How to increase the screen resolution on a laptop. Changing screen resolution on Windows
Read also
As a rule, the maximum resolution of modern monitors exceeds the standard 1920x1080, if they have a large screen diagonal (25" or more). Monitors with a small or medium screen diagonal of an older generation can support the standards 1600x1024, 1140x900, 1366x768, 1280x1024. The limits of their capabilities You need to know the monitor or laptop display in terms of its resolution in order to avoid problems with setting a value that is not supported. The maximum possible screen resolution is indicated in the instructions for monitors and laptops. Usually after installing the video driver. required resolution screen is adjusted 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, there is no way to do without 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.
1. Right and Wrong Ways to Adjust Screen Resolution
The screen resolution can be adjusted using the operating system 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, you need to select “Display options” in the context menu, 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 settings 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. While Windows display settings and those in the video driver manager are protected from using a screen resolution that is not supported by the monitor (the new resolution is first tested for a few seconds with a preset option to return to the original value),
third party programs and games can apply the new resolution immediately, without prior testing. And sometimes even without the user’s request. And if a resolution that is not supported by the monitor or laptop display is applied - too high or, conversely, too low, the result will be a dark screen with the words “Out of Range”, “Out Of Range”, “Input Not Supported” or with another message, but the same same essence. By experimenting with the screen resolution in the Windows settings or video driver manager, you can avoid this problem: 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 may also be a result of viruses entering your computer.
So how to solve the problem if a screen resolution that is not supported by the monitor was applied?
2. Participation of the second display
Solve the problem yourself in a simple way This is only possible if at least two monitors or a monitor and a TV are connected to the computer. The same applies to a monitor or TV that is periodically connected (accordingly, previously configured in the system) to the laptop. The problem is very easily solved even if the resolution of the main display is set to an unsupported one, not the secondary one. 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 up the context menu and select “Display Settings” for Windows 10 and “Screen Resolution” for system versions 7 and 8.1.
Most likely, the system screen settings window will open on the main monitor in pitch 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 you need to do is connect another, temporary display instead of the current monitor. And with its help you can already set the desired screen resolution. It may very well be that modern TV will be able to cope with the resolution, which 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 older video cards) or using a special adapter for a VGA cable (of course, if one is available), will be able to display an image with a low resolution of 640x480 or 800x600.
If there is no other savior display or one also does not support the problematic screen resolution, in order 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 change back to the monitor's supported screen resolution, you must boot Windows to safe mode, where the system runs at the base screen resolution, without running the video driver. In safe mode, the video card driver will have to be removed. Then, having started 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. Need to hard reset using button Hard Reset and when starting the computer, press the F8 key. Once in the additional boot options menu, you need to select the “Safe Mode” option.
3.2. Safe Mode for Windows 8.1 and 10 using their installation media
For Windows 8.1 and 10, the F8 key does not work, just as in most cases its analogue, the Shift+F8 combination, does not work due to the reduced system startup time. You can get into safe mode in these versions of the system without seeing anything in front of you using installation media 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 a DVD or flash drive. At the first stage Windows installations Press Shift+F10 to launch the command line. In its window we enter:
bcdedit /set (default) safeboot minimal
Press Enter. And we wait for notification of the successful completion of the operation.
Close the command line window. In the Windows installation start window, click “Next”.
Click “System Restore”.
Then select “Continue”.
After restart Windows computer will boot into safe mode.
3.3. Safe Mode for Windows 8.1 and 10 with Recovery Disk
If you have previously created a disk Windows recovery, it can be used in the same way as an installation disk or flash drive. After booting from the recovery disk and selecting your keyboard layout,
you need to select “Troubleshooting” (this menu option can also be called “Diagnostics”),
then – “Advanced options”,
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 blindly
If there is no installation media with Windows 8.1 or 10, no recovery disk, if there is no second computer with which any of them could be organized, or you are simply 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 values, know exactly what language the keyboard layout was in before experimenting with screen resolution, and also be in Windows environment, not inside a 3D application (not all games can be minimized by pressing +D). So, what actions need to be taken blindly?
