Displaylink Driver For Mac High Sierra

I have been using a Toshiba Dynadock docking station to power two Dell U2713HM monitors for 5 years using my Apple Macbooks and Windows (work) machines without incident. This has allowed me to utilize a three external monitor workflow (4 monitors when including the laptop display) when using my macs and windows machines. After upgrading to MacOS 10.13.4 the displaylink driver no longer works. The displaylink driver allows the system to power two external monitors via a single USB 3.0 port. I've spoken to Apple support representatives and Displaylink support representatives and there seems to be a disconnect between both companies. As a longtime Apple customer and owner of several Mac machines I simply need my system to work the way it always has.

Upgrades shouldn't remove/delete functionality; it should improve my computing experience. After upgrading to MacOS 10.13.4 I had to restore my systems to 10.13.3 to restore my external monitor functionality.

Install the DisplayLink Drivers, to fix the possible sound playing issues on your TV. Before you insert the connector into your Mac computer, make sure to open the USB port on the connector. The computer will not recognize the external monitor if a USB port has a cord attached to it.

I really don't care who's responsible for causing this issue as a user I simply would like my system to continue to work as it always has or better. A lost of functionality should never be the cost of an upgrade. I own Macs because I've come to expect cutting edge excellence and the best computing experience money can buy. So imagine my disappointment when I had to spend several hours restoring 10.13.3 and set all my Macs to prevent automatic updates. The problem as I understand it, 'Apple as of 10.13.4 has restricted GPU support to the ports that directly connect to the GPU.

If there's a reason Apple made this move; as a customer I'd like to know why. Simply put please explain why GPU support is now restricted. I'd like Apple or anyone to explain how to create a three external monitor Mac/Windows dock workflow post MacOS 10.13.4 now that the GPU support is blocked?

It's worked for six years why would Apple all of a sudden lock out GPU access to Displaylink? Apple has been upgrading the underlying video architecture throughout 10.13. Video over USB has never been supported by Apple. Therefore, DisplayLink was using methods to hack the OS and make it work. Due to the changes to the video architecture, those methods no longer work.

DisplayLink should have told you that there was no guarantee their products would continue to work. If you need that support, use an older OS that still has the hooks available to DisplayLink.

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