GOTOMYPC TROUBLESHOOTING WINDOWS
Again, I haven't used it, so I may be wrong here, but my suspicion is that as a result of that distinction, GoToMyPC will NOT be able to just shift the entire Windows session to a purely remote mode the way Remote Desktop can. But GoToMyPC is a third-party tool that is simply running on top of Windows, not a remote desktop capability built into Windows itself. In this case, the fact that Remote Desktop uses a capability built into the host OS itself means that when that mechanism is being used, Windows "understands" that the session is actually occurring elsewhere and therefore that it should care about what displays are attached to the client (or at least which displays the client has chosen to use for the connection) rather than which displays are physically attached to the system. That's why the "console" shows the lock screen when a Remote Desktop connection is active. Out of curiosity, how many displays are actually attached to the systems you're remoting into? The reason I ask is that Remote Desktop is a bit special in that it can set up a completely separate user session. To manage this, when you open the Remote Desktop application on a client with multiple displays attached locally, click "Show Options" in the lower-left corner and go to the Display tab, then check the "Use all my monitors for the remote session" Glad I was able to help!
GOTOMYPC TROUBLESHOOTING PC
For clarity with what comes up, I'll establish that the PC you're connecting FROM is the "client" and the PC you are remoting TO is the "host". To manage this, when you open the Remote Desktop application on a client with multiple displays attached locally, click "Show Options" in the lower-left corner and go to the Display tab, then check the "Use all my monitors for the remote session" I can't speak to GoToMyPC, but Windows Remote Desktop definitely supports multiple displays. You can even disconnect an active Remote Desktop session (without fully logging off) and then reconnect after choosing a different display option, in which case the host session that you resume will adapt just as if you had physically connected or disconnected a display at that system. And whatever you choose, the Windows session on the host will behave as if that's how many displays were actually attached to it. So if you have 3 displays, you can only use 1 or 3 displays for your Remote Desktop session, not 2. When you start a Remote Desktop connection, you have the option to connect to the host using either a single display (the default) or "all displays". But if on the other hand the host has 3 displays physically attached to it but you only have 1 display on the client you're connecting from, then you can only use one display in the Remote Desktop session. So for example, if the host only has 1 display physically connected to it, but you have 3 on the system you're connecting from, you can use all 3 displays with the host through Remote Desktop.
the display(s) physically attached to it) just shows a lock screen, unlike other screen sharing solutions where remote and local users share a common view. When using Remote Desktop, it absolutely does not matter how many displays are physically attached to the host system, since after all you're not sitting in front of that system, and when you use Remote Desktop, the local "console" of the host (i.e. Thank I can't speak to GoToMyPC, but Windows Remote Desktop definitely supports multiple displays. Is what I'm trying to accomplish possible when connecting remotely? Recommendations will be appreciated. When I go into the display settings it does not detect a second monitor, nor will it allow me to "Extend" the displays in the Multiple Display settings. Is that even possible? To try to remedy this I got an HDMI splitter, ran HDMI cables from both monitors to the splitter, then from the splitter to the Inspiron's HDMI port, but ended up with two identical monitor displays. When my wife or I log in remotely to our respective office workstations, located elsewhere, using Windows' Remote Desktop Connection or using GoToMyPC we are unable to drag objects (web pages, spreadsheets, documents, etc.) on the remotely-connected workstation's screen from our primary monitor to our second monitor. My original set-up had an HDMI cable running from one monitor and a VGA cable running from the other monitor. I have an Inspiron 3671 desktop, running Windows 10, with two P2219H monitors in my home.