windows 11 force scale aspect ratio to monitor size

Question

I just got a laptop with an integrated graphicscard alongside the main gpu.

I want to automatically force the resolution to be streched to fit the monitor edge automatically when I open a program running in a different aspect ratio than the one i use on desktop.

My screen is 16:9, So if i tab into a game running at 16:10 aspect ratio i want it to be stretched vertically so remove the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, and if i open an app running at 4:3 i want it to stretch horisontally. Once i exit both I want it to go back to 16:9 again.

I have previously been using nvidia controlpanel to force it to strech the aspect ratio through display settings, but these are handeled by the integrated one now and thus do not appear in nvidia controlpanel.

I dont want to disable the integrated graphicscard if I can help it.

I just want to find the setting that scales the resolution to the monitor aspect ratio automatically when i tab in and out of apps and games.

Answer 1

Hi William,

I'm Rodrigo and I will help you.

If your laptop has an Intel processor, you need to change the graphics settings on Intel Graphics Command Center.

On Intel Graphics Command Center, go to Display and the option you want to change is "Scale", set it to "Stretched"

On my tests, the option "Stretched" does not show unless you have a resolution setting that needs to be stretched, so, if it is not appearing, set a different resolution to the display that has the black bars, change the scale setting to "Stretched", then, set your resolution back.

Now when your resolution changes, it will be automatically set to "Stretched" and fill the whole screen.