If you have a higher resolution display panel, and however have a low clarity then you must fix your screen resolution on Windows. The screen resolution refers to the clarity of the text and images displayed on your Windows PC screen.
Changing your screen resolution can be a good way to increase the overall clarity of your display on Windows 11. Here’s how you can change the screen resolution on Windows 11. If you want, you can also set custom screen resolution on Windows 11.
What is the Screen Resolution?
Screen Resolution refers to the sharpness or clarity of the text and images displayed on your computer screen. At higher resolutions such as 1920 * 1080 pixels, the text and images will be crystal clear but at the same time, the text and icon will be much smaller.
That means you can fit more text and images into your display. Now at the lower resolutions such as 800 * 600 pixels, fewer items fit on the screen but they appear larger and you will also compromise sharpness.
Note:- The screen resolution you can use depend on the resolution of your display monitor.
Why do You Need to Change the Screen Resolution?
This is really a personal decision of changing the screen resolution. But here I want to mention situations where you can change the screen resolution.
If you spend much of your time in front of a computer display, then adjust the screen resolution to what you feel comfortable with, this will reduce eyestrain.
Now if you make a computer tutorial by capturing your computer screen then you should change the screen resolution to 1920 * 1080. Say, for example, you have a 2K, 4K, or wide display. As I mentioned earlier higher the resolution smaller the text and images.
Those who are watching your computer tutorial, might not have 2K, 4K, or wide display. But everyone has a 1920 * 1080 display right. They can easily understand your computer tutorials because text and images are clearly visible. This is my pro tip if you make computer tutorials.
How to Change Screen Resolution on Windows 11
Here in this section, I am going to show you how you can change the screen resolution on Windows 11. Here are the steps:
Step 1: On the new Windows 11 we get a centered taskbar, click on the windows icon to open the ‘Start Menu‘ and click on “Settings”.
Step 2: Next, click on the “System” tab from the left panel of the Settings window. Then, select the “Display” options present to the right of your screen.
Step 3: Under the “Scale & Layout” section, you will find all the display-related settings. If you want, you can increase the size by using the “Scale” option. This option will not change the screen resolution but it will change the size of text, apps, and other items.
Step 4: Now if you want to change the display resolution, select the drop-down menu next to the “Display resolution” option and select the screen resolution settings you want to use. Windows will always recommend your monitor’s built-in optimal display resolution when looking at these settings.
Step 5: Click “Keep Changes” to use the new resolution or click “Revert” to go back to the previous resolution.
How to Set Custom Screen Resolution on Windows 11
If you want to set a custom screen resolution on Windows 11, then you can do it with your graphic card control panel. For that, you have to install some software.
- NVIDIA Control Panel: It is software that comes by default after you’ve installed an NVIDIA graphics card on your PC.
- Built-in AMD/Intel GPUs Software: It is software that comes by default if you have integrated GPU on your system.
If you are an NVIDIA user, open NVIDIA Control Panel. To open it right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel to open the software.
Once opened, create your custom resolution by following the steps below:
Step 1: Expand the “Display” option
Step 2: Click on “Change Resolution” and select the resolution from the scroll bar. Even you can change the refresh rate of your display from the drop-down menu.
Step 3: Now to set the custom resolution of your choice click “Customize“. Now, a menu will pop up on the screen, here click on “Create Custom Resolution“.
Step 4: Now type in your desired resolution in Horizontal Pixels and Desired Lines. If you’re aiming to create a custom QHD resolution (2560 x 1440). And click “Test” to check if the resolution change is working or not. If it does not work, you should be able to revert to your previous resolution.
Note:- Similarly, you can use the Built-in AMD/Intel GPUs software to set custom screen resolution on Windows 11.
That’s it, this is how you can change your screen resolution on Windows 11. I hope this article was helpful to you. If you liked the article then you can share it with your friends.
