How to Change the Screen Resolution on a PC

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the size of icons and text on your Windows computer's screen by increasing or decreasing your computer's resolution. Right-click the desktop. This will prompt a drop-down menu.

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Windows 10

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    Right-click the desktop. This will prompt a drop-down menu.

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    Click Display settings. It's toward the bottom of the menu.

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    Scroll down and click Advanced display settings. This link is at the bottom of the page.

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    Click the bar beneath the "Resolution" heading. Doing so will invoke a drop-down menu with different resolution values (e.g., "800 x 600").

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  • The higher the resolution number is, the smaller your computer's text and icons will appear.
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    Click Apply. It's below the "Resolution" bar. Clicking this button will apply your selected resolution to the screen.

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    Click Keep changes. If you don't like your new resolution settings, you can click Revert or simply wait for a few seconds until the resolution automatically reverts to your computer's default setting.

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    Windows ME

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    Using a mouse, right click on an empty part of the screen. There should be a pop-up menu that appears.

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    Scroll over to View. Select how big you want your icons to be.

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    Update 04 March 2020

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