Those who work regularly on the computer know the importance of screen resolution. Choosing a right screen resolution in windows PC is vital for sharpness and size of content on the screen. The screen resolution is measured in a number of pixels along the width of the screen and the number of pixels along the height of screen i.e width x height pixels. Common examples include 1024 x 768 or 1920 x 1080 pixels. Higher the number of pixels, more is the sharpness of content on screen but smaller is the size of text or pictures. Windows 10/8/7 automatically selects the default screen resolution, color, and refresh rate depending on the type of screen. Having said that, you also set the screen resolution according to your own preference. In this article, we will highlight some easy steps to change screen resolution in windows 10 PC.
Let’s Find How
1 In step one, you need to right click on the desktop screen and click on Display settings.
2 In the next window that opens, you can do various display related settings that include changing the size of text or apps, orientation (Landscape/portrait) and brightness level. To change the screen resolution, you have to scroll down to Advanced Display Settings.
On clicking the advanced display settings, the next pop-up screen will offer you to change the screen resolution. As you can see, for my laptop 1366 x 768 is recommended by windows. The recommended or default resolution depends on a number of factors like display drivers, monitor quality, and video RAM.
You can modify the screen resolution of your choice or that suits you.
After you apply the settings you will again be prompted another on-screen message for 15 seconds to either keep the new settings or revert back to original settings.
Advanced display Mode
There is another option where you can customize and change screen resolution with different refresh rates.
- Go to display adapter properties as shown in the screenshot below.
- Now under the Adapter tab, click on ” List all Modes”. It will show all possible screen resolution options.
- Here, you can choose the resolution that fits best to your monitor and if not satisfied with the results, you can always revert back to the original display setting.
You can easily changed the screen resolution by following the above steps in windows 10. How did you find this article useful in changing the display resolution? Do share your experience with us.
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