. It seems that the bezel that says X-Plane on it works well (for MSFS and X-Plane). The other one is labeled "Garmin G1000 NXi Overlay" and has some really cool extra features, but it doesn't have functionality for moving the pop out once you've initially placed it. I have actually discussed this with the developer so he is aware. The other issues maybe the iPads. I assume you are using software such as Duet which turns the iPad into additional monitors. Try switching bezels first. I bet that's it.

[@haysammerebe3677]

@@IvanSkyFlight thanks heaps

[@TheRyma52]

I see three Wimaxit 15.6" models on Amazon. Can someone tell me the right model? Thanks in advance.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

I am hesitant to recommend a specific model, because it may not work. So purchase at your own risk. Having said that, this one looks like the one I have and there is a guy in the "questions" section that specifically mentions works for MSFS. This is not any kind of "affiliate" link. I receive no financial or other benefit from this monitor. www.amazon.com/WIMAXIT-Portable-Multi-Interfaces-Upgraded-Extension/dp/B07YXP683D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3K3UVMS12JMOG&keywords=wimaxit+touch+screen&qid=1678887294&sprefix=wimaxit+touch%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0

[@TheRyma52]

@@IvanSkyFlight Even if you would get a financial benefit from it, it would be totally fine. Thank you very much for replying. You are a good person, answer all questions. It is very rare to see that. In this case I leave it.

[@mb944]

Does it work with windows 10?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Yes.

[@rjkanga]

Interesting, but I am having a problem. I have a Win 10 desktop and a Surface Pro with Air Manager installed on the latter. Have connected a 13.5" touchscreen tablet to the Surface and can get all the AM Panels and Instruments on it. MSFS 2020 is installed on the desktop with a monitor which is not touchscreen. I am unable to drag the G1000 onto the tablet. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to manage that?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Running it on two machines, I don't think you will be able to drag the pop out to the laptop. Even if you use software to extend the PCs desktop to the laptop, your Air Manager program will still be in a different environment, or at least I think it will. The easiest fix would be to run Air Manager from your desktop PC. You can have Air Manager on more than one machine, but that may take an additional license. Another option would be to use Air Player along with Air Manager. I think that is cheaper and can run on two or more computers, but please do fact check me on that.

[@rjkanga]

I thought of running AM on the desktop, but can I use the touch function on the 13" tablet and use the Knobster?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

@@rjkanga If the tablet is being used as a second screen then yes. If the tablet you are referring to is a Microsoft Surface, there should be way to use it a second monitor.

[@rjkanga]

The tablet will be the second screen. Won't use the Surface.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

@@rjkanga There are apps for both IOS and Android that turn tablets into second screens. Duet is what I use for Windows with an iPad. Not sure what the best one for Android is. I can't verify personally that it will work, but it should.

[@roscotakeson1128]

Ivan, the process that you demonstrated in this video is no longer available in windows 11. They supposedly integrated it and I can’t find out how to make it work. Can you help

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Sorry to hear that. I just did some experimenting. I am currently running three Windows 11 machines. All are updated to 23H2. One runs Windows 11 Pro and the other two run Windows Home. If Windows does not detect a touch screen it will not show the "Tablet PC Settings" option. I went through several variations of plugging in and unplugging the USB cables that, at least in my case, add touch capability. In every scenario, the "Tablet PC Settings" would be there if the touch monitor was hooked up appropriately. I noticed this: If I plugged a monitor in, I had to restart for the "Tablet PC Settings" to show up. My guess is that for some reason your PC is not recognizing the tablet(s) as having touch capability. Do you have access to other computers to try your tablets on?

[@mekkentucky]

Thanks for the concise tutorial on setting up a touch screen monitor. My touch screen monitor is an Aekekgrep 15.6 1080. I followed the directions as presented but am still not fully functional. Using the Air Manager 172 panel for example, gauges are active, and knobs visibly turn however they don't function. Switches do not move nor function. I've tried other panels and planes but get the same results. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

First thought is does your touch panel work in the normal Windows environment? Does it work outside of Air Manager and your flight sim?

[@mekkentucky]

No. It still acts as a "partial" touch pad for my main screens (running 3 monitors). I follow your instructions and identify it (monitor 4) as a touch screen (aftering hitting enter on the white screens as instructed). For example, it will open Air Manager from the touch screen monitor task bar onto a main monitor but attempts to use finger do not work. Thanks!

[@IvanSkyFlight]

@@mekkentucky When hitting "enter" that should be only the non-touch screens so it will go to the next monitor. On the touch screen monitor you would actually touch the display. Is that what you are doing?

[@mekkentucky]

Yes, that's correct. "Enter" on each of the three main monitors until I get to the 4th (touch screen). I easily track your instructions on the video, just don't end up with it working even with instructions so I must be missing something...

[@IvanSkyFlight]

@@mekkentuckyDoes your touch screen act as a mouse pad for your main monitor? Also, what are the inputs on the side?

[@M4biz-g3d]

Hi. Great video again. I've just configured my MSFS 2020 with N.3 LG monitor-34 inches and N. 1 TouchScreen 1080P HDR UPPERFECT 15.6" (I'm shure, it is a touch screen monitor). All the monitros are connected via DP and HDMI to the RTX 3080 Ti graphic card. In the display settings of my Windows 11 PC I've selected "extend desktop to this screen" option for all the four monitors and I've selected one of th LG 34 inches monitors as primary display. Than I've installed Air manager on the PC and followed your suggestions. Anyway I've a issue: touch screen don't works on the uPerfect touch screen monitor. I can intereact with Demo Panel, i.e., by means the mouse but if I touch the screen nothing happen. Where Im wrong? Thanks in advance.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Other than the HDMI/DP connections to the graphics card, do you have any connections that are USB to the computer? That is how the "touch" signal is sent.

