Change your screen resolution and layout in Windows

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Windows 11 Windows 10

Before you get started, if you have external displays connected to your PC, choose the display you want to change.

  1. Select Start WindowsLogo  > Settings Settings > System > Display and look at the section that shows your displays.
  2. Select the display you want to change. When that's done, follow the instructions below.
    Shows the section of the Display screen that indicates how your monitors are arranged. Text says you can select a monitor to change its settings or drag displays to arrange them.

Change the size of text and apps in Windows 11

  1. Stay in, or open, Display settings.

    Open your Display settings

  2. Scroll to the Scale & layout section.

  3. Select Scale, then select an option. Typically, it's best to choose the one that's marked (Recommended).

Change the display resolution

  1. Stay in, or open, Display settings.

    Open your Display settings

  2. In the Display resolution row, select the list and choose an option. It's usually best to stick with the one that's marked (Recommended). Monitors can support resolutions that are lower than their native resolutions, but text won't look as sharp and the display might be small, centered on the screen, edged with black, or stretched.

Note

If you see unexpected changes in your screen resolution, your graphics driver might need to be updated. To see and install available updates, select Start WindowsLogo  > Settings Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates.

Change the display orientation

Select the Start button, then type settings. Select Settings > System > Display and choose a screen orientation from the drop-down list next to Display orientation.

Windows will recommend an orientation for your screen. If you change the orientation of a monitor, you'll also need to physically rotate the screen. For example, you'd rotate your external display to use it in portrait instead of landscape.

Change screen orientation