diff --git a/MonitorControl/Info.plist b/MonitorControl/Info.plist
index 05c4621..4b77b24 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Info.plist
+++ b/MonitorControl/Info.plist
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
 	<string>$(MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>6828</string>
+	<string>6850</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Model/AppleDisplay.swift b/MonitorControl/Model/AppleDisplay.swift
index 6f71d49..68dd948 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Model/AppleDisplay.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Model/AppleDisplay.swift
@@ -6,18 +6,24 @@ import os.log
 class AppleDisplay: Display {
   private var displayQueue: DispatchQueue
 
-  override init(_ identifier: CGDirectDisplayID, name: String, vendorNumber: UInt32?, modelNumber: UInt32?, isVirtual: Bool = false) {
+  override init(_ identifier: CGDirectDisplayID, name: String, vendorNumber: UInt32?, modelNumber: UInt32?, isVirtual: Bool = false, isDummy: Bool = false) {
     self.displayQueue = DispatchQueue(label: String("displayQueue-\(identifier)"))
-    super.init(identifier, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual)
+    super.init(identifier, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual, isDummy: isDummy)
   }
 
   public func getAppleBrightness() -> Float {
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      return 1
+    }
     var brightness: Float = 0
     DisplayServicesGetBrightness(self.identifier, &brightness)
     return brightness
   }
 
   public func setAppleBrightness(value: Float) {
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      return
+    }
     self.displayQueue.sync {
       DisplayServicesSetBrightness(self.identifier, value)
       DisplayServicesBrightnessChanged(self.identifier, Double(value))
@@ -25,6 +31,9 @@ class AppleDisplay: Display {
   }
 
   override func setDirectBrightness(_ to: Float, transient: Bool = false) -> Bool {
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      return false
+    }
     let value = max(min(to, 1), 0)
     self.setAppleBrightness(value: value)
     if !transient {
@@ -36,6 +45,9 @@ class AppleDisplay: Display {
   }
 
   override func getBrightness() -> Float {
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      return 1
+    }
     if self.prefExists(for: .brightness) {
       return self.readPrefAsFloat(for: .brightness)
     } else {
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Model/Display.swift b/MonitorControl/Model/Display.swift
index a3b30f7..b68e518 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Model/Display.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Model/Display.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Display: Equatable {
   var sliderHandler: [Command: SliderHandler] = [:]
   var brightnessSyncSourceValue: Float = 1
   var isVirtual: Bool = false
+  var isDummy: Bool = false
 
   var defaultGammaTableRed = [CGGammaValue](repeating: 0, count: 256)
   var defaultGammaTableGreen = [CGGammaValue](repeating: 0, count: 256)
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class Display: Equatable {
     return (key ?? PrefKey.value).rawValue + (command != nil ? String((command ?? Command.none).rawValue) : "") + self.prefsId
   }
 
-  internal init(_ identifier: CGDirectDisplayID, name: String, vendorNumber: UInt32?, modelNumber: UInt32?, isVirtual: Bool = false) {
+  internal init(_ identifier: CGDirectDisplayID, name: String, vendorNumber: UInt32?, modelNumber: UInt32?, isVirtual: Bool = false, isDummy: Bool = false) {
     self.identifier = identifier
     self.name = name
     self.vendorNumber = vendorNumber
@@ -69,13 +70,14 @@ class Display: Equatable {
     self.prefsId = "(" + String(name.filter { !$0.isWhitespace }) + String(vendorNumber ?? 0) + String(modelNumber ?? 0) + "@" + String(identifier) + ")"
     os_log("Display init with prefsIdentifier %{public}@", type: .info, self.prefsId)
     self.isVirtual = DEBUG_VIRTUAL ? true : isVirtual
+    self.isDummy = isDummy
     self.swUpdateDefaultGammaTable()
     self.smoothBrightnessTransient = self.getBrightness()
-    if self.isVirtual {
-      os_log("Creating or updating shade for virtual display %{public}@", type: .info, String(self.identifier))
+    if self.isVirtual || self.readPrefAsBool(key: PrefKey.avoidGamma), !self.isDummy {
+      os_log("Creating or updating shade for display %{public}@", type: .info, String(self.identifier))
       _ = DisplayManager.shared.updateShade(displayID: self.identifier)
     } else {
-      os_log("Destroying shade (if exists) for real display %{public}@", type: .info, String(self.identifier))
+      os_log("Destroying shade (if exists) for display %{public}@", type: .info, String(self.identifier))
       _ = DisplayManager.shared.destroyShade(displayID: self.identifier)
     }
     self.brightnessSyncSourceValue = self.getBrightness()
@@ -187,6 +189,9 @@ class Display: Equatable {
   }
 