Step 1: if the layout was not in English, switch to it using the +space keys.
Step 2: launch the command line as administrator by successively 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 command line command mentioned above
Screen resolution determines how much information is shown on the display. It is measured horizontally and vertically in pixels. At lower settings, such as 640x480, fewer elements will appear on the screen, but they will be larger. When the resolution is 1920x1080, the monitor displays more elements, but they smaller size. The resolution modes for each display are different and depend on the video card, monitor size and video driver.
How to make the resolution 1920x1080
On a note! Windows 10 comes with integrated support for 4K and 8K displays.
By default, the system selects the best display settings for your computer based on its monitor.
If you wish, you can manually change the screen resolution to Full HD for each desktop.
How to change resolution to Full HD
Below we will tell you how to change the resolution to Full HD for each individual desktop, as well as all Windows users 10.
On a note! Sometimes an attempt to change the picture display quality can result in the tiles of applications attached to the start menu being empty. If this happens to you, then restarting File Explorer should help.
In general, the entire operation of changing the screen resolution comes down to the following steps:
Step 1. To open the display settings, follow steps 1, 2 or 3:
Step 2. If your PC has multiple displays, select the one from the list (example: "2") whose resolution you want to change (see screenshot below).
Note! If all your displays are not visible, click on the "Detect" button. So Windows will try to find them.
Step 3. If you are not sure what number a certain display has, click on the “Detect” button (in the screenshot below). This will cause the system to briefly display the number of each display. However, this feature only appears when connecting multiple monitors.
Step 5. Choose a screen resolution of 1920x1080 or Full HD.
Step 6 Select display mode and screen resolution (custom).
Step 7 If you have multiple displays connected to your computer and you want to change the screen resolution for each of them, repeat the above step 4.
Step 8 When you're done, you can close Options if you want.
Read detailed instructions on changing the screen extension for Windows 7 in the new article -
How to set the resolution to 1920x1080 if it is not in the screen settings
- Go to the “Start” menu, open “Control Panel”.
- Click on the “Hardware and Sound” section.
- Select “NVIDIA Control Panel”.
- In the window that opens, click on the item “Change resolution".
- Click on the “Create” button custom permission ".
- In the “Horizontal pixel” and “Vertical pixel” fields, enter the values 1920x1080, respectively, click “Test”, then confirm the action by clicking “Yes”.
- In the window you will see the created permission, click “OK”, then “Apply”.
You have set the required resolution to 1920x1080 on your computer.
On a note ! The item for creating permission may have a different name. This depends on the video card installed on your computer.
Video - How to set screen resolution to 1920x1080
Very often users are faced with a situation where the monitor displays a “save mode”, “out of range” or “unsupported resolution” message, or «
»
.
This means that the video card settings have set a resolution that the monitor does not support.
On many forums and websites you can find the following advice:
“To change the screen resolution you need to booting Windows press F8 and set some minimum resolution, then reboot in 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 the computer in Safe Mode, but let's go point by point.
- When loading Windows, press F8;
- Select the item “boot the computer in Safe Mode”;
- Press the Windows + Pause key combination (we get into the properties of my computer), go to the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button;
- Expand the list of Video adapters;
- Select your video adapter, call up the context menu and select Disable (Windows may ask “Do I need to remove drivers?” You can answer “no”, but sometimes it is necessary);
- Reboot the computer in normal mode;
- And now you don’t need to do anything, we see a miracle, Windows will re-detect the video adapter and reset the monitor screen resolution.
This method has helped out many times.
There is another way to reset the screen resolution - return the old monitor or reinstall Windows :) Why are you laughing, on many forums I have seen advice about reinstalling Windows! Just imagine, a 5-minute problem can be solved in a few hours.
How to boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode to reset your graphics card
In the comments they asked the question (stated): " In Windows 10 it is impossible to boot into 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 be suitable for Win 10?
