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happyhippo1337

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Jul 3, 2013
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Hey there,

I am currently using my new base model 15'' MBP 2018 in Windows for some gaming with a Razer Core X EGPU. It's working as I expected, but I can't turn off the internal display and the touch bar.

I could live with the display being set to lowest brightness and still staying active, but the touch bar is a problem. I'm using the machine 12+ hours a day and it will always display the F1 - F12 buttons in Windows, basically asking for burn-in in the forseeable future.

Does anyone know how to turn the touchbar off while in Win10?

Using the device in clamshell mode won't turn off the display or touchbar.
 
Turning off the display should be easy in display settings (multi monitor, only show on display 2 or something similar).
Does playing with the keyboard backlight (turn it off) make any difference for the touchbar?
 
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