How to Fix Windows 10 2nd Monitor Resolution Zoomed

If you're running Windows 10 and connect a second screen to your computer, the display might look pretty wonky, with zoomed-in info and cut-off corners. The culprit tends to be incorrect scaling or screen resolution. Instead, using the wrong resolution is the most common cause of display issues.

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Other causes may be very old or mismatched graphics drivers, a damaged display connector, or even monitor-specific settings such as overscan. If one uses different brands or resolutions of displays, this issue could arise.

In this article, some of the methods to rectify this error are discussed.

1. Display Parameters Modification

To fix resolution issues, you need to change your monitor settings. If your screen is too small or too zoomed in, you can restore its original settings by adjusting the scaling and resolution to match those of your monitor.

1.1 Enter the TV or Monitor settings and turn off overscan.

To access the picture menu, go into the menu on the TV.

You can find Overscan on the Advanced Video or HDMI Settings menu. On an LG HDTV, you'll be looking for Just Scan under Picture Menu > Aspect Ratio. On a Samsung TV, navigate to the settings, then to the menu and, finally, to the picture mode. You can toggle on Relax or alternatively bring the picture size to no overscan. There are other terms as well that you are likely to hear, which include Underscan, Pixel, Scaling, and more. Off Scan

See if the problem goes away after turning it off.

Disabling post-processing effects on the TV may resolve the issue, such as Adaptive Contrast, if the problem persists.

1.2 Turn the HDMI full mode off in the monitor's settings.

In the TV Setting select Extras.

Find the HDMI Full Mode and enable it.On Full HD HDMI Mode

Test to ensure that this resolves your being zoomed in issue.

1.3 Main TV/Monitor Preferences

If it still doesn't work after trying each of these solutions, try again:

See if the auto-size or auto-detect options on the Advanced Screen Resolution settings change in the TV's settings resolve the issue.

Try flipping the screen resolution or aspect ratio to Panorama and see if that does the trick.

Try adjusting the TV's sharpness below 10 and see if that improves things.

First, ensure the HDMI/DVI cable is plugged in, and try changing the connection to PC instead of presentation. Choose HDMI or DVI input

Switch to Screen Fit from 16:9 and see if the problem goes away after that. Adjusting Image Size for Screen Resolution

Look for an image size option on the TV or on the remote control. If so, you might well find that selecting No Overscan or changing the Picture Size rectifies the issue.

If the TV is capable of zooming, try turning the zoom off.

The second thing to do is to tweak your system's display settings.

If you are feeling that there is an issue with scaling or resolution, then you can try fiddling with the settings on display. It might resolve the problem of zoomed-in. You can prevent any defect and optimize clarity by making these adjustments to Windows settings for the most excellent performance of both monitors.

2.1 Tilt the Screen

Open Setting using a Window key.

To locate the Display Orientation setting, first click on the System menu, then select the Display tab. Open Windows' System Preferences.

Select Portrait this will set all screens to Portrait orientation and see if the second monitor is working okay. If that works, revert to Landscape mode. Flip the Screen Horizontal

2.2 Modify the Multiple Monitor Parameters

Access your system's Multiple Displays settings by navigating to the Display Settings menu.

Click Extend These Displays, so that if it was the cause, the problem disappears. Extend These Displays by Setting Multiple Displays

In your case, maybe only switching Multiple Displays to Duplicate fixes it. Set Up Several Monitors to Mirror These Monitors

In order to see if it solves the issue, go back to Display Settings, and where steps 1 and 2 were, click on Detect. Repeat if the problem persists.

Nothing changed? You can resolve this by clicking on the Identify button. To start, click on Detect and Identify.

2.3 Get the Refresh Rates of the Monitors to Match

DNotice the bottom of the Display Settings menu.

To see the refresh rate of the display, under Advanced Display Settings, click on it. Step 1: On the Customize menu.

Also, set the refresh rate of the second screen to be the same as the first screen through the Choose Display option. Ideal for both screens would be 60 Hz.Get Your Displays' Refresh Rates in Harmony

Try that and see if it resolves your desktop problem.

If this problem persists, you might want to try solving it by adjusting your system graphics control panel-which may be Nvidia or Intel HD Graphics Control Panel-to a single refresh rate on both screens. Don't forget to enable Virtual Super Resolution in the Graphics Control Panel if you are using a display with a higher than 1080p resolution. If you have AMD Radeon, you can look under the Display tab.

Activate Virtual High Definition

2.4 Use the Recommended Resolution for Both Displays

Select either of the two screens in your computer's Display Settings.

Within the Display Resolution selection, select the Recommended resolution.Use Your First Screen's Recommended Resolution

See on the other screen if it will resolve your problem.

