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I have 3 identical monitors that are configured in a certain sequence! After a reboot, this sequence changes randomly and has to be reconfigured again. How can this be corrected?

Mac mini (2023 with M2 Pro)

Posted on Feb 20, 2023 5:35 AM

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den.thed

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Feb 20, 2023 8:24 AM in response to AlkoLexX

FWIW the last 3 macOS versions have had this problem with multiple displays.

As a Mac mini users like yourself, I encourage you to send Feedback and contact Apple Support.

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My work-around, is to only restart for updates and just let my displays go into standby (sleep) mode when they are not in use.

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