{"id":5102,"date":"2016-08-16T17:49:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T09:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=5102"},"modified":"2019-08-23T14:40:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:40:24","slug":"solved-stretched-screen-issues-for-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/solved-stretched-screen-issues-for-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"[Solved] Stretched Screen Issues for Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If <strong>your computer screen is stretched on Windows 10<\/strong>, don&#8217;t worry. The problem can be caused by incorrect resolution configuration or the faulty Graphics drivers. Just use the solutions in this post to fix the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve included two possible solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#solution1\"><strong>Check display settings<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#solution3\"><strong>Update the graphics driver<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a id=\"solution1\"><\/a>Solution 1: check display settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The stretched screen issue can be caused by faulty display settings. Follow the steps below to check the display settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">1) Right-click the desktop and click <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Display settings<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;on the context menu.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_5a17c192b55b7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_5a17c192b55b7.jpg 704w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_5a17c192b55b7-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Click <strong>Advanced display settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/resolution-advanced-display-settings-600x564.jpg\" alt=\"resolution advanced display settings\" class=\"wp-image-5106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/resolution-advanced-display-settings-600x564.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/resolution-advanced-display-settings.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Be sure the resolution is set at&nbsp;the recommended level. If not, change it to the recommended solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/recommended-resolution-windows-10-1-600x561.jpg\" alt=\"recommended resolution windows 10\" class=\"wp-image-5108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/recommended-resolution-windows-10-1-600x561.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/recommended-resolution-windows-10-1.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4) Reboot your PC and check to see if the problem is resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the problem persists, you can try to update the graphics card driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a id=\"solution3\"><\/a>Solution 2: Update the graphics driver<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If steps above doesn&#8217;t resolve the problem, try to update the graphics card drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>If you don\u2019t have the time, patience or computer skills to update the drivers manually, you can do it automatically with&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/DriverEasy_Setup.exe\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'click', {'event_category': 'download', 'event_label': 'kbde-dedownload-de1', 'value': 1.00, 'non_interaction': true });\" rel=\"nofollow\">Driver Easy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span><\/span><span>Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don\u2019t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don\u2019t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don\u2019t need to worry about making a mistake when installing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (<strong>and you get full support and 30-day money back guarantee<\/strong>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1)&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/DriverEasy_Setup.exe\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'click', {'event_category': 'download', 'event_label': 'kbde-dedownload-de2', 'value': 1.00, 'non_interaction': true });\" rel=\"nofollow\">Download<\/a><\/strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span>and install Driver Easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Run Driver Easy and click<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Scan Now<\/strong>. Driver Easy\u00a0will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-498.png 793w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-498-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Click the<span>&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Update<\/strong>&nbsp;button next to the graphics card driver to automatically download and install the correct version of this driver&nbsp;(you can do this with the FREE version).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or click<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>Update\u00a0All\u00a0<\/strong>to automatically download and install the correct version of<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>all<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires the\u00a0Pro version \u2013 you\u2019ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-499.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-499.png 788w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-499-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope the solutions above help you fix the stretched screen issue in Windows 10. 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