Displaying Library on a second monitor.

I precisely followed all detailed instructions for this feature. Both monitors display identical information. Can't get it to work as described. Anyone else experiencing this problem?

The dual display feature does work, but what you have does not sound like a  dual dispaly setup.
You have to get the operating system to display two different monitors;  if you set it so that they are basically copies of the same one monitor, LR will not override that.  First setup your OS to see two different displays, then LR will see them as well.
One way to test it is you should only have one mouse pointer;  you should be able to move the mouse from one monitor to the other.  If you have two mouse pointers, you have only one display setup for both monitors.
Are you running mac or windows?
Cheers!

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