microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Power Display: Allow users to assign custom nicknames to monitors
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- C
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Description
### Description of the new feature / enhancement
Allow users to assign a custom nickname to each monitor in Power Display settings.
The nickname should be displayed in the flyout in place of or alongside the generic hardware name (e.g. `2475W`, `MSIMAG301RF`).
If per-monitor tray icons are implemented (see #48321), the nickname should also appear there as tool-tip.
### Scenario when this would be used?
Multi-monitor users often have semantically distinct displays ("Left", "TV", "Portrait", "4K").
Without nicknames, identifying which monitor is being controlled requires cross-referencing generic hardware names or going through Refresh > Identify monitors.
A user-defined nickname makes monitor identification immediate throughout the UI.
### Supporting information
- Related feature request: #48321
- ClickMonitorDDC supports custom monitor names
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the Power Display settings and flyout UI, then compare the related per-monitor tray icon request in #48321. Define where a user enters and edits each nickname, and verify that the nickname appears in the flyout alongside or instead of the hardware name and, if applicable, as a tray-icon tooltip.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100