If your new computer does not have an operating system installed, you may expect a problem at the beginning of work - the display is working in a low resolution mode. How can a beginner understand this? Simple - you bought a laptop or monitor with a modern matrix, and the image in Windows looks like a "picture" of old monitors. Or maybe the items on the screen are not fully displayed? If so, you need to correct the resolution.
Windows users can independently adjust the display setting.
What is "permission"?
One of the main characteristics of a monitor is its resolution. This is the maximum number of pixels you can see vertically and horizontally. Accordingly, one pixel is the minimum element from which the image is formed. For modern computer matrices, the standard for the number of pixels is 1920 × 1080, the minimum is 1366 × 1768. The new technique also supports higher values. You can find out this value for your monitor in the user manual (and sometimes right on the box).
IMPORTANT. It is necessary not only to purchase a high-quality display, but also to include its full support in your Windows versions... The wrong resolution is inconvenient for any user. Its value in Windows OS may change due to the next update, incorrect installed drivers or programs. But return correct work the display is simple enough.
How do I set the correct resolution?
The correct monitor settings are important not only when playing games and watching videos. Any specialist - from a designer to a financier - will easily notice that there are fewer desktop elements, and the images are not detailed enough. Fortunately, if you are not satisfied with this state of affairs, you can eliminate the flaws using standard methods.
Method 1
To change the display configuration in Windows ...:
Method 2
This option can be used on Windows 7 and earlier.
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Typically the maximum resolution modern monitors exceeds the standard 1920x1080, if they have a large screen diagonal (from 25 "and more). Monitors with a small or medium screen diagonal of the older generation can support the standards 1600x1024, 1140x900, 1366x768, 1280x1024. The limits of your monitor or laptop display in terms of it You need to know the resolution in order to avoid problems with setting an unsupported value.The maximum possible screen resolution is indicated in the instructions of monitors and laptops. Usually after installing the video driver desired resolution screen is configured automatically and in system settings Windows screen listed as recommended.
But the video driver does not always automatically select the optimal screen resolution. In such cases, without manual intervention to set the desired resolution in the system settings or using the video driver manager - as a rule, either Catalyst Control Center, or "Panel nvidia control"- there is no way to do it.
1. Correct and Incorrect Ways to Adjust Screen Resolution
Screen resolution by means operating system can be configured by calling the context menu on the desktop and selecting "Screen Resolution" in the case of Windows 7 and 8.1.
In the case of Windows 10, in the context menu, you need to select "Display Settings", then - " Extra options screen ".
Here, in the context menu on the desktop, as a rule, there is also a command to launch the video driver manager. In its window, you need to look for the setting tab to set the screen resolution.
It is advisable to change the screen resolution only in the system settings or inside the video driver manager. And not with the help of various third-party programs that provide such an opportunity. Whereas the Windows display settings and those in the video driver manager are protected from the use of a screen resolution that is not supported by the monitor (the new resolution is first tested for a few seconds with the preset option to reset to the original value),
third party programs and games can apply the new resolution immediately, without prior testing. And sometimes even without user demand. And if a resolution that is not supported by the monitor or laptop display is applied - too high or, conversely, too low, as a result we get dark screen with the inscription "Out of Range", "Out Of Range", "Input Not Supported" or with a different message, but the same essence. Experimenting with screen resolution in Windows settings or the video driver manager, such a nuisance can be avoided: if an unsupported resolution is mistakenly set and the screen turns off, after a few seconds it returns to the previous screen resolution and turns on again.
Setting an unsupported permission can also be the result of viruses entering your computer.
So how do you solve the problem if a screen resolution unsupported by the monitor has been applied?
2. Participation of the second display
Solve the problem by the most in a simple way is possible only on condition that at least two monitors or a monitor and a TV are connected to the computer. The same applies to a periodically connected (respectively, previously configured in the system) monitor or TV to a laptop. The problem can be solved very easily even if the resolution of the primary display is not supported by the secondary display. And even though the image on the second screen is not duplicated, but expanded. What should be done? On the empty desktop of the second screen, call the context menu and select the "Display Settings" item for Windows 10 and "Screen Resolution" for the 7 and 8.1 system versions.
Most likely the window system settings screen will open on the main monitor with impenetrable darkness. In this case, blindly press the + Shift + right / left arrow keys to move the window to another screen. And set the supported resolution for the main monitor.
If only one monitor is connected to the system unit, but there is another monitor or TV in the room, possibly supporting the set screen resolution, you can try to solve the problem using the latter. All that needs to be done is to connect another, temporary display instead of the current monitor. And with its help, already set the desired screen resolution. It is very possible that a modern TV will be able to cope with a resolution that turned out to be too high for the main monitor. Conversely, there is a possibility that CRT TVs connected with an S-Video cable (for old video cards) or through a special adapter for a VGA cable (of course, if there is one), will be able to display an image with a low resolution of 640x480 or 800x600.
If there is no other display-savior, or one also does not support the problematic screen resolution, to cope with the task, alas, you will have to resort to "dancing with a tambourine." Especially in the case of Windows 8.1 and 10 installed on the computer.
