display settings

Hello all, I've plugged my XPS13 running Windows 10 into an adapter which allows me to view my screen on an LG widescreen monitor. However, everything appears to be "stretched out" -- even my task bar is two inches wide on my 27" screen. I've tried restarting and adjusting the resolution...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21376 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. What’s new in Build 21376 Updated Segoe UI font We are introducing Segoe UI Variable which includes an optical axis so that font outlines can scale seamlessly from small...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Starting with today’s build, Windows Insiders will notice that the name of the branch we are releasing builds as shown on the desktop watermark at the lower right of the...

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OK so I normally use Linux as an operating system which I usually use to watch Amazon Prime videos on. I have just reinstalled it on my SSD with a newer version of Linux and have had issues this evening running Amazon Prime video owing I presume to codecs and the dreaded annoyance of DRM (which...

I'm trying to find a pulsating cursor. It creates a concentric expanding area (you could liken it to a visual rendering of submarine's sonar ping). You can't miss it. Does anyone know where to find this automated cursor? I just can't find this cursor anymore. My eyes are shot. Thank you.

Hi, I'm new to windows, so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm using Windows 10 after 15+ years using mac and Linux (switched from XP), and considering adopting Windows as my main OS. I'm trying to use win+ctrl+arrow to change between desktops, with a multi monitor setup. The problem is...

Having 2 display GPUs and Windows 10 computer does see all monitors in the display settings program, but it will not allow me to enable more than 7 at a time. How do I fix this?

I have dual monitors on Desktop and just installed Windows 10 Pro. My Monitor both show the toolbar on the bottom of the screen, photocopy on both screens. I have no idea how to fix this. I went to display and if change anything 1 screen goes black I have a Graphics card in my computer it is...

I have just installed afresh, Windows 10 Home on a computer which the screen's visible area dimensions ratio is 16 x 9. However the picture appears somewhat squashed vertically. When I look at the System settings for the Display I find that the list of possible Width and Height...

So I have two monitors on my pc one connected by VGA to the CPU and one connected with HDMI cable the GPU. Its kinda wank and I don't how windows managed to make the monitors work but they do except every time I turn on my PC the second monitor doesn't turn on. So I have found a stupid way to...

Hi guys I have a quick question. So I've been mirroring my Windows 10 PC to my TV by using an HDMI cable. That's the best way for me. But I noticed that I can't use my PC to do something else while having a specific tab be mirrored to my TV. I know there's a way to do this I just don't know...

Hi Forum so I plug my laptop into an external monitor, laptop res is standard 1366x768, monitor res is standard 1280x1024. I have my monitor windows taking up roughly the lower 3/4 of the desktop - I have a 2 inch gap at the top where I can see icons when I disconnect the monitor, the windows...

Hi, My girlfriend would like to use her spare laptop as a second monitor. Are you able to do this with a Windows 7 laptop to Windows 10?

I just had a PC built with Windows 10. I use a 30" Sanyo TV as a monitor. I set resolution to 1360 x 768 (recommended). If the P{C goes to sleep it reverts to 640 x 480. Sometimes if I restart the PC it goes back to 1360 x 768 when it comes back up, sometimes it does not. When it goes to the 640...

The monitor I've been using is an old Benq Q24W5 with an ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series graphics card set to 1920x1200. I've been given a more up to date Benq SW2700PT monitor but I can’t get it to work. It's ok when the PC boots up but as soon as Windows 10 starts to load it turns off saying there's...

I have a dual monitor system. Today, I awoke my computer from sleep and somehow all of the icons from the left screen (my main display) ended up on the right screen, while the taskbar remained on the left side. I went into display settings and found that my choice for the main display somehow...

I would like to decrease (!) the font size, line height and eventually the font family of the font used in File Explorer of Win10. When I search for "Font change file explorer" in google then users are always directed to Settings--->Ease of Access--->Display --->Make text bigger But I don't...

Hi, I've recently moved a specialist PC which is used in our college radio studio from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Everything has gone well, but for the exception of dual display. This PC has two mirrored displays; a 22-inch and a 40-inch. The 22-inch display is the main PC monitor and the 40-inch...

Hi I'm trying to get my new computer's window size adjusted so that it looks clear. My monitor has a resolution of 3440 by 1440 and at the default 100% scaling it looks crystal clear. But of course, everything looks pretty small. If I go to display settings and increase it to 125% then...