▷ How to change screen resolution in windows 10 and lower brightness

The monitor of our computer is a vital part of it. With it we are able to interact with the system and do all kinds of things. Many people make a living behind the screens of their computers and must be stuck to it for hours (here a server). So it is very important to correctly configure some of its parameters. In this step by step we are going to see how we should configure the screen resolution and modify its brightness.

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In the market there are a variety of monitors for a PC, we can even connect several of them simultaneously. People who work behind a screen must pay special attention to its different characteristics and configure them correctly so that the view does not suffer excessively.

Basic properties of a monitor

Each display has distinct brightness, color, resolution, and manufacturing technologies. It is up to us which product we should choose for a purchase.

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One of the most relevant characteristics, of course, is the resolution, it is measured in pixels. Each pixel is a point of light located on the screen and the resolution measures the number of pixels we have in the width and height of the screen. Currently the standard is FullHD or what is the same a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. This measurement marks the width by the height of the screen. Visually, the higher the resolution of a screen, the more clearly we will see the image and icons, but also smaller will be represented by allowing this to display more elements.

Another feature that makes the difference on a screen is its image or lighting panel. The most common thing today is to find IPS panel displays. This is based on low consumption LED technology.

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Finally we must know its size, which is obviously what we notice with the naked eye. The bigger the better, or not? The size sometimes does not mark the quality of a screen, it can even be a handicap when it comes to buying it. The size of a screen is measured in inches and is the average from one corner to the other in a diagonal direction.

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Having seen some of the characteristics of a monitor, let's see how we can change the screen resolution in Windows 10 and the brightness level

Change screen resolution in Windows 10

This procedure is quite simple to do on our team. To change the resolution we will not need to have Windows activated, although it will be necessary to customize the appearance of the system.

• Located on the desktop, we must right-click on it. Click on the option " Screen settings "

• Now we should be located on the " Screen " section of the list of lateral options. One of the first options will be " Resolution "

• If we click on the arrow, a drop-down list will open with the different resolutions that we can configure. If we choose any of them, it will change and a message will appear on the screen to keep changes or revert them. After a few seconds without pressing anything, the resolution will return to being configured as it was originally.

Resize text

Another interesting option that we find in this window is to change the size of the text and the applications. This is especially useful if we have difficulty seeing items on the screen.

If we click on the drop-down list, we can modify the size of these to make the fonts and application windows appear larger.

Adjust screen brightness in Windows 10

Another important parameter to configure, and that we will notice in the fatigue of our sight is the brightness. To change the brightness of the screen from Windows we will have to have a laptop or a screen compatible with these options on a desktop computer. To lower screen brightness or raise it, we will have several options available:

Windows settings

Just in the section where we agreed to modify the resolution, a bar should also appear with which to modify the resolution of the screen.

Laptops

If you have a laptop you will have this option available directly on your keyboard. All notebooks come with a series of function keys including lowering the screen brightness and raising it. These functions are usually located on the " F " keys or on the keyboard dates.

Notification center

If we go to the Windows notification icon and click on it, the option to modify the screen brightness will also appear. In case it does not appear, click on " expand"

If we click on the icon of the light shining the brightness will go up 25% for each click we give.

Change screen brightness with graphics driver

It usually happens that on desktop PCs that have a monitor connected to an internal or external graphics card, we do not have these options directly in the system.

In such a case, we may have a graphics controller for our dedicated video card. If we access the configuration panel of our controller, we can very possibly configure these parameters.

Normally we will have to right click on the desktop and in one of the options a button will appear with the brand of our graphics card (Nvidia or AMD). If we click on it, the configuration options of our screen will appear. We must locate in some of them this parameter to change screen brightness in Windows 10.

In the case of Nvidia, this parameter will be located in the " Video " section

Adjustment with screen buttons

If we do not find it within the system, we can adjust the video with the control buttons physically located on our monitor. They each have them located in a different way, so it will be everyone's job to learn how to use these buttons.

As we can see, changing the screen resolution and changing the brightness level is a fairly simple and quick task.

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