Windows 10: destop resolution changes after playing a game with lower res

My resolution for windows 10 was 1360x768 using a tv fixed the issue once but not sure how beside uninstalling my drivers for my raidion rx 480. i was palying killing floor 1 the first time it happened but it happened again when i played senran kagura it set the screen to 1280x780. so now my destop res is zoomed out/widen i went to my setting and its still on 1360x768 but isnt actually that. changing it and going back hasn't done anything

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Does running a game fullscreen at a lower resolution other than the native resolution on your PC hurt or damage the monitor in any way?

It's safe to use standard low resolutions such as 1680x1050, or lower on a monitor with a native 1920x1080 res.

The only disadvantage is the image is not as sharp (not dramatically ) on an LCD monitor when not using

the native res compared to using a lower res on the old CRT monitors.

Anything that is shown on the Display > Resolution tab, or in games graphics setup would be a standard resolution.

- A small drop in res such as this may yield a few extra fps, but lowering or disabling Anti-aliasing

(a higher res is similar to using 2XAA for reducing jagged edges ), or PhysX may be more productive,

followed by texture settings and draw distance.

- Using a 'custom' resolution may damage the monitor, but it is more likely to be rejected and

cause an 'out of range' or similar error message in conjunction with a black screen.

The exception here is if your are using Nvidia's DSR, or the AMD equivalent, to attain a higher than native res

as this is done at driver level.

EDIT: Note the comment ...

"Playing high resolution game in lower resolution may cause problem with the game and the


game may not work smoothly."

is misinformed. The game may not look as good if you use a very low res, but that's the only issue.

- It is also safe to change the monitors resolution (vs using the in game settings), but not it's necessary

with games.

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Preventing resolution breaking when playing a game fullscreen

I am sorry if the title sounds misleading, I'm not entirely sure how to best word this. I have a 3840x2160p monitor. When I play demanding games I usually have to play at a lower resolution. However I also want to play fullscreen otherwise the game will be confined to a small window, but then it breaks the resolution of the desktop and of the second screen, moving all the open windows in odd places...

Is there a way to play fullscreen at lower resolution without impacting either the second monitor or other windows size and position? Failing that, maybe a way to play in borderless fullscreen at lower resolution?

 

Using High Resolution on Game using lower monitor resolution on notebook ASUS

I'm playing a game and using GeDoSato game profile that can add custom render resolution that is not on this game. For example, the max resolution is 1366 x 768 on that game.

By using GeDoSato, I can render resolution, for example 3200 x 1800 so I can play using that resolution.

The problem is on GeDoSato we can downsampling it or show it with 3200 x 1800 resolution but its over limit the monitor so what I see is half of display.
What I want is how to settings it so if I'm using 3200 x 1800 display on 1366 x 768 monitor, it not showing half display.

But showing 3200 x 1800 on a 1366 x 768 monitor is by shrunken display or make it smaller than normal. So what I mean is 3200 x 1800 resolution is FIT on 1366 x 768 without downsampling.

Because I already had an old monitor, that monitor maximum resolution is 800 x 600 as far as I remember. But my graphic resolution until 1024 x 768. I tried setting the resolution graphic into 1024 x 768. So it means over the maximum resolution monitor.

It's working, but with smaller text, picture.

That is what I want. Using High Resolution than maximum monitor and the display is FIT but smaller.

Can someone help me? How to set it?

I'm using notebook ASUS with specification:

1. OS: Windows 10
   
2. Display Adapter: Intel(R) HD Graphics 620
   
3. VGA : Nvidia GeForce 930M
   
4. Max Resolution on my notebook: 1366 x 768
   
5. ASUS
   
6. Type : A456URK -> A456UR is okay A456URK is newer hardware
   

Note: what resolution I change is on the game. So when I play the game, I'm using Nvidia GeForce 930M. Intel is only for displaying others than the game.
Please help me how to show high resolution display on monitor with lower resolution than display example: monitor 1366x768. But I want show 3200 x 1800 display on the game without cut off or only show half. But the display is more shrunken / smaller but FIT without downsampling.