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Fix: Display Settings is Not Showing The Correct Resolution
Follow this guide if your display settings display wrong resolutions
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Windows 10 users report a wide array of issues on a daily basis, and it turns out the display settings panel won’t show the correct resolution for some.
Others have stated theresolution changes by itself in Windows 10, while others mentioned the fact that recent updates broke their systems.
Why are my display settings not showing the correct resolution?
We can also show you how toset a custom resolution in Windows 10, but right now let’s focus on the matter at hand, which is that the display settings actually show incorrect resolution information.
As you know, there isn’t just one reason for why this is happening, as with most Windows-related issues. Not seeing the correct resolution can be a result of:
However, before we get into this troubleshooting process, there are a few steps you have to complete, to determine if you have to do it in the first place.
That being said, make sure that if the monitor came with an interface cable, you’ve used it for your installation.
How can I fix the display settings not showing the correct resolution?
Before getting into more complicated procedures, let’s crosscheck some basic steps off the list:
If the situation didn’t change, let’s try to fix the problem with the solutions provided below.
1. Update Windows
2. Rollback display adapter driver
3. Disable scaling
4. Update your graphics driver
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Now you know a lot more about why your display settings are not showing the correct resolution. After completing this troubleshooting process, everything should be back to normal.
Take your time and go through the steps at your own pace. These solutions have been proven to work and reported as successful by many users facing the same problem.
Some of our readers also reported thatDisplay Settings has no app associated in Windows 10, but this guide should help you if you’re facing the problem.
Has this guide helped you fix the issue as well? Let us know in the dedicated comments section located below.
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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