If the problem still occurs, try using a similar resolution for both screens to see if that resolves the problem.

2.5 Change Your Screen's Scale

Locate the faulty display under Display Settings.

Under Scale and layout, you will see an option to change the size of text, apps, and other items. Just click on the expand menu.

Immediately after selecting 100% click Log out of your account Make Your Screen 100% Resizeable

Just log in and check if the screen is back to normal. If this happens, you are able to adjust the size to your comfort.

Try again by opening Settings and select your main monitor under monitors settings. Then Turn off the option under Advanced Scaling Settings. Allow Windows to Try Fixing Apps to be not blurry. And turn off "Ignore Windows's attempt to fix app's blurry problems". Finally, restart the computer and reapply the same steps for the second monitor and may this fix your problem.

2.6 Set Dual Monitors As Default Display

Click on either 1 or 2 to select, in Display Settings, the malfunctioning display of your computer.

After checking the box Make This My Main Display, in Multiple Displays, restart your computer. Turn on For the Second Screen, Let This Be My Primary Display.

Then check whether the monitor functions normally after rebooting.

3. Reinstall or Update Graphics Driver

Corrupted or out-of-date graphics drivers are the cause of incorrect resolutions or magnified images on secondary displays. Updating or reinstalling the drivers can resolve these problems and allow Windows 10 and the monitors to work as they should.

For the resolution problem at hand, you can try performing a manual update of the graphics driver.

If it isn't already open, open a web browser and navigate to the OEM website to download the latest graphics driver.

Run the file as an administrator and install the driver once it is downloaded.

You can also reboot your computer to ensure that the second monitor is working.

Right-click the Windows button and select Device Manager from the Quick Access menu if the problem persists. Open the Device Manager window.

Under Display Adapters, find the driver for the second monitor and right-click on it.

To confirm removal, click on Uninstall Device, then put a checkmark in the box that says Delete the driver software for this device. Locate the graphics driver for the second monitor and uninstall it.

Restart your computer after completing the uninstallation.

After the computer has restarted, ensure that the display is working; Windows may have installed a default driver.

If that doesn't work, attempt running the driver file downloaded in step 2 as administrator and see if it resolves the problem.

If the issue persists while switching via HDMI, go ahead and power off your computer. From there, uninstall the secondary display graphics driver (if possible) using DDU.

Remove the second display and connect it again with a different connector, preferably a DVI one.

Turn your computer back on and then install the driver again.

You can revert to using the HDMI cable if necessary after making sure the monitor works properly.

Try reverting to a previous version of your graphics driver if the problem continues.

4. Adjust the Graphics App's Preferences

You can adjust some of the display settings in the graphics control panel to make your monitor look even better. In order to achieve the perfect look across all your monitors, you can adjust each one's resolution, scale, and refresh rate individually. You'll be able to avoid problems with displays "zoomed in" and create optimal parameters rather than rely on automatic ones.

4.1.1 Allow Desktop Resizing

To change the size and placement of your desktop, open the graphics control panel (for example, Nvidia Control Panel) on your computer.

To allow desktop resizing, locate the Size tab in the right pane and make sure the relevant display is selected.Surface Resize Can Be Enabled

Click on Resize to see if this resolves the resolution problem. Try out options. If this problem resurfaces after updating the graphics driver, reapply these settings.

If that does not succeed, you may find that changing the scaling option in the "Adjust Desktop Size and Position" options will resolve it.

4.2 Adjust Size of Image

Graphics Properties or Intel Graphics Settings can be opened from the right-click menu from your desktop.

To adjust display settings, click on Display

Select "Picture Size" and move the scale bar to 100%Scaling the Image to Maximum Size

Ensure the screen is functioning in the right manner.

4.3 Opening Graphics Control Panel and Turning Overscan off

Now check your AMD VISION Engine Control Center or other graphics control panel, and then open the My Digital Flat-Panels section at the bottom left of the window.

This can resolve an issue with monitors; within the Scaling Options (Digital Flat-Panel) menu, on the right-hand side, nudge the slider down to 0%.The Graphics Control Panel is used to disable Overscan.

If this doesn't work, experiment with the different slider values to find out what works.

4.4 Tweak the System Preferences

Right off the bat, in the graphics settings, ensure that the resolution settings for both screens are the same.

If this doesn't work, try using a different resolution altogether.

Remove the 16:9 zoom and, for both screens, enable a custom aspect ratio.

If the problem persists, try changing the scale parameters in the control panel of the graphics panel.

At the end, you should ensure that the refresh rate is 60Hz.

We hope the steps will help solve the problem, so without further ado, Good luck.