Some PCs can let Windows automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions. To find out if your PC supports this, select Settings > System > Display. Select Brightness, look for the Change brightness automatically when lighting changes check box, and then select it to use this feature.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.Type Command Prompt in the Search box, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.

Select Start > Settings > System > Display, and look at the section that shows your displays. Select the display you want to change. When that's done, follow the instructions below. Change the size of what's on the screen. Stay in, or open, Display settings. Open your Display settings. Scroll to the Scale & layout section.

Select the Start button, then go to Settings > Personalization > Lock screen, and select Screen saver settings. In the Screen Saver Settings window, choose a screen saver from the drop-down list. Change your screen saver settings.

Open Snipping Tool. There are four ways to open Snipping Tool: Select the Start button, enter snipping tool, then select Snipping Tool from the results. Press Windows logo key + Shift + S for a static image snip. Press Print Screen ( PrtSc ) for a static image snip. Press Windows logo key + Shift + R for a video snip. Work with your screenshots.

Select Start > Settings > System > Display. If you want to change the size of your text and apps, choose an option from the drop-down menu next to Scale. Learn how to change just your text size in Make Windows easier to see. To change your screen resolution, use the drop-down menu next to Display resolution .

Above that check box, in the Multiple displays list, select Extend these displays. Windows 8: Right-click the Windows Start button, click Control Panel > Display > Adjust resolution. In the Multiple displays list, click Extend these displays. Select the monitor on which you want to view your speaker notes, and click Make this my main display.

Here’s how to mirror another screen or project to your PC. Windows 11 Windows 10. Cast to a Windows PC from another Windows PC. On the PC you'd like to project from, select Start > Settings > System > Projecting to this PC . Under Add the “Wireless Display” optional feature to project to this PC, select Optional features .

Detect a display. If you connected another display and it isn't showing in Settings, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Multiple displays > Detect. Arrange your displays. If you have multiple displays, you can change how they're arranged. This is helpful if you want your displays to match how they're set up in your home or office.

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