display settings

In windows 10 there is a option called Choose what the power buttons do in power options, in that drop down list there is option to turn off the display when pressing power button. now i have installed windows 8.1 because of windows 10's bugs such as PC not shutting down completely and Critical...

I recently installed windows 10 however after rebooting the screen goes blank apart from the message: cannot display this video mode. How can i fix this?

I am running Windows 10 Pro. I have two monitors: a native one on the laptop and a large secondary one connected to it through HDMI cable. I would like to use the Windows 10 multiple desktops feature. Right now my two monitors act as if they are one large desktop, allowing me to move windows...

Hi after installing windows 10 many programs and certain text in windows became very blurry when using 125 procent for text and apps and 1920/1080 resolution. The problem is described in a thread with different screenshots on a site called tenforums. cant link since this is my first post. but a...

Hello all: I just installed Windows 7 with SP 1 last week on my HP Pavilion desktop. I'm trying to have the screen go to black (or screensaver) after, let's say, 15 minutes. I set it and "save changes" but it never goes to black or screensaver. The screen just stays on. I've tried several...

I have Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail. How can I make them appear the same text size. For some reason, the only way I can adjust the size is to View at top of screen and make changes, before I had that option at the bottom of the screen but no longer. Did updates do away with that?

I have a windows 8.1 mini PC with no screen (1.3Ghz Atom processor, 2GB ram, 32GB HDD - basically a standard tablet without the screen). I use Teamviewer to control this mini PC remotely. Teamviewer is basically a screen capture software and I was having an issue where because there is no screen...

This is the max size. Is there any way to make them larger?

Windows 7 Link Removed as a way to effortlessly position windows on the desktop just the way you want them. You no longer had to frustratingly fiddle with the sizes and positions of windows just to get them into common layouts. Windows 8 increased productivity further, being the first OS to...

I have my Windows 8.1 computer set to turn off the display after 30 minutes, and go to sleep after 2 hours. A key press or mouse movement after either before or after it goes to sleep opens the screen normally. However, after a much longer time, overnight for example, an application (Cool...

Hi, i have a Dell laptop with a Dell dock. I have three monitors connected to the dock. On my primary monitor i have organized my icons in a certain specific manner. The problem is that when i remove my laptop from the dock and then reconnect it to the dock the icons on my primary display are...

A new test environment, a nice litle Acer One with a small screen and an extra 2nd screen, not on the right, not on the left side but over / on top. The screen is small, so I enabled auto hiding the taskbar and suprise the taskbar of the upper screen slides down into the top of the lower...

The screen on my Windows 8.1 laptop is broken, so I connected my old monitor to it to use instead. I tried to set the correct resolution by right clicking on the desktop and selecting "Screen resolution", but none of the options listed there are correct. Is there a way to manually type which...

I have a VAIO laptop running Windows 7 with two monitors connected. One monitor is connected through the VGA port, the other is connected to the HDMI port. Both monitors are identical, and the one that is connected to the HDMI port is connected using an HDMI/VGA adaptor. I've been trying to set...

In the last three months every third or fourth time I restart Windows 8.1 the font is three points smaller and I have to change it and, of course, restart. Easy enough to do but a bit of a waste of time. Help please.

Hi, So I've just hooked up a 2nd monitor to my laptop, and am having issues with it - my 2nd monitor is to the left of my first, but my computer thinks it's to the right (so I have to swipe the mouse the wrong way to change screens, which is counter-intuitive). So, I'd like to be able to tell...

First post, first problem. Running a TV as a second screen off my laptop via HDMI connection. Old TV gave in, bought a new standard 22" screen. When connecting to the screen, it automatically assigns it to the right of my PC, however I need it positioned on the left. I have gone into control...

Hi, I've had a previous problem about my administration account but that is now fixed, but for some reason when I turned on my PC the next day, The login screen for windows does not show up on my monitor, and a msg from the TV says 'Could not receive a signal from PC' , I've checked multiple...

Fresh DVD install 2nd time. Same issue on both installs.Problem is Windows 8.1 gets stuck right past the logo screen. (black screen). When it boots and gets stuck I press the power button and the press it again and it boots to desktop. I have installed all updates along with all chipset, driver...

Hello guys. I'm new here. I have problem with my Sony Vaio VPCEH3M1E FN keys. On Win7 it works perfectly but when i upgrade to 8.1, my FN keys stopped working. I can only use FN keys for mute, volume and NumLK / ScrLK. What about brightness and Display change (Expand to second monitor etc.)...