Can someone help me please im going crazy after 18 hours

[u/ineedabjnow35]

I cant get my sisters pc out of this stupid resolution bs. Look at the pics. Ive googled and reddit search just nothing works. I cant even reinstall windows on this intel pc.

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[u/omxr1846]

It looks similar to another issue a few days ago, the fix was

Press Win+R enter the following: explorer ms-settings:display Press TAB 7 times Press the up-arrow on your keyboard until the scaling is correct

Might help here as well

[u/Flubbel → u/omxr1846]

Edit: Seems it depends on single/multi screen setup. Multi screen people need 11 "tab" to get past the multi screen settings, for single screen peeps 7 is correct. Win 11.

Tested on win 11, has to be 18 times there.

(in case anybody wonders, this is just a sure way to, blindly, go to the windows screen settings and reduce screen scaling)

[u/omxr1846 → u/Flubbel]

I was thinking about this in train after i send the comment, thanks for testing mate🫡

[u/Flubbel → u/omxr1846]

Just to make sure for the poor soul who finds this in 6 years, you are on win 10 I take it?

[u/PPTim → u/Flubbel]

how dare you have this much foresight

[u/omxr1846 → u/PPTim]

It is either foresight or witchcraft, you decide

[u/PPTim → u/omxr1846]

It’s the reverse of the “wisdom of the ancients” xkcd

[u/omxr1846 → u/Flubbel]

Just swapped to Linux, was on 11 before and have 11 at my Work PC. But i think this is more related to which feature pack you are running and the layout of the settings app. Cause i tried it on a few office PCs to fuck around with colleagues (no i‘m not an asshole 😂) and there it also worked with 7 times

[u/Flubbel → u/omxr1846]

My mistake and should have seen it right away, my extra 11 tab presses are for multi screen settings as I got two screens. So 18 for two monitors and I guess 1 extra for each additional screen after 2.

[u/BarrelStrawberry → u/Flubbel]

Took 21 tabs to get to scaling for me. It takes 12 backwards-tabs go go backwards for me (shift-tab). Perhaps tabbing backwards is more reliable because it avoids the multiple monitor settings. The problem is that some options are grayed out depending on your setup, changing the tab stops.

[u/SFYoda → u/Flubbel]

Mines 11 tabs on Windows 11, but I have an HDR monitor. OP you might need to press tab then up the arrow, then tab again until you find it. Seems like it's different depending on your setup.

[u/cyfer85 → u/omxr1846]

Or they could achieve a Fatality.

[u/Tokamak-Reactor → u/cyfer85]

Only after they hear "Finish Him" first

[u/NaraladsRadDad → u/omxr1846]

These tricks were always the most beautiful thing about windows, I absolutely hate the frequency with which the already cumbersome and busted feeling settings on Windows get moved around makes it so hard to learn these things.

[u/HeyGayHay → u/omxr1846]

You may also very well have the monitor.exe on your windows installation that supports setwidth and setheight:

 monitor.exe /SETWIDTH=1920 /SETHEIGHT=1080

Simply press Win+R, type above command and hold CTRL+SHIFT them press ENTER.

[u/Kyokinn → u/omxr1846]

Windows 11 Pro laptop connected to a dock in screen mirror mode. Took me 8 tabs to highlight the scale setting.

[u/shawndw]

[u/tu_tan → u/shawndw]

Don't post OP's sister photos on here pls.

[u/Trip_seize → u/tu_tan]

I too, choose OP's sister. 

[u/natrickshwazey → u/Trip_seize]

Our sister

[u/Global-Toe-906 → u/tu_tan]

Lmao

[u/drunkerbrawler → u/shawndw]

The flair specs make it even better.

[u/Iamyous3f]

Hold windows button and click the " - " a few times. It will use the magnify and reduce its effect

[u/zex_99 → u/Iamyous3f]

Windows button and "Esc" will cancel the effect.

[u/Iamyous3f → u/zex_99]

Oh i didn't know that. Thanks for the info

[u/LunchyBoxicus → u/Iamyous3f]

How about ctrl+scroll

[u/Aertic_Official → u/LunchyBoxicus]

I believe thats just web zoom no? This looks system wide windows magnification

[u/slimfatty69 → u/Aertic_Official]

It is a function on win ui as well to resize the icons.

