On Windows 7. To be honest, this is a very broad question that covers almost every element of computer graphics. Here are computer games, and pictures with photographs, and displaying web pages, and system settings. In general, there are a lot of objects subject to scaling. And that is why we will discuss each moment with you separately.
Images
So, the first thing that we can only discuss with you regarding how to adjust the screen resolution on Windows 7 is changing the scale of the picture displayed on the monitor. Everything here is very clear and simple.
The first step is to open a graphic file. Now just roll the mouse wheel. In the direction "towards yourself" - the scale will decrease, "away from yourself" - it will increase. In this case, the resolution in the system settings will not change.
In addition, you can increase the size of the picture. To do this, you will need to resort to the help of some third-party program. For example, "Picture Manager". Open a picture for her, choose "edit" - "resize". Set the necessary numbers and save the changes. That's all the problem. However, changing the screen resolution applies to Windows 7 in a slightly different sense. And now we will see with you what else we can talk about.
For games
For example, we can talk about displaying graphics in a game. After all, this is where many users think about how to adjust the screen resolution on Windows 7, without affecting the system settings. After all, this is very inconvenient. Especially when you have a lot of different shortcuts on your desktop.
Special game settings come to the rescue. They allow you to figure out how to create your own screen resolution in Windows 7 and set it only for the duration of the game in this or that application. Run the program and then select "options" or "settings" there. Next, you will have to visit the graphics settings. There you will find the item we need. It is called that - screen resolution. Set the appropriate values in it, and then save all the changes. That's all.
However, there is another trick about games. He will help you answer how to adjust the screen resolution on Windows 7, but one that is not in the toy's settings. Start windowed mode, and then just drag our game "around the corners" of the window. When you achieve the desired result, simply go to the game mode. Nothing difficult or special. But you can set the resolution that is convenient for you. But there are at least two more meanings applied to the question: "How to change the screen resolution in Windows 7?" And now we will get to know them.
Browser
Sometimes this question can be asked by users. After all, they want to change the scale of displaying pages on the Internet. This is sometimes very useful. So let's try to figure out how this is done.
There are several options for the development of events. To begin with, you can try to open and find the "scale" there, and then set the desired display numbers. They will be shown as a percentage. 100% is the norm, values lower - zoom out, and higher - increase. Save changes and all problems are resolved.
You can also press Ctrl and then the "+" or "-" located on the right numeric keypad of the keyboard. This combination serves to enlarge the image and reduce it, respectively. In addition, you can cope with the question posed using the mouse. To do this, hold down Ctrl, and then turn the mouse wheel. "Towards oneself" - decreases the resolution, "from oneself" - increases. Nothing difficult, right? Only now we have reached the most important point for a computer. Namely, we will try to figure out how to adjust the screen resolution on Windows 7 relative to system settings.
For the system
True, this question will not take much of your time. After all, the operating system is simplified to the maximum. If suddenly you need to change the screen resolution of your monitor, then just click with the mouse on the free space on the desktop. Do this with the right button.
You will be presented with a long list of available functions. Find "screen resolution" in it and select this item. In the window that appears, you should find the parameter of the same name, and then simply move the slider up or down, depending on the desired result. Want to reduce the size of your icons? Then you have to move the slider up. Increase? A downward movement will do. Save changes, confirm them - and all problems are resolved. Now you know how Windows 7 scales in every way.
Typically, the operating system itself determines the resolution for a particular monitor model. However, the automatically selected parameters do not always suit the user. For example, I could not get used to small icons on a 21-inch monitor for a long time, so at first I independently changed the resolution to a slightly lower one, but it suits me. Today I will tell and show you how to do this correctly using the example of the Windows 7 operating system.
There are three ways to solve this issue at once, but not everyone can use one of them. I'm talking about changing parameters using a proprietary utility for, which can be installed along with the drivers. However, many users simply refuse to install it, so this method is not relevant for them.
Method one
For example, let's take the Ati Radeon video card, along with which the proprietary Catalyst Control Center utility is installed, through which you can change various parameters. We launch the program (usually it is located in the tray), select the "Desktop Management" section, the "Desktop Properties" subsection. Here you will see the current desktop settings, including the screen resolution, which you can change to the one you want.
Second way
The next option is even simpler than the first. We go to the desktop, click on the right mouse button, after which a menu appears, in it we select the item "Screen resolution".
A window will open.
Here we "play" with the screen resolution - select and click OK.
The third way
Finally, all the same can be done through the control panel.
Press the "Start" button and find the item "Control Panel". Here we select the "Screen" section.
A window will open with the option to enlarge the icons on the desktop. On the left side of the screen there is an item "Screen resolution settings", by clicking on which you can change the resolution.
As you can see, this process is very easy and simple even for a beginner. But what you shouldn't do is change the refresh rate - it is optimal for the monitor and if you set a mode that it does not support, the device may fail. Fortunately, this rarely happens in practice and applies mainly to CRT monitors, which at the moment are practically out of circulation.
As a rule, the maximum resolution of modern monitors exceeds the standard 1920x1080, if they have a large screen diagonal (25 "and more). Monitors with a small or medium screen diagonal of the older generation can support the standards 1600x1024, 1140x900, 1366x768, 1280x1024. monitor or laptop display in terms of its resolution, you need to know 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, the required screen resolution is automatically adjusted and in the system settings of the Windows screen is listed as recommended ...
