Windows 10: 3 display setup - issues with running games and windows resolution changes.

I am currently running a triple display setup: two side-by-side 1080p monitors (#1 and 2) with 1 being extended to 2 like a typical dual screen setup, and an active HDMI switch leading to a TV (#3), set to duplicate screen 1. The HDMI switch itself, not the TV, is considered by Windows as display 3, as long as the switch is set to the PC input. The goal is to be able to run dual screens on my desk, and run games from either screen 1 or the TV.



There are no issues running games on the TV with screen 1 and 2 powered off, however when I try to run games on screen 1, while both 1 and 2 are powered on, windows force-changes its resolution to a lower one even though everything including the game is set to 1080p and screen 1 is duplicated onto 3, not extended. It also throws everything on the desktop on screen 1 over to screen 2 and makes a mess of it. Upon exiting or minimizing the game, everything returns to screen 1 and the resolution changes "back" to 1080p. This resolution change is odd in that nothing appears to actually be lower resolution, it just "crunches down" as if the physical screen bounds changed when they didn't, if that makes any sense.



I'm running a GTX 1070 if that matters. Any ideas on how I can fix this?

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Display resolution keeps changing

Hi Rick,

It might be caused by a faulty driver that's why your display resolution keeps changing. We
suggest that you uninstall and reinstall the display driver, see steps below:

• Press Windows key + X and click on
  Device Manager.
• For graphics cards, expand the Display adapters category, right click your graphics card and select Uninstall.
• Restart your PC and Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

 

All games crash silently when changing screen resolution/display mode!

Hi Peter,

Welcome to Microsoft community and thank you for posting your query.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you to fix the issue.

To assist you better, I would like to know what are the game that is crashing?

Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. Follow the below methods.

Method 1.

I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the game and check.

• 
  Press Windows key + X and select Control panel.
  
• Click on Program and features, locate for the game, right click on it and uninstall it.

If the issue still persist, try the below method.

Method 2.

I recommend you to uninstall/reinstall the display adapter driver and check. Follow the below steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Device manager.
  
• 
  Locate for display adapter and click on it to expand.
  
• 
  Right click on the device and click on
  uninstall.
  
• 
  Once you are done uninstalling the driver, restart the computer. It will automatically install the generic display adapter driver.
  

If this doesn’t help to fix the issue. I suggest you to update the display adapter driver. Skip step3 from the above steps and right click on the
device and click on update.

Method 3.

I would suggest you to go to the below link, select appropriate Windows operating system, download the driver and install the same.

STRIX-GTX960-DC2OC-2GD5 Driver & Tools | Graphics Cards | ASUS USA

Hope it helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Windows 10 desktop resolution issue

Hi Arindam,

Welcome and thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience that you are unable to change the screen resolution, we will help you with this issue.

I suggest you to update the Display Adapter Drivers

Step 1: Update the Display Adapter driver.

• Press Windows key + X key when you are at desktop.
• Select Device Manager.
• Expand Display Adapter.
• Right on the Display Adapter and click on
  Update driver software.

Refer to: How to: Install and
Update drivers in Windows 10

Step 2: Please follow the below steps to change the resolution of the screen and check:

• Type Change screen resolution in the Search
  box from the desktop.
• Under Resolution search for the Recommended resolution and click on
  Apply.
• A windows pops up saying "Keep these display settings", then select
  Keep changes.

I would like to inform that, there will be a recommended resolution for all the computers, and if you select more than the recommended resolution the screen would not support for that.

Hope this helps. Feel free to contact us for any further issues on Windows Operating System, we will be
happy to help you.