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display laptop display and 2 monitors

How can I setup the laptop to use the laptop display and 2 external monitors? I have no problem extending to 2 monitors but would like to use the laptop display as a third monitor as well? This would put the primary on the display on the laptop and extend to 2 other external monitors.
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I have seen it done here but not sure how they got the laptop display to work with the 2 external monitors.
Have you checked the windows display properties by right clicking on the desktop?
Yes and I can even with an adaptor connect 3 external monitors but I need to be able to allow the laptop display to work as well. I am digging as well now as this can be done as I have seen it but not sure yet as to how.
If you're using a full docking station, versus a port replicator, it may be possible.  I'm experimenting on mine and am indeed able to utilize three displays.  The use of third-party display software running in your systray would probably aid in the configuration.  That's the avenue I had to take to make it work.
I did find that the ones who could were using NVIDIA and the ones who could not were using Intel. The ones using IVIDIA had a check box that says to make this primary and shows display as in laptop, the other only shows the 2 external monitors in viewing. What third party did you use?
NVIDIA as well.  I believe there are AMD cards that offer this setting as well.  Can't vouch for the Intel cards.  This one is a high-end card.
The problem here is that this laptop comes with an Intel card. Thanks for all the help. I now know all about the good and bad of video cards. NVIDIA seems to be the better of the 2. I showed the user how to do a work around. Thanks for all the help.
Great.  Learned something myself. Cheers!