But the video driver does not always automatically select the optimal screen resolution. In such cases, manual intervention to set the desired resolution in the system settings or using the video driver manager - usually either Catalyst Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel - is indispensable.
1. Correct and Incorrect Ways to Adjust Screen Resolution
The screen resolution by means of the operating system can be configured by calling the context menu on the desktop and selecting the "Screen resolution" item 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 - "Additional display settings".
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 unsupported 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 a dark screen with the inscription "Out of Range", "Out Of Range", "Input Not Supported" or with another message, but that the same essence. By experimenting with the screen resolution in the Windows settings or in 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 will return to the previous screen resolution and turn on again.
Setting an unsupported resolution 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
It is possible to solve the problem in the simplest way only if 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 system screen settings window 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. And, conversely, there is a possibility that CRT TVs connected using an S-Video cable (for old video cards) or through a special adapter for a VGA cable (of course, if available) 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 must boot Windows in Safe Mode, where the system is running at the base screen resolution, without launching the video driver. In safe mode, the video card driver will have to be removed. Then, having started already in the normal operating mode of the system, 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. You need to reboot the hardware using the Hard Reset button 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 the installation media of any of these versions - even Windows 8.1, even Windows 10. Reboot the system using the Hard Reset button, go into the BIOS and set the boot priority from DVD -disk or flash drive. At the very first stage of the Windows installation, press the Shift + F10 keys to launch the command line. In its window, enter:
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 restarting your computer, Windows will boot into Safe Mode.
3.3. Safe Mode for Windows 8.1 and 10 featuring a recovery disc
If you have previously created a Windows recovery disc, you can use it in the same way as an installation disc or USB 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 the 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 tinker 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 experimenting with the screen resolution, and also be in the Windows environment, and not inside the 3D application (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 pressing + Q, cmd, Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
Step 3: if the speakers are working, we will hear the familiar UAC system sound; press the left arrow, then Enter.
Step 4: enter the command line command mentioned above
bcdedit / set (default) safeboot minimal
We press Enter and wait a couple of seconds.
On some monitors, the screen resolution may not match any offered by Windows.
If you have an Nvidia video card installed, you can add your screen resolution in one of the following ways:
Method 1.
1) Launch Nvidia Control Panel.
2) Open Display -> Change Resolution -> Add Permissions ... -> Create Custom Resolution
3) Set the parameters you need, test them and add it to the list for selection
4) Select it and use it.
Method 2.
Using the registry add the permission you need to the parameter NV_Modes
Which is along the way: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Video \ (some number) \ 0000
You can also find other branches containing the parameter NV_Modes and also add the screen resolution you need to them.
Method 3. Before installing the driver.
Open the file "nv_disp.inf" in the folder C: \ NVIDIA \ Win7 \ xxx.xx (where xxx.xx is the version of your driver) and find the value
Under it in NV_Modes there will be all available screen resolutions, add your own there.
But it happens that even after the above manipulations, a new permission is not added. In this case, you will have to use special programs to force the addition of a user permission.
PowerStrip- Program for managing the parameters of the video subsystem of your computer, a huge variety of video cards is supported. A program that supports video cards from a wide range of chipsets and suppliers, at the same time, under any operating system. The program provides access to over 500 controls over your display hardware, including color correction tools, screen geometry period level settings, and driver-independent clock controls.
Screen Resolution Manager- A program that allows each computer user to set their own screen resolution. In addition to resolution, you can adjust color depth, frequency, brightness and contrast, color gamut and other settings that will automatically take effect after loading a specific user profile.
Screen resolution is the number of pixels (dots) that we see on the screen. This figure is calculated relative to the size of the monitor. By default, the Windows system automatically sets the appropriate screen parameters (refresh rate, color depth and resolution). But sometimes you have to select the screen resolution manually, for example, adjusting to a certain game with non-standard graphics, or if Windows has chosen not quite the optimal resolution.
How to change the resolution
In the latest operating system from Microsoft, the process of changing the screen resolution is slightly different from the same operation in the eighth or seventh Windows. To change the resolution specifically in Windows 10, you need to learn a number of sequential steps:
If the permission list is inactive
If you have upgraded from previous versions of Windows, there may be a problem with the video card drivers. In this case, the list of permissions will be grayed out and displayed.
The solution to this problem is to download and install the latest drivers that support Windows 10. After the drivers are installed, the list will become active, and you can easily complete the process.
Other methods
In addition to the method of changing the resolution described above, there is another method - setting up the screen using proprietary software from video card manufacturers.
Using AMD Drivers
In the event that a video card and drivers for it from AMD are installed on your computer, then setting the screen resolution with their help looks like this:
Process with Nvidia video drivers
In the event that a video card and drivers from this manufacturer are installed on the device, the process of changing the resolution occurs in the following way:
Video
The video instruction will demonstrate how you can change the resolution.
Conclusion
Following these sequences, you can change the number of pixels on the monitor at any time, thereby adjusting the image to suit your needs. And the recommended resolution values for the monitor can always be found in the instructions for it.
