Windows 10: Screen for background and second monitor changes when in game aspect ratio is changed

I play multiple games on a changed resolution and aspect ratio, mainly 4:3 aspect ratio. The games are fine and work with the changes but my screen outside of game or when I alt-tab is changed to the same aspect ratio and resolution. This also goes for my second monitor where my other applications are shifted to the right half of my screen. Is there any way to change this or have the native resolution and aspect ratio kept for my second screen when playing games?

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Change monitor aspect ratio

The aspect ratio of your monitor is fixed and can't be changed, because it depends on the arrangement of the pixels on the screen.

When you display an image on your monitor whose aspect ratio is different from the aspect ratio of your monitor, what you'll see depends on how different the aspect ratios are. Usually, you see black bars on the top and the bottom of the screen, or on the
left and the right, a familiar appearance known as 'letterboxing.'

 

How to change monitor aspect ratio without centering screen

Hi Ashakil,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, make sure you are logged in as admin. After that please follow the steps below and check the aspect ratio.

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  Right click on Desktop.
  
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  Click on Personalize.
  
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  Advanced display settings,
  
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  Display Adapter properties
  
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  Monitor>scaling>Change Aspect Ratio.
  

Hope it helps.

 

Change monitor aspect ratio

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