The issue of changing the display resolution and selecting its optimal value is quite acute for beginners Windows users... Today we will touch on his solution, having considered several different options for getting out of the situation.

What is permission

Usually, the screen resolution is the size of the image formed on the display in pixels. It implies a value relative to the physical dimensions of the matrix: the number of pixels is divided by the physical size of the display in inches. That is, the number of pixels does not increase in proportion to the physical size of the display, which immediately dispels the myth: how bigger screen, the greater its resolution.

Resolution change may be required after reinstall Windows or drivers for the video card, if its value was not set automatically. It is also necessary to expand the screen when starting games - it is not always the case that the subroutines correctly determine the resolution settings in Windows in order to apply them to the game.

Solving the problem in Windows 7

There are several methods you can use to change the resolution (the number of vertical and horizontal pixels) on your computer.

Windows-integrated function

To expand the screen in Windows 7, we follow a list of simple steps that any beginner can handle who wants to choose the optimal value for the number of pixels used to display a picture on the display.

• We call context menu free of icons area of ​​the desktop and select "Screen resolution".

The second method to open the same window is a control panel item called "Display". Click on its icon and select "Screen Resolution Setting".

• In the line of the same name, select desired value from the list of proposed.
• Click "Apply" to evaluate the selected settings.

Follow the advice of the monitor designers and select their recommended optimal value parameter. The inscription "Recommended" is always flaunting beside it. If the list contains two or three items, check if the drivers are installed on your video card. Without them, you will not be able to change the resolution to a higher resolution than 1024x768.

Video card driver

If you have an installed driver for the video adapter, you can change the extension using the accompanying driver software... Moreover, for different manufacturers of video chips, these programs will differ, but the principle will remain the same, and the algorithm for changing the expansion value will be almost identical.

nVidia

When using more publicized and, as a result, expensive with the same performance, video cards from nVidia, the control panel for operating modes of the device will help to change the resolution.

• We call the context menu of the free space of the desktop.
• Select the item highlighted in the screenshot to launch the window for configuring various parameters of the video card.

• Expand the "Display" menu item, where we click on the link shown below.

• When using multiple monitors, select the target for which we want to change the settings, and determine the resolution value.

As already mentioned, you should choose your own resolution fixed in the first position.

• Apply the new parameters and close the window.

If you have a video card developed on an ATI graphics chip from Radeon, we perform the following actions in Windows 7.

• We call the context menu of the desktop and click on the first item of the drop-down menu, or open the application through its icon in the tray.

• Click on the "Display" button, then click on "Additional settings".

• We choose required parameter or we enter it manually (which is also allowed) and save the changes made.

Third Party Applications

In addition to the proposed options, which are considered to be classic, it is possible to change the resolution by special programs... These are utilities for setting up the monitor, overclocking and configuring the video card.

Let's take a look at how to do this in an overclocking application called PowerStrip and a program for setting display performance.

• Launch PowerStrip on Windows.
• Drag the slider located in the Resolution frame.
• Click "Save" to apply the parameters.

As you may have noticed, the operating room Windows system 10 allows you to set the most popular screen resolutions, for example, 1366x768 pixels for laptops or 1920x1080 for desktop computers.

To do this, right-click on the desktop and select " Screen options". Then open the section “ Screen"And click on" Extra options screen". Then select the resolution that suits your screen.

But what if the suggested screen resolution in Windows 10 isn't right for you? How to choose and set the screen resolution yourself?

Luckily, we have a great tool for this. A utility called Custom Resolution Utility allows you to select a monitor (even if you have several) and change its resolution to whatever you want. Seriously, absolutely anyone!

The main list on the screen of the utility offers standard resolutions, but if you click on the " Add"(Add) and scroll down to" Other resolution”(Other resolution), you can set the X, Y resolution and refresh rate yourself.

After that run the file restart. exe, which is located in the folder with the utility, to reload the video card drivers.

Note that you should stick to 4: 3, 5: 4, 16: 9, or 16:10 for best results. Otherwise, you may experience errors or glitches. Run the file reset- all. exe to return to the original settings.

Download- Custom Resolution Utility (free)

What screen resolution are you using on your Windows 10 computer? Why don't you want to use the native resolution? Share your opinion in the comments below.

What to do if you bought a new monitor and optimal resolution, which is determined by the screen matrix, is not in the list offered by Windows?

