Generally speaking, you can easily change the screen resolution of your Windows 10 computer if you want. If you find that you can't change the resolution in Windows 10, you can check out the solutions below to fix this issue.
Can't change the resolution on Windows 10?
To check and change screen resolution on Windows 10, there are generally two easy ways.
Method 1: You can right-click on the black space of your desktop and select "Display Settings". Click the drop-down icon under "Display Resolution" to select the desired screen resolution for your Windows 10 computer.
Method 2: You can press Windows+I to open Windows Settings. Click Ease of Access, and then click Displays in the left column. Then click "Additional Display Settings" on the right window. Under Display resolution, select your preferred screen resolution.
However, if you can't change the screen resolution in your Windows 10 computer, and the option is grayed out, you can try the following 5 solutions to fix the Windows 10 screen resolution issue.
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Update or reinstall your computer's graphics drivers
If you are facing the issue "Windows 10 won't let me change the resolution", the reason could be an incompatible or outdated Windows display driver. Check how to update or reinstall the display driver on Windows 10.
1. Press Windows+X and select "Device Manager" to open it.
2. In the "Device Manager" window, you can expand "Display Adapter".
3. Right-click on the display adapter and select "Update Driver" to update the display adapter driver. Or select Uninstall device to uninstall the driver, and then restart your computer to reinstall the driver.
Roll back the graphics driver
If the updated graphics card driver isn't compatible with your computer, you can also try rolling back the driver to see if it fixes the resolution issue that Windows 10 can't change.
1. In the "Device Manager" window, you can expand the "Display Adapters" category.
2. Double-click the graphics card driver to open its properties window.
3. Click on the "Drivers" tab and then click on the "Roll Back Driver" option to roll back to the previously installed driver.
Update your Windows 10 computer
Please make sure you have updated your Windows 10 operating system to the latest version.
To update Windows 10, you can press Windows+I, click Update & Security, click Windows Update, and then click the Check for Updates button to automatically install the latest Windows updates on your computer.
Use the graphics control panel to change the resolution
If you can't change the screen resolution in Windows 10, you can try changing the resolution through the graphics card control panel. For example, you can right-click on an empty space on your desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel. Click Display to adjust the screen resolution.
Install the graphics driver in compatibility mode
You can right-click on the graphics card driver installation exe file and click on "Properties".
Next, you can click on the "Compatibility" tab and tick the "Run this program in compatibility mode" option. Select your Windows operating system, such as Windows 10, and then click Apply and click OK.
Then you can try changing the resolution on Windows 10 again and see if you can do it.