The good news is, the Display Dock can handle flash drives for local media, but I couldn't get a straight answer if self-powered USB hard drives (meaning they don't use the USB bus for power and depend on an AC outlet) would work too. You will need to master alt+tab or the task view switcher on the task bar. This is very frustrating, and a huge hit to productivity.
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Sometimes a big part of the screen is wasted, for instance the text-messaging app (one of Microsoft's own), is not optimized for the full screen. Some apps will be full screen, and some only take up a part of the screen. Now, the programs can run simultaneously (in the background), so you can move between them, including copy and paste, but you can only have one on the screen at a time. Want to have Outlook and Excel opened on the screen at the same time? Sorry, dude. Want to run Edge and Word side-by-side? No can do. Unfortunately, Continuum, including the Lumia 950XL with its octa-core processor, cannot handle running two apps at once. On the surface (pun intended), you can run Windows apps, such as Office, and get work done this is true. Next, you are presented with a traditional Windows 10 desktop, at a max of 1080p. Then, using a USB-C cable, you connect the Lumia to the aforementioned dock. It works like this - a box (Display Dock) is connected to a power source, monitor, mouse, and keyboard. Let's get the good out of the way - Continuum works extremely well and should have a bright future.