You can check for the driver status in Device Manager. If the driver is not installed successfully, the device name will be displayed as Generic PnP Monitor with a yellow mark next to it. To fix the problem, just update the driver. Here you will learn 2 ways on how to update the driver easily. Every time I reboot, my Generic PnP Monitor is disabled. In order to get my monitor calibration software to work, I have to go into Device Manager and enable the Generic PnP Monitor. What is Generic PnP Monitor on Windows 10? So, the PnP stands for Plug and Play. It is used to connect external devices like monitor and USB devices on your Windows 10. If you open the device manager and you see the word written as Generic PnP monitor which is denoted by yellow triangle error. Generic PnP Monitor in Windows 10 means that Windows 10 installed a monitor driver as the PNP did not recognize the device. This generic PnP monitor driver may not work perfectly like the manufacturer’s one. It can lead to issues like unable to set the best monitor resolution and the screen refresh rate.
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David Szoke, User (Posts: 5)
Sep 20, 2019 3:14:42 pm EDT
I have had no issue using Remote Utilities with the Generic driver so what is with this broken one that replaces it?
Polina, Support (Posts: 1177)
Sep 20, 2019 5:41:43 pm EDT
Sorry for the late reply.
The screen brightness issue you've encountered might be a side effect of using the monitor driver. Could you please clarify if you have the monitor driver installed on the Host machine? If you're not sure, you can check this in the Host settings:
1. Right-click on the Host icon in the system tray and select Settings for Host
2. Navigate to the Driver tab. If you have the monitor driver installed, then the Uninstall button would be clickable:
Please note, that the monitor driver is only needed for the blank remote screen feature. Therefore, If you do not use the blank remote screen feature, you do not need to install the driver.
You can uninstall it by clicking the Uninstall button. You also avoid the driver installing in the future, if you deselect the Install monitor driver checkbox when installing the Host:
Here's a related KB article about the monitor driver: https://www.remoteutilities.com/support/kb/what-is-a-monitor-driver/
Hope that helps.
David Szoke, User (Posts: 5)
Sep 23, 2019 9:21:25 am EDT
Conrad Sallian, Support (Posts: 2592)
Sep 23, 2019 12:44:31 pm EDT
Removing the driver from your package fixed the issue. Is that correct?
Looking forward to your reply.
David Szoke, User (Posts: 5)
Sep 23, 2019 12:49:19 pm EDT
Hopefully, by doing both of these things, I won't have this issue again. The info I received was beneficial, and I went ahead and updated my msi package.
Conrad Sallian, Support (Posts: 2592)
Sep 23, 2019 12:52:16 pm EDT
With regards to existing Host installations you can use the '/dispuninstall' command line parameter. Here is more information https://www.remoteutilities.com/support/docs/host-parameters/
Thanks.
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Here in this post I will tell you on how to fix windows generic non-pnp monitor problem and discuss the various reasons that causes it. I have seen that many users have faced this problem once in a while and had little or no success in resolving it, but here I would provide you the cause and proper solution to fix this annoying problem regarding display for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Windows Generic Non-PnP Monitor Problem
In this generic non-pnp monitor problem your windows operating system is unable to detect your monitor properly and this causes improper or low resolution on your monitor. Also you will not be able to change the screen resolution to the desired or maximum one supported by your current monitor.
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Causes & Solutions for Generic Non-PnP Monitor Problem in Windows
Here are the main causes and suggested fixes for the windows generic non-pnp monitor problem.
Outdated & Wrong Drivers
Cause: Old outdated and wrong or improper drivers for your display adapter or graphics card can cause this issue.
Fix: Download and install the proper or recommended drivers for your video adapter or graphics card. Here I strongly advise you to download the video card drivers from the video card / adapter manufacturers’ website only, because if you download them from other third party untrusted websites then you may get corrupted or infected drivers that can cause more trouble for your computer.
Faulty or Damaged VGA / Monitor Cable
Cause: A faulty and damaged VGA cable is one of major factor for this problem.
Fix: Replace your VGA or DVI cable with a new one. I advise you to get a good quality monitor cable and not the very cheap ones available in the market. Here another important thing that I would like to tell you is to buy only the short cables only (1.5m) and not the longer ones (3m or more in length).
Generic Pnp Monitor Fix
Loose VGA Cable
Cause: A loosely and improperly connected VGA cable can also result in this problem.
Fix: Remove your VGA cable from the back side of your graphics card / video adapter and from your monitor and then fit it properly and tightly.
Faulty Monitor
Cause: A faulty monitor can also cause this issue.
What Is A Generic Pnp Monitor Windows 10
Fix: Check the monitor in other computer and if the problem remains then get your monitor repaired or change it to another one.
Refresh your Monitor
Cause: Sometimes due to non-explainable causes this problem can occur.
Fix: Here what you have to do is to unplug the power cable from your monitor when the computer is ON and wait for 30 – 40 seconds and then plug it back again to your monitor and see whether the monitor is detected properly or not. In some cases you may want to unplug the VGA cable also along with power cable and repeat the same procedure as discussed here.
Usb Pnp Drivers Windows 10
You can try all the above solutions and see which one works for you as these are the only causes and solutions for the Generic Non-PnP Monitor Problem in Windows. If you have any other query then you can ask me by using the comment form below.
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