   func swUpdateDefaultGammaTable() {
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      return
+    }
     CGGetDisplayTransferByTable(self.identifier, 256, &self.defaultGammaTableRed, &self.defaultGammaTableGreen, &self.defaultGammaTableBlue, &self.defaultGammaTableSampleCount)
     let redPeak = self.defaultGammaTableRed.max() ?? 0
     let greenPeak = self.defaultGammaTableGreen.max() ?? 0
@@ -210,6 +215,10 @@ class Display: Equatable {
     if !noPrefSave {
       self.savePref(brightnessValue, key: .SwBrightness)
     }
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      self.swBrightnessSemaphore.signal()
+      return true
+    }
     var newValue = brightnessValue
     currentValue = self.swBrightnessTransform(value: currentValue)
     newValue = self.swBrightnessTransform(value: newValue)
@@ -249,6 +258,13 @@ class Display: Equatable {
   }
 
   func getSwBrightness() -> Float {
+    guard !self.isDummy else {
+      if self.prefExists(key: .SwBrightness) {
+        return self.readPrefAsFloat(key: .SwBrightness)
+      } else {
+        return 1
+      }
+    }
     self.swBrightnessSemaphore.wait()
     if self.isVirtual || self.readPrefAsBool(key: .avoidGamma) {
       let rawBrightnessValue = 1 - (DisplayManager.shared.getShadeAlpha(displayID: self.identifier) ?? 1)
@@ -274,7 +290,7 @@ class Display: Equatable {
 
   func checkGammaInterference() {
     let currentSwBrightness = self.getSwBrightness()
-    guard !DisplayManager.shared.gammaInterferenceWarningShown, !(prefs.bool(forKey: PrefKey.disableCombinedBrightness.rawValue)), !self.readPrefAsBool(key: .avoidGamma), !self.isVirtual, !self.smoothBrightnessRunning, self.prefExists(key: .SwBrightness), abs(currentSwBrightness - self.readPrefAsFloat(key: .SwBrightness)) > 0.02 else {
+    guard !self.isDummy, !DisplayManager.shared.gammaInterferenceWarningShown, !(prefs.bool(forKey: PrefKey.disableCombinedBrightness.rawValue)), !self.readPrefAsBool(key: .avoidGamma), !self.isVirtual, !self.smoothBrightnessRunning, self.prefExists(key: .SwBrightness), abs(currentSwBrightness - self.readPrefAsFloat(key: .SwBrightness)) > 0.02 else {
       return
     }
     DisplayManager.shared.gammaInterferenceCounter += 1
@@ -309,7 +325,7 @@ class Display: Equatable {
   }
 
   func isSwBrightnessNotDefault() -> Bool {
-    guard !self.isVirtual else {
+    guard !self.isVirtual, !self.isDummy else {
       return false
     }
     if self.getSwBrightness() < 1 {
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Model/OtherDisplay.swift b/MonitorControl/Model/OtherDisplay.swift
index 2eebc69..f95afcc 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Model/OtherDisplay.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Model/OtherDisplay.swift
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class OtherDisplay: Display {
     set { prefs.set(newValue, forKey: PrefKey.pollingCount.rawValue + self.prefsId) }
   }
 
-  override init(_ identifier: CGDirectDisplayID, name: String, vendorNumber: UInt32?, modelNumber: UInt32?, isVirtual: Bool = false) {
-    super.init(identifier, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual)
+  override init(_ identifier: CGDirectDisplayID, name: String, vendorNumber: UInt32?, modelNumber: UInt32?, isVirtual: Bool = false, isDummy: Bool = false) {
+    super.init(identifier, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual, isDummy: isDummy)
     if !isVirtual, !Arm64DDC.isArm64 {
       self.ddc = IntelDDC(for: identifier)
     }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class OtherDisplay: Display {
   }
 
   func isSwOnly() -> Bool {
-    return (!self.arm64ddc && self.ddc == nil) || self.isVirtual
+    return (!self.arm64ddc && self.ddc == nil) || self.isVirtual || self.isDummy
   }
 