3. Removing the video driver in Windows Safe Mode
To revert back to the display resolution supported by the monitor, you need to boot Windows into safe mode where the system is running at the base screen resolution without running the video driver. In safe mode, the video card driver will have to be removed. Then, starting already in normal mode system operation, the video driver will need to be installed again.
3.1. Safe Mode for Windows 7
In the case of Windows 7, this process will be easier due to the ease of entering Safe Mode. Requires a hardware reboot with Hard buttons Reset and press the F8 key when starting the computer. Once in the menu of additional boot options, you need to select the "Safe Mode" option.
3.2. Safe Mode for Windows 8.1 and 10 featuring their installation media
For Windows 8.1 and 10, the F8 key does not work, as in most cases its counterpart - the Shift + F8 combination - does not work due to the reduced system startup time. To get into safe mode in these versions of the system, without seeing anything in front of you, you can use installation media any of these versions - at least Windows 8.1, at least Windows 10. Reboot the system using the Hard Reset button, go into the BIOS and set the boot priority from a DVD or USB flash drive. At the first stage Windows installations press the Shift + F10 keys to launch the command line. In its window, enter:
bcdedit / set (default) safeboot minimal
We press Enter. And we are waiting for the notification of the successful completion of the operation.
Close the command line window. In the Windows installation start window, click "Next".
We click "System Restore".
Then we select "Continue".
After restart Windows computer will boot in safe mode.
3.3. Safe Mode for Windows 8.1 and 10 featuring a recovery drive
If a disc was previously created Windows recovery, it can be used in the same way as an installation disk or flash drive. After booting from the recovery disk and choosing a keyboard layout,
you need to select "Troubleshooting" (this menu option may also be called "Diagnostics"),
then - "Additional parameters",
and then run command line.
In its window, enter the above command and press Enter.
3.4. Safe Mode for Windows 8.1 and 10 Blind
If there is no installation media with Windows 8.1 or 10, no recovery disc, if there is no second computer with which any of them could be organized, or just too lazy to mess around with all this, you can try to enter safe mode from a working but invisible system blindly. But in this case, you need to carefully enter the values, know exactly what language the keyboard layout was in before the experiment with the screen resolution, and also stay in Windows environment rather than inside a 3D app (not all games can be minimized by pressing the + D keys). So what should be done blindly?
Step 1: if the layout was not in English, switch to it with the + space bar.
Step 2: run the command line as administrator by sequentially pressing the keys + Q, cmd, Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
Step 3: if the speakers are working, we will hear the usual system sound UAC; press the left arrow, then Enter.
Step 4: enter the above command line command
Modern systems, starting with Windows 7, can independently choose the optimal value for the screen, so basically you shouldn't worry about this. It turns out that there are people, most likely beginners, asking the question of how to change the screen resolution, and it does not matter which operating system is installed and which computer. The instruction will be individual for everyone and, I hope, will help you.
There are a couple more points that I will touch on here. Let's say you have a monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1080, or higher. It is known that you cannot set the value 800x600 for it. Why? And because you will see screen distortion, as the values do not correspond to the physical values for the screen.
Let's start from the depths, namely the seven. Using this particular operating system, you do not have to worry that the value will not be chosen accurately. Although sometimes the value is set lower than necessary, therefore knowledge that can be gleaned from this manual comes to the rescue.
There were moments on the topic in the article, and the article itself is quite useful. If interested, you can read it.
For manual setting screen resolution, you need to right-click on an empty space on the desktop. A menu will appear where we select the option "Screen resolution".
One of the subsections of the control panel, called "Screen Settings", opens. Here we see three parameters:
- Screen;
- Permission;
- Orientation. (Read: )
Naturally, we are concerned about the second point. The former is responsible for choosing an additional monitor, and the latter is already clear. Open the options tab "Permission" and choose the maximum. In my case - 1366 by 768. Most likely, the corresponding word will stand opposite the maximum resolution - Recommended.
The note: it is worth paying attention to the moment when you cannot change the value of the screen. The fact is that you must install drivers for graphics adapter... As a result, you can change the screen value not only from the control panel, but also in the video card settings. Below I will explain how to use these settings. (Drivers are usually installed automatically).
How to change the screen resolution in Windows 10
The specified operating system has the same parameters from the control panel, but it still needs to be found. We will not bother, but see how to do it from the options menu.
As in the first case, we right-click on the desktop and select the option Screen Options.
A window opens with a subsection "System". There are many tabs, but we are interested in "Screen". On the right side of the window, we see several parameters:
- Night light mode - best for reading at night;
- Scale and layout- what we need;
- Multiple displays - we can connect additional monitors.
Find the parameter "Permission" and change to the maximum value, it will be marked "Recommended".
In addition, you can specify the size of the text in applications. The default is 100%, but the value can be changed to 125%.
Unfortunately, this method is the only one in the top ten. The "Screen" section has been removed from the control panel and the desired settings can be changed only through the "Parameters" menu. That's how bad they are, these Microsoft people.
Using the graphics adapter utility
I'll show you with an example NVIDIA graphics cards since I don't have AMD.