PS: I don’t have another monitor at hand, nor do I have a built-in video adapter. "
This is not entirely true... Yes, you can actually enable the boot menu only from the “working” Windows 10. But the boot menu, where there will be “Boot in Safe Mode”, 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 recovery options. Once you boot into safe mode, you can 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 screen resolution settings is stored in the operating system configs; you cannot reset the screen resolution through the BIOS
What to do if you bought new monitor, and the optimal resolution, which is determined by the screen matrix, is not in the list offered by Windows?
A photographer I know needed to buy a new decent monitor for photo processing. His choice fell on the huge 27-inch DELL UltraSharp U2715H. This monitor was successfully purchased and the process of connecting it to the laptop began. The laptop was quite old - Lenovo G580 with installed Intel processor Core i5-3210M, integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 and discrete graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 610M. operating room Windows system 7 64bit – installed from the factory and has never been reinstalled.
The monitor was connected via hdmi cable. A new monitor was selected as the main display. The standard resolution of the DELL U2715H monitor specified by the factory is 2560x1440px. But when I selected it from the list of available resolutions, this did not appear. The highest resolution was 2048x1152 pixels.
Installing drivers on the monitor itself did nothing. Video card drivers were updated with an error. It was decided to reinstall the entire system, from scratch, a clean, non-factory one.
After installing clean Windows 7 64-bit, the latest drivers were installed on all laptop devices, except for the integrated and discrete video cards. The driver for the new monitor was also installed. Installation of the same latest drivers from Intel and NVidia ended with the error that no devices were found in the system. But Center Windows Updates offered the necessary drivers as updates.
Drivers have been installed Intel video cards HD Graphics 4000, version 10.18.10.4276
And NVIDIA video cards GeForce 610M, version 384.94
After that, new options appeared in the video card settings. Namely, when you right-clicked on the desktop, the item appeared in the submenu Graphics options for Intel video card. The item was selected Graphics options → User Permissions
Launch has begun Intel HD Graphics Control Panels
A warning appears that further actions may lead to hardware problems.
Despite the fact that “Yes” was selected, I want to warn you that this can really be dangerous for your computer. Incorrect installation screen refresh rate, too high a monitor resolution can lead to physical damage to the video card or other hardware parts of the computer. We understood the risk and, moreover, were mentally prepared to replace the laptop with a more powerful one.
After the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel has been launched, on the left side we select the monitor we need - in this case, the DELL U2715H. Then we indicate the resolution we need, refresh rate and screen color depth.
Save the specified parameters
With the initially specified ideal options for this monitor being 2560x1440px, 32bit and a frequency of 60Hz, we ended up with a completely blank screen. After a few seconds, the video card’s operating mode automatically returned to its original state.
The frequency was reduced to 30Hz - and oh, miracle! Our monitor began to work in the specified mode. Gradually raising the frequency, we obtained a maximum operating value of 49 Hz.
Now we need to make sure that this mode persists after a reboot. On the desktop in the submenu select Screen resolution. In the window that opens, click on the link Extra options
On the tab Adapter click on the button List of all modes
and we see at the very bottom all the user permissions we created. We point to the maximum working value - in our case it is 2560x1440px, 32-bit, 49 Hz.
Click OK
After this we can increase the maximum screen resolution, which is now marked as recommended
That's it, now we have a working monitor at its optimal settings.
The monitor works great for the second month, the colors are excellent, the laptop copes perfectly with Photoshop CC 2017 64-bit, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC. According to the photographer, there are no freezes.
The quality of the image that a user sees on a computer or laptop screen directly depends on the pixel aspect ratio and the number of pixels per unit area set by the parameters of the output device graphic information. Each device, each laptop or home desktop computer (monitor), tablet or mobile phone capable of displaying graphics in the quality specified by the parameters. IN standard settings, on a separate device, the quality is set at which the image becomes clear with the transfer of shading effects and other “goodies” of graphics. Or, on the contrary, it reduces the quality, increasing the rate at which the file is loaded into the cache.