   func isSw() -> Bool {
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Support/AppDelegate.swift b/MonitorControl/Support/AppDelegate.swift
index 24c1383..8b777fd 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Support/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Support/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.audioDeviceChanged), name: Notification.Name.defaultOutputDeviceChanged, object: nil) // subscribe Audio output detector (SimplyCoreAudio)
     DistributedNotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.displayReconfigured), name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: kColorSyncDisplayDeviceProfilesNotification.takeRetainedValue() as String), object: nil) // ColorSync change
     NSWorkspace.shared.notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.sleepNotification), name: NSWorkspace.screensDidSleepNotification, object: nil) // sleep and wake listeners
-    NSWorkspace.shared.notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.wakeNotofication), name: NSWorkspace.screensDidWakeNotification, object: nil)
+    NSWorkspace.shared.notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.wakeNotification), name: NSWorkspace.screensDidWakeNotification, object: nil)
     NSWorkspace.shared.notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.sleepNotification), name: NSWorkspace.willSleepNotification, object: nil)
-    NSWorkspace.shared.notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.wakeNotofication), name: NSWorkspace.didWakeNotification, object: nil)
+    NSWorkspace.shared.notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.wakeNotification), name: NSWorkspace.didWakeNotification, object: nil)
     _ = DistributedNotificationCenter.default().addObserver(forName: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: NSNotification.Name.accessibilityApi.rawValue), object: nil, queue: nil) { _ in DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) { self.updateMediaKeyTap() } } // listen for accessibility status changes
   }
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     os_log("Sleeping with sleep %{public}@", type: .info, String(self.sleepID))
   }
 
-  @objc private func wakeNotofication() {
+  @objc private func wakeNotification() {
     if self.sleepID != 0 {
       os_log("Waking up from sleep %{public}@", type: .info, String(self.sleepID))
       let dispatchedSleepID = self.sleepID
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Support/Arm64DDC.swift b/MonitorControl/Support/Arm64DDC.swift
index be78bf1..c08ae7f 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Support/Arm64DDC.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Support/Arm64DDC.swift
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ class Arm64DDC: NSObject {
     if ioregService.manufacturerID == "AOC", ioregService.productName == "28E850" {
       return true
     }
+    // If the display contains the string "Dummy", then it is highly suspicious
+    if ioregService.productName.contains("Dummy") || ioregService.productName.contains("dummy") {
+      return true
+    }
     // First service location of Mac Mini HDMI is broken for DDC communication
     if ioregService.transportDownstream == "HDMI", ioregService.serviceLocation == 1, modelIdentifier == "Macmini9,1" {
       return true
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift b/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift
index 27b35ee..c98c476 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift
@@ -151,27 +151,34 @@ class DisplayManager {
       return
     }
     for onlineDisplayID in onlineDisplayIDs where onlineDisplayID != 0 {
+      let rawName = DisplayManager.getDisplayRawNameByID(displayID: onlineDisplayID)
       let name = DisplayManager.getDisplayNameByID(displayID: onlineDisplayID)
       let id = onlineDisplayID
       let vendorNumber = CGDisplayVendorNumber(onlineDisplayID)
       let modelNumber = CGDisplayModelNumber(onlineDisplayID)
+      var isDummy: Bool = false
       var isVirtual: Bool = false
+      if rawName == "28E850" || rawName.lowercased().contains("dummy") {
+        os_log("NOTE: Display is a dummy!", type: .info)
+        isDummy = true
+      }
       if !DEBUG_MACOS10, #available(macOS 11.0, *) {
         if let dictionary = ((CoreDisplay_DisplayCreateInfoDictionary(onlineDisplayID))?.takeRetainedValue() as NSDictionary?) {
           let isVirtualDevice = dictionary["kCGDisplayIsVirtualDevice"] as? Bool
           let displayIsAirplay = dictionary["kCGDisplayIsAirPlay"] as? Bool
           if isVirtualDevice ?? displayIsAirplay ?? false {
+            os_log("NOTE: Display is virtual!", type: .info)
             isVirtual = true
           }
         }
       }
       if !DEBUG_SW, DisplayManager.isAppleDisplay(displayID: onlineDisplayID) { // MARK: (point of interest for testing)
-        let appleDisplay = AppleDisplay(id, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual)
-        os_log("Apple display found - %{public}@", type: .info, "ID: \(appleDisplay.identifier) Name: \(appleDisplay.name) (Vendor: \(appleDisplay.vendorNumber ?? 0), Model: \(appleDisplay.modelNumber ?? 0))")
+        let appleDisplay = AppleDisplay(id, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual, isDummy: isDummy)
+        os_log("Apple display found - %{public}@", type: .info, "ID: \(appleDisplay.identifier), Name: \(appleDisplay.name) (Vendor: \(appleDisplay.vendorNumber ?? 0), Model: \(appleDisplay.modelNumber ?? 0))")
         self.addDisplay(display: appleDisplay)
       } else {
-        let otherDisplay = OtherDisplay(id, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual)
-        os_log("Other display found - %{public}@", type: .info, "ID: \(otherDisplay.identifier) Name: \(otherDisplay.name) (Vendor: \(otherDisplay.vendorNumber ?? 0), Model: \(otherDisplay.modelNumber ?? 0))")
+        let otherDisplay = OtherDisplay(id, name: name, vendorNumber: vendorNumber, modelNumber: modelNumber, isVirtual: isVirtual, isDummy: isDummy)
+        os_log("Other display found - %{public}@", type: .info, "ID: \(otherDisplay.identifier), Name: \(otherDisplay.name) (Vendor: \(otherDisplay.vendorNumber ?? 0), Model: \(otherDisplay.modelNumber ?? 0))")
         self.addDisplay(display: otherDisplay)
       }
     }
@@ -351,7 +358,7 @@ class DisplayManager {
     }
   }
 