[@M4biz-g3d]

@@IvanSkyFlight Hi. In addition to this I had to set the uPerfect touch monitor as primary display. The problem will be when I'll add a secondary touch screen monitor that will act as MFD display

[@flywithcolby]

can you provide a link to where you got your touch panels?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Do a search for uPerfect and Wimaxit. Just be careful, because it seems like they change up alot. I am sure they are just rebranded monitors.

[@Fromega001]

OK, if i had well understantd and before i buy touchscreen or simple screen..., the data cable from the touschscreen is an usb-c but the cable on the other size is anb usbA usb3 correct? Because my PC had no usb-c socket. only usb2, Usb3, 3.1 ?.... ANd with the actual version of MSFS 2020, can we turn button on the touschscren winthout th external KNOB ? I think i'll buy two pannel off 103 or 13 ", th 15" seem to big to see my main creen and the tobby travker must see my face lol. Thanks for your help.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

So yes, your cable must accommodate both the external screen and you available USB inputs on your PC. If there are no USB C inputs on your PC, then most likely, the cable would be a USB C to A. As far as manipulating buttons and knobs on the touch screen, using Air Manager, that can be done with by touch and/or mouse, depending on the function. As far as I know, MSFS 2020 doesn't "pop out" the bezels on devices like the G1000 only the display screen.

[@focusedfrog]

Hello Ivan, I am using 5 monitors and 1 is touchscreen, Windows 11 Pro. In the Control panel the option for Tablet Pc Settings is completely missing so I am unable to do the setup for the touchscreen for the 1 monitor? Any ideas please?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Try going to the Windows 11 search bar and type in "Tablet PC settings" (without the quotes). Let me know what happens.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

I just responded to another person with the same issue. Here is my response: "I just did some experimenting. I am currently running three Windows 11 machines. All are updated to 23H2. One runs Windows 11 Pro and the other two run Windows Home. If Windows does not detect a touch screen it will not show the "Tablet PC Settings" option. I went through several variations of plugging in and unplugging the USB cables that, at least in my case, add touch capability. In every scenario, the "Tablet PC Settings" would be there if the touch monitor was hooked up appropriately. I noticed this: If I plugged a monitor in, I had to restart for the "Tablet PC Settings" to show up. My guess is that for some reason your PC is not recognizing the tablet(s) as having touch capability. Do you have access to other computers to try your tablets on?"

[@larrypeavy4517]

My honeycomb throttle Gear up do not light up???

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Did you install the driver from Honeycomb? There is a small driver that makes the annunciator work, and I believe the landing gear up/down indicator.

[@ronloveflying]

how to configure overhead panel on touchscreen monitor with Air Manager?

[@IvanSkyFlight]

The first thing would be to find out if there are developers who have put together the components of the overhead panel, and of course, that would depend on the particular aircraft. Then you would open a blank or preconfigured panel and you should be good to go.

[@ronloveflying]

@IvanSkyFlight Thank you very much .

[@pierrecousineau5391]

Sorry, but this doesn't work with Windows 11... The Tablet/PC setting does't exist anymore.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Maybe it depends on which edition of Windows 11? I have three gaming/production PCs. All are Windows 11 and are either Home or Pro edition. They all have the "Tablet" settings.

[@larrypeavy4517]

Help msfs 2020 window 11 Was working Now crash

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Do you mean the whole MSFS sim isn't working? Is it crashing at the same place? That's a hard one to troubleshoot.

[@larrypeavy4517]

Different spots I had to reinstall Microsoft flight simulator and air manager got it back working Age 74 had 16 year old grand son helping Thanks

[@tombrady5867]

Like listening to a foreign language. Trying to set up one touch monitor to fly it in xplane and I am so lost.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

Let's start with the basics. Does the touch panel work as it should in Windows before XPlane is even launched? If not what is doing? Describe the inputs, please.

[@tombrady5867]

@@IvanSkyFlight Thank you for your reply Ivan, basically I have a 15.6" touchscreen monitor that is working fine. Ive connected it to my primary monitor and it works. I am looking to just run an Air Manager panel that Ive built on the second monitor in xplane 11. I am an old retired steam gauge captain and Id really love to fly again but all this computer stuff is hard to understand and I end up with headaches. All the YT videos out there says its soooo easy to do but that is not my reality.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

@@tombrady5867 Can you clarify your video monitor setup. Is this a PC with multiple outputs on the graphic card?

[@johnarcuri-qk7ut]

Hi great video. My graphics card has 3 DP ports and a single HDMI. I’m using 3 monitors. I want to hookup 2 touchscreen monitors. How do I do that with just one HDMI output? Thanks

[@IvanSkyFlight]

I use a StarTech USB 3.0 to dual HDMI adapter. They sell them on Amazon for around 50 dollars. They work like a charm.

[@aaronhargrove7460]

Does the main monitor need to have touchscreen capability in order for the touchscreens to work on the 2nd and 3rd displays? I have a non-touchscreen curved gaming monitor and tried to use touchscreen portable monitors as a 2nd and 3rd display for avionics but they don't work when the gaming monitor is the main monitor and the portable touchscreens are the extended displays.

[@IvanSkyFlight]

The main monitor does not have to be touch. In fact mine is not touch. What happens when you go into setup? Do the screens turn all white with text?