How to switch to Target Display Mode under BootCamp?

Hi there,
I am running Windows 7 x64 under bootcamp and want to be able to switch to target display mode.
I can achieve this when running OS/X by hitting Command-F2.
Is there a way to switch to target display mode from within Windows 7 under bootcamp?
I would like to do this so that I can easily switch to target display mode whilst using Windows without having to restart my machine.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Bardman

Windows does not have a Target Display mode.

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