Changing your PC’s display settings may not always give you the results you’re looking for. You may end up with a strange screen resolution, text that’s too large, or colors that don’t look right. A simple solution is to reset your display settings to the way they were.
How to reset display settings on a Windows 10 PC or laptop to default
Windows 11 doesn’t offer a one-click option to reset all display settings to factory defaults, but it’s pretty easy to manually reset key settings to their defaults.
If your Windows screen is looking strange, with items appearing too big, too small, or blurry, your screen resolution is likely the culprit. Falling back to your operating system’s recommended resolution should provide a better viewing experience. To do that:
Note: If nothing happens when you try to change the resolution, restart your graphics driver (press Windows + Ctrl + Shift + B until the screen flickers) and try again.