A friend of the photographer had a need to buy a new decent monitor for photo processing. His choice fell on a huge 27-inch DELL UltraSharp U2715H. This monitor was successfully purchased and the process of connecting it to the laptop has begun. The laptop was quite old - Lenovo G580 with a processor installed Intel Core i5-3210M, integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce 610M discrete graphics. Operating system Windows 7 64bit - installed from the factory and has never been reinstalled.

The monitor was connected via HDMI cable... A new monitor has been selected as the primary display. The standard resolution of the DELL U2715H monitor specified by the factory is 2560x1440px. But when I selected in the list of available permissions, this was not. The highest resolution was 2048x1152 pixels.

Installing drivers on the monitor itself did not work. Updating video card drivers failed. It was decided to reinstall the system completely, from scratch, clean not factory.

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 was also installed on the new monitor. The installation of the latest drivers from Intel and NVidia ended with an error that no devices were found in the system. But Centre Windows Updates offered the necessary drivers as updates.

The drivers for the Intel HD Graphics 4000 video card, version 10.18.10.4276 were installed

and NVIDIA graphics cards GeForce 610M, version 384.94

After that, new options appeared in the settings of the video cards. Namely, when you right-clicked on the desktop, the item appeared in the submenu Graphics options for Intel graphics. The item was selected Graphics options → Custom Permissions

Launch started Intel HD Graphics Control Panels
There was a warning that further actions could lead to hardware problems.
Despite the fact that the item "Yes" was selected, I want to warn you that this can really be dangerous for your computer. Incorrect installation screen refresh rate too high resolution monitor can cause physical damage to the video card or other computer hardware. We understood the risk and, moreover, we 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, select the monitor we need - in in this case DELL U2715H. Then we indicate the resolution we need, the refresh rate and the color depth of the screen.

We save the specified parameters
With the initially specified options 2560x1440px, 32bit and 60Hz, ideal for this monitor, we got a completely extinct screen. After a few seconds, the operating mode of the video card automatically returned to its original state.

The frequency has been reduced to 30Hz - and oh, a miracle! Our monitor began to work in the specified mode. By gradually raising the frequency, we obtained a maximum operating value of 49 Hz.

Now you 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
In the tab Adapter click on the button List of all modes
and we see at the very bottom all the custom permissions we have created. We point to the maximum working one - in our case it is 2560x1440px, 32-bit, 49 Hz.

Push OK

After that we can increase the maximum screen resolution, which is now marked as the recommended
That's it, now we got a working monitor at the optimal settings for it.

The monitor works great for the second month, the colors are great, the laptop does a great job with Photoshop CC 2017 64-bit, Adobe photoshop Lightroom CC. According to the photographer, no freezes are observed.

Full HD monitors have become very popular lately. Now the 1920 by 1080 resolution is almost minimum requirement to the monitor. But what if the monitor supports and even recommends setting the resolution to 1920 by 1080, but it is not in the list of available ones? Or nothing happens, except for some blinking and glitches on the screen.

You will find answers to these questions in this article.

What is the reason for not setting the resolution to 1920 by 1080?

A list of all possible reasons, for which the Full HD resolution may not be in the list of available ones or may not be correctly set.

• Missing driver for a video card or video cards (if there are several of them, as is often the case in laptops);
• Missing monitor driver;
• Defective or poor quality cable from system unit to the monitor.

Now let's dwell on each point in more detail.

Video card driver

No matter how trite it may sound, the video card drivers are really responsible for a lot, including displaying a list of available screen resolutions. Even if you have a video card driver installed, it is better to exclude it from the suspect list for sure.

Installing the video card driver

Monitor driver

A really common cause of problems with setting the resolution to 1920 by 1080 is a missing monitor driver. To check whether you have installed the driver on the monitor, you need to pay attention to the line "Display" in the window where you set the resolution. It should not contain the words "Monitor Connectivity Module", "Generic PnP monitor", "Generic PnP monitor" or "Standard Graphic Display".

Symptom of a missing monitor driver

If this is exactly what you have written, then you need to find a driver for your monitor on the Internet and install it. Or dig into the boxes from the monitor. Very often it comes with a driver disk.

Poor cable from monitor to computer

There are many known cases when problems with setting the resolution to 1920 x 1080 were due to the cable connecting the monitor and the system unit.

Try to replace it with another, obviously a worker, by borrowing from friends or acquaintances for verification.

VGA cable

Also, if you are using (blue tips), then in this case we advise you to try connecting the monitor via DVI or HDMI cable, if there are such connectors on the monitor and video card.