Name
Display
Synopsis
Settings dealing with your monitor and video card (display adapter). See also “Desktop”. A quick way to get to Control Panel → Display is to right-click on an empty area of the Desktop and select Properties.
- Display, force restart after changing resolution or color depth
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → General tab → Compatibility section
- Display, list all possible combinations of resolution and color depth
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Adapter tab → List All Modes
- Display, magnify portions
See “Microsoft Magnifier” in Chapter 4.
- Display, refresh rate
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Monitor tab → Screen refresh rate
- Display, resolution
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Screen resolution
- Display, show amount of memory installed on display adapter
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Adapter tab → Adapter Information section
- Display, size
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Screen resolution
- Display, style
Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab → Windows and buttons list
- Display, style, apply to controls in web pages
Control Panel → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Browsing → Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in web pages
- Display, troubleshooting
Control Panel → Display → Settings tab → Advanced → Troubleshoot tab
- Display, turn off to save power
Control Panel → Power Options → Power Schemes tab → Turn off hard disks
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