-  func getAffectedDisplays(isBrightness: Bool = false, isVolume: Bool = false, isContrast _: Bool = false) -> [Display]? {
+  func getAffectedDisplays(isBrightness: Bool = false, isVolume: Bool = false) -> [Display]? {
     var affectedDisplays: [Display]
     let allDisplays = self.getAllDisplays()
     var currentDisplay: Display?
diff --git a/MonitorControl/View Controllers/DisplaysPrefsViewController.swift b/MonitorControl/View Controllers/DisplaysPrefsViewController.swift
index 67909de..6bfcf26 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/View Controllers/DisplaysPrefsViewController.swift	
+++ b/MonitorControl/View Controllers/DisplaysPrefsViewController.swift	
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ class DisplaysPrefsViewController: NSViewController, PreferencePane, NSTableView
 
   override func viewDidLoad() {
     super.viewDidLoad()
-    self.showAdvancedDisplays.state = prefs.bool(forKey: PrefKey.showAdvancedSettings.rawValue) ? .on : .off
-    self.loadDisplayList()
     self.displayScrollView.scrollerStyle = .legacy
+    self.populateSettings()
+    self.loadDisplayList()
+  }
+
+  func populateSettings() {
+    self.showAdvancedDisplays.state = prefs.bool(forKey: PrefKey.showAdvancedSettings.rawValue) ? .on : .off
   }
 
   override func viewWillAppear() {
@@ -88,12 +92,12 @@ class DisplaysPrefsViewController: NSViewController, PreferencePane, NSTableView
     var displayImage = "display.trianglebadge.exclamationmark"
     var controlMethod = NSLocalizedString("No Control", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences") + "  ⚠️"
     var controlStatus = NSLocalizedString("This display has an unspecified control status.", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences")
-    if display.isVirtual {
+    if display.isVirtual, !display.isDummy {
       displayType = NSLocalizedString("Virtual Display", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences")
       displayImage = "tv.and.mediabox"
       controlMethod = NSLocalizedString("Software (shade)", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences") + "  ⚠️"
       controlStatus = NSLocalizedString("This is a virtual display (examples: AirPlay, Sidecar, display connected via a DisplayLink Dock or similar) which does not allow hardware or software gammatable control. Shading is used as a substitute but only in non-mirror scenarios. Mouse cursor will be unaffected and artifacts may appear when entering/leaving full screen mode.", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences")
-    } else if display is OtherDisplay {
+    } else if display is OtherDisplay, !display.isDummy {
       displayType = NSLocalizedString("External Display", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences")
       displayImage = "display"
       if let otherDisplay: OtherDisplay = display as? OtherDisplay {
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ class DisplaysPrefsViewController: NSViewController, PreferencePane, NSTableView
           }
         }
       }
-    } else if let appleDisplay: AppleDisplay = display as? AppleDisplay {
+    } else if !display.isDummy, let appleDisplay: AppleDisplay = display as? AppleDisplay {
       if appleDisplay.isBuiltIn() {
         displayType = NSLocalizedString("Built-in Display", comment: "Shown in the Display Preferences")
         if self.isImac() {
diff --git a/MonitorControl/View Controllers/MainPrefsViewController.swift b/MonitorControl/View Controllers/MainPrefsViewController.swift
index 52e9373..1f48f69 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/View Controllers/MainPrefsViewController.swift	
+++ b/MonitorControl/View Controllers/MainPrefsViewController.swift	
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class MainPrefsViewController: NSViewController, PreferencePane {
       self.populateSettings()
       menuslidersPrefsVc?.populateSettings()
       keyboardPrefsVc?.populateSettings()
+      displaysPrefsVc?.populateSettings()
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist b/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist
index 2b798d7..5bfa29f 100644
--- a/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist
+++ b/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
 	<string>$(MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>6828</string>
+	<string>6850</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSBackgroundOnly</key>