When we click on the desktop with the mouse to call the context menu, we can see the following items:
- Graphic characteristics ( Intel graphics HD);
- NVIDIA Control Panel.
Both of these sections have many settings, but only the first includes screen resolution options. Let's take an example Intel HD. If you have this software, then launch it.
Very often users are faced with a situation where the monitor displays a "save mode", "out of range" or "unsupported resolution" message, or «
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This means that the video card settings are set to a resolution that the monitor does not support.
On many forums and sites, you can find this advice:
“To change the screen resolution, you need to booting Windows press F8 and set any minimum resolution, then reboot into normal mode and enjoy life. "
But, as practice shows, this does not always work.
I want to share 100% way to reset screen resolution on computer.
In order to reset the screen resolution, you really need to boot your computer in Safe Mode, but let's step by step.
- When loading Windows, press F8;
- We select the item "boot the computer in Safe Mode";
- Press the key combination Windows + Pause (we get to the properties of my computer), go to the Hardware tab, press the Device Manager button;
- Expand the Video adapters list;
- We select your video adapter, call the context menu and select Disable (Windows may ask “Do I need to remove the drivers?” You can answer “no”, but sometimes it is necessary);
- We reboot the computer in normal mode;
- And now you don't need to do anything, we observe a miracle, Windows will re-detect the video adapter and reset the monitor screen resolution.
This method helped out many times.
There is another way to reset the screen resolution - return the old monitor back or reinstall Windows :) And why are you laughing, in many forums I have come across advice about reinstalling Windows! Just imagine, a 5-minute problem can be solved in a few hours.
How to boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode to reset graphics card settings
In the comments they asked a question (stated): " in windows 10 it is impossible to boot in safe mode without first enabling this option in the OS itself , and since it is impossible to enable this option without a working monitor, your advice for Win 10 users is not relevant. Any other thoughts that would work for Win 10?
PS: there is no other monitor at hand, no built-in video adapter. "
This is not entirely true ... Yes, you can really enable the boot menu only from the "working" Windows 10. But the boot menu, where "Boot in Safe Mode" (Safe Mode) will be, can be called up several times by restarting the computer with the Reset button on system unit... Windows 10 will understand that for some reason it cannot boot and will offer various options for recovery. Once booted into Safe Mode, you will be able to perform all the necessary steps to reset the screen resolution in Windows 10, which are described above.
FAQ
Q: how to reset screen resolution via bios
A: information about the screen resolution settings is stored in the operating system configs, you cannot reset the screen resolution through the BIOS
To make your computer screen settings as comfortable as possible for your eyes, you need to know how to change the screen resolution of your monitor. personal computer or laptop.
Screen resolution is an indicator that determines the clarity of the display of all icons, pictures, that is, graphics in general. It is important to determine what is best for the monitor.
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The higher the resolution, the better the clarity of the display. For example, a 22-inch display will have a standard one, which is 1680 * 1050, which is optimal and maximum for this screen.
All available sizes are available in the settings, it is advisable to choose the largest one offered.
Follow the instructions to change the image resolution of your display:
- Go to the desktop of the operating system. Click on it with the right mouse button and select the screen parameters item, as shown in the figure below;
- In the window that opens, you can adjust the size of text, icons and other system elements in real time. You can also adjust the screen orientation. To go to the selection tab, enter the word "permission" at the top of the search bar;
- Select the item "change the screen resolution";
- Click on the drop-down list as shown in the picture and select the standard recommended. Save the new settings.
Important! It happens that the recommended resolution is larger than the display. That is, the size of the final image does not correspond to the size of the screen, so some elements of the desktop may disappear from the user's field of view. Adjusting the monitor will eliminate this problem... In the selection options, choose not the recommended one, but the one that fully displays all the elements of the desktop. At the same time, all graphics should be clear.
Several common types of expansion and their corresponding display sizes:
- 1024 * 768 - perfect for screens that are 15 or 17 inches. In a display with a resolution of 1024 * 768 pixels, the color depth is 16 bits;
- 1280 * 1024 - designed for displays that are 19 inches;
- Types of monitors with a size of 24 inches most accurately reproduce the image at a resolution of 1920 * 1080. All displays with these parameters are FullHD.
Adjusting the refresh rate of the screen
The higher the refresh rate of the display, the correspondingly better quality Images. That is why, in addition to size, you need to pay attention to this parameter. To change the refresh rate follow the instructions:
- Go to the control panel. V search bar enter "Screen" (without quotes);
- In the proposed search result, select the item that is responsible for the screen refresh rate, as shown in the figure;
- Set the refresh rate as high as possible. This will eliminate possible intermittent flickering of the monitor.
NVIDIA software
How do you find the right resolution for your display? This can be done on the official website of the manufacturer or in the instructions that come with the device.
The boxes of monitors and laptops from Samsung have information on how to set the correct resolution and what to do if the real one does not match the declared one.
By using special program which comes preinstalled on all computers equipped with an Nvidia family of graphics cards, you can also adjust the resolution of your custom monitor. Follow the instructions.
