Questions tagged [display-settings]
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Is there a Windows equivalent to the OSX setting for underscan on an external display?
In OSX when using an external monitor I have the option to set the underscan in the display settings GUI:
Is there a Windows equivalent to do the same? I am using Windows 7 on a Lenovo ThinkPad.
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Why is the Ubuntu VM screen corrupted on my HiDpi laptop?
When running a clean install of Ubuntu 17.04 on a fresh Dell XPS 9360 (3200x1800 display) I was soon shown the following screen after the initial boot:
Basically, the displayed image is corrupt and ...
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Screen resolution in Control Panel different than Internet Explorer
Edit2: Control Panel resolutions are matching. Display scaling settings are matching but the image below shows the difference.
Edit: Thanks for all the help. Have made several changes based on the ...
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How to prevent macOS Sierra from resetting manually set brightness?
On both my 2015 Macbook Pro and 2012 MacBook Air (Sierra) brightness changes (usually to a brighter level) from what I had set it (sometimes as soon as 5 minutes ago).
Auto adjust brightness is ...
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PHILIPS 247E6LDAD Full HD 23.6" LED Monitor with MHL randomly dims
So I bought a Philips monitor around half a year ago and it was working fine. However, in the past few weeks, I have noticed that the screen gets dimmer each time. I have seen it visually get dimmer ...
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Caps Lock, Volume control and Brightness Onscreen Display Missing in lenovo Think Center
I have done a fresh install of 64 bit Window 7 from a previous 32 bit. I have almost everything back, but some settings are not back. There used to be a display feature for example when I use to hit ...
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Computer in General
Just recently bought a new desktop. It is a PowerSpec. Bought two monitors with it; they are Acer 27inch-both exactly the same monitor.
I can see a difference in the background one looks sharp(...
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Adobe readers won't display 2 pages in full screen [duplicate]
There's an almost 6 year old question about this (Two-page view in full screen for Adobe Acrobat) that I came across while searching for a solution.
In Acrobat Reader DC (version 2015.020.20042) on a ...
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Windows Monitor Display Orientation is grayed out
I'm running Kubuntu 16.04 with a Windows 10 VM through Workstation Pro. I have two displays, both physically rotated to portrait mode.
The problem is that Windows 10 comes up only in landscape mode ...
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Windows 10 - Name & Timeout of Sign-out Screen
I want to set the display timeout (turn off monitor) for the Sign-Out screen on Windows 10.
I have Windows 10 with 4 user accounts (3 other than I).
The sign-out screen is the screen that ...
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Settings dialog window font size not console font size in Comemu
Is it possible to set the font size in the settings window of Conemu (not the different tasks/console windows)? Have been searching, but only sizes for consoles have been returned. Thanks!
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Windows 10 detects too many monitors
I have a Dell Precision laptop running the latest version of Windows 10. I'm experiencing problems with my display settings where it sometimes won't recognize new displays connected via HDMI. When my ...
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Display settings show too many monitors detected
I have a Windows 10 Dell laptop with three monitors plugged in to a Dell Display Link box (two HDMI and one DisplayPort). Everything worked well for several months, but now my Windows display settings ...
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Dell 7559 Laptop Display yellowish colors
I recently bought an dell 7559 laptop , I am facing an issue with its display , i can see pure white color as yellowish why?
Can you help me please ?
SMALL FIX -
change blue color contrast in ...
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Windows 10 is squashing a few buttons, labels, and stuff, but most are generally fine
On my Windows 10, most of everything looks fine, except there are certain particular cases where some buttons or labels or something will get squashed. This is basically not a font sizing issue, as ...
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Kali Linux - Displays -> Could not get screen information
I just recently installed Kali Linux about a week ago to dual boot alongside my Linux Mint. I have been using Linux Mint for about two years now, but I am new to Kali Linux.
The first day I played ...
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Windows 10 monitor display settings position upon disable/enable
I have setup a script that allows me to enable/disable a monitor of mine on the fly using Nirsofts MultiMonitorTool. The problem is, when I re-enable a monitor its position inside the display settings ...
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Can't get full 60Hz at native 3840x2160 resolution?
I just built a new workstation, equipped with an EVGA GTX 1080 and an ASUS PA328Q monitor with Windows 10 OS. I've installed the most recent drivers for both, however in the display adapter properties,...
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external monitor display blinks
I am facing some issue with my display.
I have a thinkpad laptop with external monitor connected.
It was working fine for quite long time..now suddenly the monitor which is connected using docking ...
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Connecting 2 Displays with a MacBook in serie does not work
I'm trying to connect the MacBook A1286 / A1278 (got 2) in this following configuration:
I can do that with Windows and the monitors just fine. And it works perfectly, but when I try it with MacBook ...
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How can I make the Video Settings on Windows Media Player take effect?
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Windows 7
WMP 12
the latest version of K-Lite Mega
newly upgraded video card
When I slide the pointer in Hue, Saturation, Brightness, and/or Contrast, the pointer stays where it is, but no ...
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Outlook scales the dialog boxes wrong so the controls aren't all visible [duplicate]
On my Windows 7 laptop Outlook 2010's settings dialogs are sized wrong so I can't use them. Here's what it looks like when trying to set up or change email account settings.
I tried changing the ...
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osx spotlight open primary display
Is there a way to make spotlight always open in the primary display? I went through the options for spotlight and display options and there doesn't seem to be a place for that in the normal settings.
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Does Windows 10 screen PPI resizing depend on screen resolution?
For Windows 10, and Windows 7 if different:
Does available intermediates/steps in PPI resizing (that renders crisp text) depend on screen resolution?
I'm looking for a laptop to someone with a bit ...
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Word 2016 file displays lines (not borders) between paragraphs in Edit mode only - how to turn it off?
A file created in 2010 and saved to 2016 now displays squiggly lines between every paragraph (see graphic).
The lines display in Edit mode, whether working with a file created in a previous version ...
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Find what program or device turns display on
I'm using program NirCMD to turn display of computer off.
"C:\Program Files\nircmd-x64\nircmd.exe" cmdwait 1000 monitor off
How can i tell what device or software turns it back on?
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operating system does not show max supported resolution
My product specs list shows that my notebook sports a 1080 resolution display:
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-15-ab200-Notebook-PC-series/8499306/model/8818875/document/c04799692/
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Windows 10 external screen no longer detected
I have an HP elitebook laptop. I work with an external screen that is from iiyama. This set up has worked perfectly fine for the last month or so (since I upgraded to windows 10 from windows 7).
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Why do monitor resolutions of 1366x768 *and* 1360x768 exist? [duplicate]
My monitor's resolution is 1366x768. But I'm also able to configure it to 1360x768 (note the zero), thus implying that monitors of this size exist. Occasionally, when I plug my laptop into my TV I ...
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Fonts extremely small in some applications - Windows 10
The title bar, menu bar and some fonts applications (such as Quickbooks, Microsoft Onedrive) get so small that the words get cut off vertically and very difficult to read.
I searched online and tried ...
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