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The display used to fill my whole monitor screen but suddenly it narrowed, leaving a black band down each side of the screen. How do I restore it to full screen. this is not a maximize/minimize issue.
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There are a few ways and reasons for this;
usually your monitor has a built in menu, where you can adjust the setting.
You need to change your screen resolution.
Or if you have a Vid/Graphics card, there might be a setting in there to do so.
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OK everyone, I believe I've solved this now (purely by accident, I was trying to do something else). Right click the desktop and select 'Personalize'. This should take you to background settings (pic below). Where it says 'Choose a fit' click on the down arrow and select 'Stretch'. That should then have sorted it for you.
The display used to fill my whole monitor screen but suddenly it narrowed, leaving a black band down each side of the screen. How do I restore it to full screen. this is not a maximize/minimize issue.
Hi Chachanash,
Right click on your desktop Select Graphic option -> Select Panel Fit -> Select Full screen (No Border). You can also reach here by Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Intel(R) GMA Drivers -> Select Display settings -> Aspect Ratio options -> Select Full Screen (No Border).
Hope this helps.
The display used to fill my whole monitor screen but suddenly it narrowed, leaving a black band down each side of the screen. How do I restore it to full screen. this is not a maximize/minimize issue.
Hi Chachanash,
Right click on your desktop Select Graphic option -> Select Panel Fit -> Select Full screen (No Border). You can also reach here by Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Intel(R) GMA Drivers -> Select Display settings -> Aspect Ratio options -> Select Full Screen (No Border).
Hope this helps.
YES.... it worked. Thanks very much.
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