[kenny11]

I do the same thing (plug both computers directly into different inputs on the monitor but use a USB switch to switch the mouse & keyboard). If you install this software on both computers, you can eliminate the "switching via OSD" step, because it will watch for the USB connect / disconnect events and initiate the input switch automatically via the DDC connection to the monitors, so it gives you true one-touch KVM switching at the cost of a USB switch.

This works especially well in cases where an actual KVM switch would be expensive or unavailable (in my case, I'm switching three 4K HDR DisplayPort monitors, which would require a very expensive KVM switch).

https://github.com/haimgel/display-switch

[Havoc]

That's a neat trick! Didn't know that was possible.

>4K HDR DisplayPort monitors, which would require a very expensive KVM switch).

When I was investigating this nothing seemed to support both >1080 res and >30hz refresh regardless of price. All the ones advertised as 4K have 30hz in the fine print which is rather sad on a 144hz screen.