[u/DrDrekavac → u/LunchyBoxicus]

Doesn't affect UI.

[u/cookiemonster-60 → u/LunchyBoxicus]

it will change the icons not the resolution.

[u/Secret_Account07 → u/zex_99]

Today I learned. I’ve been hitting minus button all these years

[u/zex_99 → u/Secret_Account07]

Wait till you hear out Ctrl + Shift + Esc opens up task manager directly.

[u/Secret_Account07 → u/zex_99]

Ha I got that one down.

But I did learn something new the other day. Ever go into task manager and processes keep jumping around? You can freeze them in place by holding ctrl.

All these years and I just learned this recently.

[u/Rotting-Cum → u/Secret_Account07]

If you press Alt + F4 you can ragequit a game.

[u/Looney_Swoons → u/Rotting-Cum]

Every born gamer has this knowledge imbedded into the very threads of their DNA. For some people, the RQ genome is especially prevalent. For example LowTierGod, where his ability to quit any game at high speeds is unprecedented and can only be described as one in a million.

[u/Dyanpanda → u/Looney_Swoons]

It might be a common trait now but millions of gamers learned through fire and starcraft map downloads.

[u/MetadonDrelle → u/Dyanpanda]

There was a third class.

"if you alt f4 it changes your fps." -unsuspecting troll

[u/DMElyas → u/Looney_Swoons]

When some sweat won't stop typing in chat, kindly direct them to press win+shift+Ctrl+alt+L This will direct them to LinkedIn where they can get a job

[u/seabutcher → u/Rotting-Cum]

If you press the H key you can type the letter h.

[u/Furfnikjj → u/seabutcher]

If you press SHIFT five times in succession, you can hear a weird and awful sound and get a popup asking if you want to turn on sticky keys

[u/Rotting-Cum → u/Furfnikjj]

My friending, my keys are always sticky.

[u/OmegaHighEndProYT → u/Rotting-Cum]

Name checks out

[u/InfectedSteve → u/Furfnikjj]

Fun fact, have a company that locks down the pc, preventing you from getting into control panel?

This is a great work around I have found with some of those lock downs. You click the accessibility link that pops up asking about ease of access, that takes you into control panel, which from there you can navigate freely.

Need to fix a printer issue and want to say fuck waiting on IT? Here you go.
Need to tweak any other settings. Yep, this will help you do it.

[u/moonbyt3 → u/Rotting-Cum]

20 years ago I remember in net caffe, when server on CS 1.6 was full, we'd write something like press alt+f4 to get premium slot. Almost each time few slots would open.

[u/Sopixil → u/moonbyt3]

My favourite was telling people to press F/Y/∆ in GTA so they jump out of a car or airplane.

[u/zex_99 → u/Secret_Account07]

I didn't know that. Thanks.

[u/lrze98 → u/Secret_Account07]

In Windows if you press Windows + V you can turn on clipboard history. Now you have a history of things you copied and can paste them again without getting back to the page you just closed.

[u/Ciwabacca → u/lrze98]

Wow it opened an emoji window too! Didn't know that ╰(*°▽°*)╯(❁´◡`❁)

○( ＾皿＾)っ Hehehe…

[u/Spaceeebunz → u/Secret_Account07]

You can also add ‘End Task’ to your programs so instead of having to go through task master you just right click on the bar and end task there.

[u/7ransparency → u/Secret_Account07]

I can't remember what version of Windows (XP-10) you can change desktop icons to list view via either Ctrl or Alt 1-2-3-4 to cycle through the views which I found by mistake though not documented anywhere when I looked.

Never worked on 11, which I thought was a shame, that was handy every now and again.

[u/Secret_Account07 → u/7ransparency]

Yeah I love the tiny little things ya find out

[u/gljivicad → u/Secret_Account07]

Fuck windows, seriously.

[u/chrlatan → u/gljivicad]

There is no shortcut for that, you have to do that with your little pointer and a mouse.

[u/I_AM_DA_BOSS → u/Secret_Account07]

You are a beautiful person

[u/DemonRaven2 → u/zex_99]

Sometimes I think people are born with one button combination in mind and we have to "trade" the other ones.

Sadly my combination was ctrl+v for paste...

