type
display
in the Cortana/Search field
then select advanced display options and adjust the resolution there.
Surface Pro 3 display screen is narrow, looks like 4:3 aspect ratio.
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Anonymous
I can see 2 black stripes on each side of the screen now. How can I return to original mode (3:2)?
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2017-02-03T20:34:10+00:00 thank you very much - it helped. I just had to be persistent - I was trying to change it, but there were so many variations and I just tried a couple. after your response I tried all of them until I found a correct one. thank you!