Windows 10 VGA Monitor Cutting Off Desktop: Issue with Display on Dual-Monitor Setup

Neemobeer

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• Aug 13, 2016

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If you have a vertical black strip on the left or right or both, this will generally be due to having the wrong display ratio 4:3 or 16:9. I would start by looking at the resolution for the VGA screen. If it's extended beyond the screen boundary it could also be a resolution issue or the monitor itself. You can locate the auto adjust button and hit that and see if it resolves the issue.

 

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Henry Wong

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• Aug 13, 2016

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Changing the resolution on the VGA monitor did work. I wonder if it is because the VGA is 4:3 and the DVI is a 16:10 or if it is the VGA monitor going out.

 

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Neemobeer

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I think it was the resolution. Typically when monitors start going bad they will flicker a lot.

 

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Henry Wong

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Update on this. After the Anniversary Update I can now run both monitors at full resolution and there are no issues at all. Guess it was just a little glitch they worked out or worked it self out with the update. Sorry it took me so long to post about this. I just remembered this thread today.

 

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