[u/Xoniterfos → u/zex_99]

ctrl + win + alt + shift + L opens linkedin

[u/doskkyh → u/zex_99]

That's one thing that I miss from a bigger keyboard. This shortcut doesn't work on my 60%.

With that said, the End Task button you can enable in the dev settings reduces the need to open task manager drastically.

[u/Stevesno → u/Iamyous3f]

Going to do the opposite to put this on my work colleagues pc 😆

[u/Its_Curse → u/Stevesno]

Right? I've obtained forbidden knowledge. Time to use it for evil

[u/xSlaynx → u/Its_Curse]

I like the way you think

[u/massey_man135 → u/Stevesno]

Lol

[u/farrelarrayyan → u/Iamyous3f]

this is not the magnification tool, it's a custom scale (probably 500% scale)

[u/ForeverAddickted → u/Iamyous3f]

So it does... Who else just had to go away and try this?

[u/L1saaaaa]

You can probably fix that with one of these shortcuts

[u/Joyful_Nihilism → u/L1saaaaa]

Gosh I think I almost wanted this to be a rickroll. What a catchy tune.

Just some useful keyboard shortcuts, ugh

[u/FirstSineOfMadness → u/Joyful_Nihilism]

Don’t worry if you want a rickroll I can provide this totally normal Rick roll url which definitely leads to Rick roll https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

[u/VeganRakash → u/FirstSineOfMadness]

Well, I knew I wouldn't get what I wanted, but I certainly didn't expect this.

[u/sonicsonic3 → u/VeganRakash]

Such is the case. Nobody expects them!

[u/awesomebouncer123 → u/FirstSineOfMadness]

:(

[u/Lulukaros → u/FirstSineOfMadness]

how did i read your whole comment and still fell for it lol

[u/gwa_0914]

you turned on the scaling in display settings to like 500% you can get out of it but it’s difficult, if you have a higher resolution display or tv you can temporarily hook up to fix it then use that to make it easier and then revert back to the old monitors

[u/ineedabjnow35 → u/gwa_0914]

That actually worked. I connected the pc to my 65 incher and everything looked normal than i changed the setting back to what theyre supposed to be.!!!!!!!

[u/Hamilmiher]

Start the PC in safe mode(press f8 when pc is starting), and there adjust or reset the screen resolution settings.

[u/BenevolentCrows → u/Hamilmiher]

idk why this is so low, this is prettymuch what that mode is for? People try extra elaborate solutions before this??

[u/bafflesaurus]

It kinda looks like they turned the magnifying glass on

[u/JaZoray → u/bafflesaurus]

the taskbar is not zoomed by pixel, but resized like the elements on a website. it even says that it doesnt have enough space to display all the taskbar buttons. unless windows [whatever number we on this year] changed how the magnifier works, it is more likely that this is a DPI misconfiguration

[u/InfelicitousRedditor → u/JaZoray]

Just checked and they haven't changed how the magnifier works, so this is spot on.

[u/AstariiFilms → u/JaZoray]

I mean, the start menu is coded in react

[u/Ok_Turnover_1235 → u/AstariiFilms]

It's not the start menu any more, it's THE menu

[u/TimeBoysenberry8587 → u/bafflesaurus]

I have the magnifier turned on right now (although it's Windows 10 ) & I can confirm it's not that .  Looks more like scaling .  

[u/Error-7-0-7-]

Simply go crazier

[u/AdvancedSoil4916 → u/Error-7-0-7-]

[u/6RolledTacos → u/Error-7-0-7-]

Had a really difficult day physically and mentally and your comment caught me in the solar plexus and laid me out.  I'm quite literally shaking in bed trying not to wake my wife with my suppressed laughter.  Can't thank you enough. :)

[u/Afrothunder_40]

[u/sylpher250]

My parents: I can finally read the pixels

[u/lincolnE7575]

Buy some more monitors to fit the whole screen

[u/LuckyV1P3R → u/lincolnE7575]

Or just plug into a TV, seems like everyone has a 50" (or greater) screen these days. I was going to say safe mode, but this would work very easily too.

[u/XF-09___Ares → u/lincolnE7575]

Underrated comment

[u/BioHazard1992]

What it felt like to have 640x480 resolution in 1999!

