“i cannot for the life of me get a 2nd monitor to work. it is connected using an adapter as my machine does not have a connection. i’ve also tried HDMI and that method also does not work. the ...

If the second monitor is on, but there is no display on a Windows PC, the issue might be with your cable. Use these fixes to resolve the issue.

If not I don't think I can do anything else as it seems hdr is still getting applied somehow to my 2nd monitor even though windows does even see it as hdr capable from the removal of hdr via CRU. Odd.