Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video will show you how to change the screen resolution in Windows 10. By defualt, Windows will choose the resolution it thinks your monitor would support, but there are a variety of reasons that Windows could choose the wrong resolution or you would prefer a different resolution.
The easiest way to change the resolution is to go to the desktop, right click, and choose the Display settings option.
In the window that pops up, select the option towards the bottom for advanced display settings. The next screen has a dropdown menu under Resolution that allows you to change the resolution.
Usually, the list will have a large number of resolutions available, including ones your monitor doesn't natively support. Selecting an incorrect resolution can make all the items on your screen seem stretched, or the monitor will just show black. To find what resolutions your monitor does support, just google the monitor and it should be listed under its specifications.
If your list seems to be missing a resolution you want to use, or if there is only one option, there are a couple of things that would likely be causing the issue. Either the monitor doesn't support the reolution you want, or your video card doesn't have drivers or is too low end.
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This video will show you how to change the screen resolution in Windows 10. By defualt, Windows will choose the resolution it thinks your monitor would support, but there are a variety of reasons that Windows could choose the wrong resolution or you would prefer a different resolution.
The easiest way to change the resolution is to go to the desktop, right click, and choose the Display settings option.
In the window that pops up, select the option towards the bottom for advanced display settings. The next screen has a dropdown menu under Resolution that allows you to change the resolution.
Usually, the list will have a large number of resolutions available, including ones your monitor doesn't natively support. Selecting an incorrect resolution can make all the items on your screen seem stretched, or the monitor will just show black. To find what resolutions your monitor does support, just google the monitor and it should be listed under its specifications.
If your list seems to be missing a resolution you want to use, or if there is only one option, there are a couple of things that would likely be causing the issue. Either the monitor doesn't support the reolution you want, or your video card doesn't have drivers or is too low end.
Check out my facebook at: facebook.com/pages/All-How-2s/198429346974010
or my twitter: twitter.com/AllHow2s
Or my website where I have a lot of other great tutorials (such as how to take a screenshot, or how to get the start button back on Windows 8): allhow2s.com
