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Choosing different scaling levels for multiple monitors.

Anonymous
2014-09-02T17:15:56+00:00

I have two displays, one is a 28" 4K display, one is a 22" 1920x1080 display.

I want NO scaling on the 1920x1080 display. It is perfect as-is.

For my 4K 28" display I want the Windows 8.1 "Medium 125%" scaling (if checked "Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays") 

or one tab away from "Smaller"   (if NOT checked "Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays") 

But with either setting that allows my 4K display to look good, my second 1920x1080 display gets scaled. I don't want any scaling there. I want that one to be "smaller"  or "100%". I can find no way to control this.

I would have thought that if I keep unchecked "Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays" then I would be able to choose a scaling level for each display, but that doesn't seem to be the case. From what I've read, then Windows decides the scaling levels for me, and doesn't allow me to do what I want. 

Just like I can choose a resolution (ie: 3840x2160 1920x1080) for each display, I want to be able to choose the scaling for each display. How?

  • Stefan
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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-22T14:38:53+00:00

    So, my secondary display's maximum resolution is 1920 x 1080. My primary display requires 125% scaling. Since 1920x1080 100% is perfect for the second display, you suggest I change the resolution, since I can't change the scaling. In that case, how do I change the resolution of this display to 2400x1350 so it will scale back to 1920x1080 once the 25% is applied? I don't know how to change the resolution on a display to a value higher than its maximum native resolution, though I know how to set it lower.

    Well, this won't be a solution for everyone... and it isn't ideal for me, but it is better than what I had before.

    I'm able to keep my primary display 28" display at 3840x2160 with 125% scaling (exactly what I want on this display). For my two secondary displays, 1920x1080 and 1680x1050 I was able to use my NVIDIA Control panel to create the resolutions of 2400x1350 and 2100x1312 respectively. So Windows thinks the display is larger than it is, and then shrinks it down to actual size. So it is _sort of_ like 100% scaling; or no scaling at all. It seems the pixels are still a little blurry, but since these are my secondary displays where I just drag a web page to refer to or something, the slightly blurry screen is OK, and I have all the screen real-estate I had before. 

    I'm still waiting for when Microsoft eventually realizes that everyone needs to be able to control scaling on a display-by-display basis just like they do resolution, but for now I'll live with this kludgy workaround. (And of course, folks without the NVIDIA control panel won't be able to do this at all.)

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-10T16:32:18+00:00

    Hi again Abhishek -

    You say that I should contact you if I need further assistance. This issue is still unresolved for me. How would you suggest I contact you if not via this forum?

    Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-09T10:58:57+00:00

    Hi Stefan,

    I would like you to know that scaling is a feature that will affect the entire OS and cannot be changed specifically for each monitor (in case of multiple monitors). So whatever scaling is chosen will be applicable to all the monitors. 

    The screen resolution however, can be adjusted for each monitor. I suggest you to change the resolution of the second monitor of the monitors and adjust them in way you are comfortable with.

    You may use the link provided earlier to help you with the same.

    Hope this information was helpful. Please reply if you need further assistance or have any queries regarding windows, we will be glad to assist you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-03T16:50:29+00:00

    Thanks for the reply, but neither of these links allows me to configure scaling independently for each display, so my question is still outstanding.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-09-03T13:12:42+00:00

    Hi Stefan,  

    Thank you for posting your issue to us.

    I understand that you need different display settings for the two monitors.

    You may try the steps provided in the following articles:

    Windows 8.1 DPI Scaling Enhancements

    http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2013/07/15/windows-8-1-dpi-scaling-enhancements/

    Get the best display on your monitor

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/get-best-display-monitor 

    (Refer: Adjust settings for multiple monitors)

    Hope this information was helpful. Please contact us if you need further assistance or have any queries regarding windows, we will be glad to assist you.

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