Windows 10: Change Screen Refresh Rate of Display in Windows 10

How to: Change Screen Refresh Rate of Display in Windows 10

How to Change Screen Refresh Rate of a Display in Windows 10

The refresh rate is the number of frames per second your monitor can display. Hertz frequency is used as the measurement at which the screen is redrawn.

Using a high frequency rate will usually give clearer visibility, which results in less strain on their eyes and headaches.

The available refresh rates for a display will depend on the monitor, its driver, and the set screen resolution.

This tutorial will show you how to change the screen refresh rate of each separate display connected to the PC for all users in Windows 10.


Here's How:

1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to open Display settings.

2. Open step 4 below.

3. Right click or press and hold on your desktop, click/tap on Display settings, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on the Advanced display settings link. (see screenshot below)



5. Click/tap on the Display adapter properties for Display # link for the display you want to change the screen refresh rate of. (see screenshot below)

*note Starting with Windows 10 build 17704, you will now have a drop menu to select a display when you have multiple displays.



6. Do step 7 (select) or step 8 (display mode) below for how you would like to change the screen refresh rate of the selected display.


7. To Select a Screen Refresh Rate
A) Click/tap on the Monitor tab. (see screenshot below)

B) Select a Screen refresh rate in the drop menu you want for the selected display.

C) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 9 below.





8. To Select a Display Mode with Screen Refresh Rate
A) In the Adapter tab, click/tap on the List All Modes button. (see screenshot below)



B) Select a display mode you want that has the screen resolution and screen refresh rate you want for the selected display, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



C) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 9 below. (see screenshot below)



9. If the selected screen refresh rate or display mode looks good to you, click/tap on Keep changes. (see screenshot below)

*note You will have 15 seconds to select Keep changes or Revert before it will automatically revert back to the previous screen refresh rate or display mode.

This can be handy if the changes prevented you from being able to see this dialog.



10. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Refresh rate Problem

Hi Robert,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Screen refresh rate is the rate at which the data displayed on screen is refreshed; it may be an image or some text document. Most of the users would like to set it to a higher rate but this also depends on the capacity of graphic
card and monitors. If the refresh rate is slow, the images on the display looks as flickering to the user eye and makes it uncomfortable to work.

Nowadays the latest monitors available in market will have minimum 60 Hz of refresh rate and it is very good option to set it to 70 Hz if you your monitor is compatible. Normally a high performance or quality monitors can reach
120 Hz of refresh rate. So I would suggest you to set your monitor refresh rate as higher as possible, below given steps describes how to access this feature on your Windows 8.1/10 PC.

• The default refresh rate setting is 60 Hertz (HZ); however, your monitor may support a higher setting. Check your manufacturer's documentation for information about the settings that your monitor supports.
• If you use a higher refresh rate, you can reduce the rate that your screen flickers; however, if you specify a refresh rate that is too high for your monitor, your screen may become unusable and your hardware may be damaged.
• Changes to the refresh rate affect all users that log on to the computer.

I would, as of now, suggest you to visit the computer manufacturer's support website and install the latest display and chipset drivers available for the latest operating system (currently it would be 8.1 in the list).

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.

 

monitor refresh rate

Hello hkatlady, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

Double check using the tutorial below to see if it may be able to help you set your monitor refresh rate to what it should be.

*Arrow Change Screen Refresh Rate of Display in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Where are the resolution/refresh rate settings in AMD Crimson?

Having to use Windows display settings manager to change resolution. Advanced display settings shows the resolution but to change refresh rate i have to go to display adapter properties!

It's just a longer step than it being right there one click away in CCC. Not only that but CCC is still there in Crimson if you use the advanced settings.

 

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Hi Stephen,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I can imagine the inconvenience you are experiencing and will certainly help you in the right direction to fix the issue. However, I would appreciate if you could answer a few questions to narrow down the issue in order to provide you with better assistance.

1. What is the make and model of the computer?
2. What is the Windows 10 version and Build installed? (Type winver in Windows search/Run command) to provide the details.
   

The maximum refresh rate you can use depends on your monitor. If you have multiple monitors connected to your PC, each has its own separate refresh rate setting.



I would suggest you to try the below suggested methods and check if it helps.



Method 1

Check your Cables

Some monitors may have both HDMI and DisplayPort connections, but may be limited to a 60Hz refresh rate when connected via HDMI. In this case, you'd need to use a DisplayPort cable. Check your monitor's specifications or setup guide for more information.



If you're using HDMI, you'll want to ensure you're using a "high speed" HDMI cable and not an older "standard" HDMI cable.

In this scenario I would suggest you to replace the cable with the higher quality display and check the status of the issue.





Method 2

Update Graphics driver

Integrated graphics or older discrete graphics might not support your monitor's refresh rate. Be sure your graphics card supports the monitor's resolution and refresh rate. You need to update your Graphics drivers.

Refer the article
Update drivers in Windows 10 for the steps.



If the issue still persists, I suggest you to get in touch with the manufacturer support for the further assistance.





Regards,

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

Script to change display refresh rate


Hi there,

I'd like to know if someone knows a script or tool that I can use to automatically change the refresh rate in windows display settings to 75Hz when a specific program launches and then when that program closes it reverts to 60Hz

Kind regards