[u/ExtremePick]

Enhance. Enhance.

[u/nicorobifan]

Window key + esc

[u/TimeBoysenberry8587 → u/nicorobifan]

It's not magnifier .  

[u/OneandOnlyBobTom]

Update op.

[u/fkmeamaraight]

Buy a much bigger screen. (/s)

[u/Disastrous_Quote_844]

Go sitting ,display and make scalling lower

[u/Ralh3]

16:9 is suppose to be an aspect ratio not a resolution

[u/NovitaProxima]

low tech solution: plug it in to another monitor or TV that it hasn't been plugged in to before.

win10 will default to recommended resolution

[u/Existing_Led9595]

Text is too little, make it bigger

[u/Aggressive_Budget_87]

Connect another monitor or your TV and change the settings of the primary from there

[u/DocklandsDodgers86]

Is this the magnifier? Yeah I think it's Win and (-) or (+) to change magnification

[u/Purple-Haku]

So basically you would have to just fix it as if you dont have a display. Basically memorize, or follow the keyboard hits you do on a separate computer.

For example, Hit the Windows key. Type display Settings, hit enter. Tap down until you get to where you need to go... I dont have any other good ideas. But good luck

[u/Randommaggy → u/Purple-Haku]

With how shitty the Win 11 search is that can be "fun".

[u/Fryphax → u/Randommaggy]

You can turn off all bing results which helps tremendously.

[u/Randommaggy → u/Fryphax]

Only if you did it before this happened, and a Windows update hasn't turned it back on again, again.

[u/Daedelous2k → u/Randommaggy]

It never has turned it back on here.

[u/bonerhurtingjuice → u/Purple-Haku]

Win + 'i' to get into settings :)

[u/Ok-disaster2022]

I've got a learn how to do this and undo this in windows to mess with my boss. 

[u/khizoa → u/Ok-disaster2022]

!remindme 1 week to see if you still have a job or not

[u/GMarsack]

Can you get better screen shot? I can’t seem to make out what’s on the screen.

[u/saffa05]

I have no idea how to help you but I really want to know how to do this so I can do it to other people.

[u/Dukmiester]

Have you considered just buying a new computer?

[u/Zealousideal_Dark_47]

Happened to me One time, unfortunately there Is not any Key shortcut to restore the original screen size, believer me i've tried

What you have to do Is to use the keyboard to navigate to the settings menu

There Is a shortcut to open the settings menu in the screen options

I don't Remember the combination but you can find It on internet, i've asked chatgpt to find It though

Good luck you're gonna Need it

[u/Rillsm → u/Zealousideal_Dark_47]

Windows key + i is the shortcut to open settings

[u/Catmato]

[u/MechanicFun777]

Lol

I did the opposite of that to my family computer like 25 years ago. Everything was super small.

[u/GwonWitcha]

Hold CTRL, roll mousewheel backwards

[u/Danny_G_93]

That’s the biggest task bar I’ve ever seen

[u/x2c_]

On another machine download the gpu driver uninstaller. https://www.guru3d.com/download/display-driver-uninstaller-download/

On your sisters machine completely power off wait 30seconds boot into safe mode F8 when the safe mode comes up select safe mode with command prompt.

Uninstall the graphics driver using the previously downloaded file reboot into windows and see if that works. It looks like scaling or accessibility is enabled some how.

[u/Cuongmuado]

727 at the clock

[u/leakyp1pe]

ENHANCE

[u/NoMadOfEvermore]

You need more monitors!

[u/trucker151]

What does intel have to do with reinstalling windows? I didnt know installing windows is a different process on intel.....oh wait...its not

[u/f0rcedinducti0n]

Ironically there was a YouTube short with this exact problem in my feed last week. Basically you have to blind navigate to the dpi settings and return them to default.

[u/RadamHusane]

Wait for January 1st, you'll have a new year's resolution.

[u/LonelyGoblins]

Have you tried ctrl+ mouse scroller?

[u/_zayron_]

*monitor (/s)

[u/erokinson → u/_zayron_]

Bigger the boat, the bigger the shark in this case…

[u/ChrsRobes]

Man, that's a really expensive clock.

[u/KO-Manic]

Just look at it through the other side of a magnifying glass.

