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description: This step is optional but recommended, particularly for Apex.
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# Monitor Spoofing

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**General Information**&#x20;

**Disable G-Sync/Free-Sync** to prevent any issue(s) before you continue. You can do this via the **graphics driver control panel**, for example, NVIDIA Control Panel.
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## Spoofing Monitors

We'll be using CRU.

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CRU Monitor Tools
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{% stepper %}
{% step %}
### Run <kbd>CRU.exe</kbd>  As An Administrator
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
### Press Edit On Each Monitor

1. Change the last 4 digits of the <kbd>ID Serial #</kbd>  to something random that matches.
2. Do the same for <kbd>Serial Number</kbd> .
   * If it's empty, leave it.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
### Repeat For Each Monitor

**If there are duplicate profile(s), copy the same values as the main profile(s)**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
### Close <kbd>CRU</kbd>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
### Run <kbd>restart.exe</kbd>
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
### Open <kbd>CRU.exe</kbd> As An Administrator Again

**Check if duplicate profile(s) were created, if so, copy the same values as the main profile(s)**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
### Restart Your System 
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