Screen resolution determines image quality
Changing resolution in the standard way
You can change the screen resolution in Windows 7 (the most popular OS today) in the traditional way, which is available in every build of Windows.
The simplest way to go to the resolution configuration management window is through the desktop by pressing right button mice. In the context menu that appears (depending on the OS build), the “Personalization” or “Properties” item is located.
Great way to change screen resolution
The main difference from going to the “properties” item is that personalization presents functionality related only to graphic characteristics, without a menu for configuring desktop controls.
But this applies exclusively to the seventh version. In subsequent menu items, “personalization” will only lead to changing the desktop background or window color scheme. Otherwise, you can adjust the screen resolution in Windows 7 in the same way as in other, older builds.
If there is a “properties” item in the context menu, then when you go to this item on the left side of the window that opens, select the “parameters” or “resolution” section.
In the work area of the window that appears, find a drop-down menu with quality settings options for the device on which you want to make changes. On laptops with a diagonal, a resolution of 1920x1080 or 1366x768 is better than a lower resolution resolution. When you first boot the OS, your computer is set to standard resolution. Due to the lack of hardware drivers, it may be low - 800x600 pixels.
Format and type
When wondering about the difference in pixel ratio, understand that possible options for using resolution depend on the format of the visible part of the monitor, on its working area. You should not confuse the screen format with its type. The types differ in the technology of pixel arrangement on the matrix - TFT and IPS. Both the first and second options are used to create screens of various formats on all types of devices.
The monitor screen resolution does not always allow you to create the desired work area. For convenience, several monitors are sometimes used, combined into one desktop. This approach is used by program developers, video operators and those who want to make the most of available resources.
To increase the screen resolution on a laptop, not only standard Windows tools, but also additional applications, which come bundled with drivers for the video card or are initially installed on the laptop by the developer.
The program for changing screen resolution has an intuitive clear interface and the section for managing resolution is called “settings” in most cases
If you change the screen resolution in special program or application, changes in system settings do not always take effect immediately. A reboot is required in 20% of cases.
What to do if the screen resolution does not change
If the screen resolution on Windows 7 does not change in this way quick access through the desktop and its properties, then you should use the control panel.
You don't even need a mouse for this.
Press the Windows icon on your keyboard;
Select the “control panel” item (must be displayed in all OS);
Find the “screen” section and go to the settings item. The next step is the “edit” button;
Choose what you need and enjoy the image. The standard screen resolution does not allow you to fully work with graphic applications for creating vector and raster graphics
, since in most cases it is only 800x600 pixels.
Screen resolution 1920×1080 is optimal for comfortable work. If in the standard version this aspect ratio is not presented when choosing settings, then you should update the codecs and drivers for the video card. In the case where the user's priority is given to watching videos in good quality
, wide-format videos, configure the monitor as follows:
Monitor flicker frequency to maximum;
Resolution 1366×768 pixels;
No image filtering. Most affordable option For automatic settings
monitor for different purposes - an intuitive program that can be selected from free access in the list of applications for a monitor from a specific manufacturer.
On some OS builds, the menu and overall system architecture and interface have been greatly changed. The Windows 7 system is subject to more than any other changes. Pirates made fun of it a lot, even in some places more than of XP. Therefore, you can find out the screen resolution in Windows 7 by logging into the control panel and selecting screen properties from the menu.
WATCH THE VIDEO In general, you can set up a monitor in a matter of minutes if you prepare well for this - install everything and the right software. Using applications and utilities from unknown developers is not as dangerous as, for example, programs for creating or editing audio or video. Screen customizers take up very little space on both your hard drive and random access memory. But some of them can seriously confuse the video card, so you need to carefully study the settings in full, and not switch to the standard “default” set.
Now you know how to change screen resolution. Ask questions to the experts.