This creates a virtual display in Windows that acts and functions just like a real one. It's useful for streaming, virtual reality applications, recording, headless servers, etc. The benefit over a physical display is the ability to adjust resolutions and refresh rates beyond the physical displays capabilities. For example, this would enable the ability to stream a game from your home PC using game streaming software at 240hz at 8K while owning a 60hz 1080p monitor (unrealistic, but explains the abilities well). For servers without displays, this enabled remote desktop and screen streaming to other systems as if there were a display installed.

Supports emulating resolutions from 640 x 480 to 7680 x 4320 (8K), and refresh rates including 60hz, 75hz, 90hz, 120hz, 144hz, 165hz, 240hz, 480hz, and 500hz.

This project uses the official Windows Indirect Display Driver combined with the IddCx class extension driver.

Download Stable Version

Universal Driver (Windows 10/11) - Check release page for release notes.

EDID Database

EDID Database by Bud3699

You can use this database to load custom edid's into the driver! Or just general edid usage :)

Installation

Step 1: Download the Installer
- You can download the insaller directly from the Releases page.
Step 2: Run the Installer
- Download and run the installer.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Step 3: Verify the Installation (Optional)
- Check if the Virtual Display Driver is correctly installed by running the following:
- Device Manager: Check "Device Manager" under "Display Adapters."
- Settings: Check display settings under system settings and see if the virtual displays show.

Manual installation can be found in the wiki

🤔 Comparison with other IDDs

The table below shows a comparison with other popular Indirect Display Driver projects.

Project	Iddcx version	Signed	SDR	HDR	H-Cursor	Tweakable	ARM64 Support	Custom EDID	Floating Point Refresh Rates
[Virtual-Display-Driver (HDR)]	1.10 (latest)	✅	✅ (8/10bit)	✅ (10/12bit)	✅	✅	✅¹	✅	✅
[usbmmidd_v2]		✅	✅ (8bit)
[virtual-display-rs]	1.5		✅ (8bit)		#81	✅
parsec-vdd	1.5	✅	✅ (8bit)		✅	🆗
[IddSampleDriver]	1.2		✅ (8bit)
[RustDeskIddDriver]	1.2		✅ (8bit)

¹ ARM64 Support in Windows 11 24H2 or later may require test signing be enabled.

HDR Support Now Available for Windows 11 23H2+

Installation Video

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Developers

Shoutout to MikeTheTech Project Boss man, owner and programmer!
Shoutout to Bud For a ton of features, companion & installer work
Shoutout to zjoasan For scripts and part of installer

Acknowledgements

Shoutout to Roshkins for the original repo.
Shoutout to Baloukj for the 8-bit / 10-bit support. (Also, first to push the new Microsoft Driver public!)
Shoutout to Anakngtokwa for assisting with finding driver sources.
Microsoft Indirect Display Driver/Sample (Driver code)
Thanks to AKATrevorJay for the hi-res EDID.
Shoutout to LexTrack for the MiniScreenRecorder script.

Star History

Disclaimer:

This software is provided "AS IS" with NO IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT warranty. It's worth noting that while this software functioned without issues on my system, there is no guarantee that it will not impact your computer. It operates in User Mode, which reduces the likelihood of causing system instability, such as the Blue Screen of Death. However, exercise caution when using this software.

README.md

Virtual Display Driver