HT204592: Use your iMac as a display with Target Display Mode

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CidTek

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Q: iMac 27 in bootcamp Windows 7 connected to an iMac 27 running OSX in Target Display Mode

Does the second iMac in Display Mode just act as a mirror to the first Mac or is it a second monitor doubling your horizontal resolution? I want to drag apps to a second screen when I'm doing Windows Dev work.

iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), Windows 7

Posted on Apr 14, 2016 3:25 PM

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by Rudegar,Helpful

Rudegar Apr 15, 2016 10:08 AM in response to CidTek
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Apr 15, 2016 10:08 AM in response to CidTek

target display mode don't work in windows

a normal monitor connected to the thunderbolt port would allow you to extend the desktop to both monitors also in windows though that is my setup in both osx and windows7-8-8.1-10
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CidTek Apr 15, 2016 8:42 AM in response to Rudegar
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Apr 15, 2016 8:42 AM in response to Rudegar

As the subject says Target Display mode is on the iMac running osx. I want to extend my Windows iMac to the one running osx.

Purely for aesthetic reasons I would rather have a second iMac in display mode instead of a second monitor.
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Loner T Apr 15, 2016 10:02 AM in response to CidTek
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Apr 15, 2016 10:02 AM in response to CidTek

Please see Use your iMac as a display with Target Display Mode - Apple Support for setup and connections.
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CidTek Apr 15, 2016 10:11 AM in response to Loner T
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Apr 15, 2016 10:11 AM in response to Loner T

I've read the mechanics of how its connected.. My question was does it act as a mirror or extend the Windows desktop like a dumb external monitor would. Rudegar more or less answered the question but he was referring to how Windows uses external displays and not having specifically tried it with an extra iMac.
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HT204592: Use your iMac as a display with Target Display Mode

Q: iMac 27 in bootcamp Windows 7 connected to an iMac 27 running OSX in Target Display Mode

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