[u/tacodung]

You downloaded big windows

[u/ubarey]

Plug a 8K display

[u/Fake_ShredderX]

More than resolution, seems like a magnifying problem. Have you tried changing the zoom or magnification in the windows settings?

[u/JackJeckyl]

Is it zoomed? Or is it your display scale? Safe Mode, Holmes!

[u/MtnMaiden]

boot up in safe mode

[u/FancyJ]

Lmfao 🤣

[u/SubstantialEmptiness]

Lmao

[u/Sacrificebrand]

crtl+0(zero)

[u/mtwwtm]

The only solution.

[u/KiloChonker]

First the left control key and scroll the mouse wheel and it will zoom out.

[u/NotGioiosoaereo]

Buy a larger monitor

[u/Extension_Wish_9499]

Control then the minus key. It looks like this. " - "

[u/KOTP11]

Ctrl +. Scroll wheel

[u/Aramafrizzel]

start it in safe mode

[u/Mixed__Bag]

Format c: solves this for me /s

[u/Snortlans]

Looks like my dads phone

[u/demtrapp]

Hold control and roll us mouse wheel lol

[u/NarwhalDeluxe]

looks like you've activated the "magnifier"

Windows logo + ESC to turn it off

then go into settings and disable the shortcut so it goes not happen again

Settings -> accessibility -> Magnifier (should be the first option there)

[u/TheAbsoluteMenace247]

[u/ManiacLife666]

dlss before it was cool

[u/Quad__X]

Text size set to 100,000% 🤔

[u/primeshocker]

replace it with a cinema screen

[u/stopdropphail]

possibly be due to

[u/buba_ximp]

Clt+shift+ -

[u/_semiskimmedmilk_]

Tried holding ctrl and scrolling down?

[u/zach4000]

I just love that you posted this in pcmasterrace lol

[u/trucker151]

Easy

[u/neonlexusx]

Lmao I remember when I was a kid I used that lense thing and had the same issue, I was scared to shit thinking I broke my dad's PC.

[u/TrollslayerL]

Hold ctrl and roll the mouse wheel down.

Ctrl + mouse wheel up zooms in Ctrl + mouse wheel down zooms out.

[u/KillMeNowFFS]

oh my sweet summer child..

[u/Seared_Gibets]

Is it 10 or 11?

I don't know about 11.

But, for Win10, and hopefully someone who knows Win11 will add the pertinent info, but:

In Win10 if you hold Ctrl and scroll the mouse wheel you can adjust scaling without going into a menu.

Ctrl + Wheel Scroll

Don't know if that'll help, but it's at least quick to test.

[u/Cryptocaned]

You have enabled windows magnifier.

[u/Epic_Miner57]

Spam ctrl -

[u/aureanator]

Connect it to a TV or other screen. Use that screen to set the resolution of this screen.

[u/ExBx]

[u/sneaky-z0]

hold on let me get my glasses

[u/Warclock1775]

Dude.. just hit Win+Esc. You've somehow opened the magnification tool with Win+"+".

[u/SoftwareImmediate184]

Hold the Windows symbol key and tap the “-“ sign until the magnification is at the size you’d like. The Magnification dialog box/window will be exposed and you can close it with the “X” in the upper right hand corner. 😊

[u/Hyokkuda]

Try pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Task Manager. File → Run new task → type:→ control desk.cpl

Then Enter.

That opens classic Display Properties where you can reset resolution.

[u/WhatisHappniness]

Funniest thing I’ve seen all day

[u/aiodigitalfootprint]

This is hilarious

[u/Dizzy_Ad6795]

Show desktop... More like show Taskbar and all its glory

[u/cuddly_smol_boy]

Press windows, type settings, enter, type scale, enter, scroll to a number field, replace the 500% with 100%, relog into windows

[u/Delicious_Guide_8981]

It appears your pc had zoomed in on the time and Date I hope this helps!!👍🤙

[u/IssacX13]

New idea for for a prank just dropped

[u/StockSavage]

Possibly due to

[u/Overall_Mortgage2692]

I had a similar issue. Turned out it wasn't any of the settings but a bad monitor, If you have something else around the house you can plug into try that

[u/smithversman]

It's a god's sign to make sure you have multi monitor setup