HP OMEN resolution

[NorthernLord]

Hi,

I've got a problem with my HP Omen that i just got today. First of all the Icons on my desktop cant be placed close to the right side of the screen or the bottom. Also I noticed some programs and text boxes seemed really low resolution. almost blurry even. When I bought this laptop it was advertised as a 1920 x 1080 screen but when I checked this website it is saying it is much lower then that. That will explain the icons and the low resolutions programs. I added some screenshots so u can see for yourself. 

 

My best guess is that it has something to do with the size of the screen 15.6 inch. Or a wrong screen got placed on my laptop. Videos are played in 1080p on youtube so im not sure what is going on. 

Thanks in advance!

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

What often happens with full hd displays on a 15" screen is that Windows 10 automatically sets up with display scaling at 125% - I can't really tell from the images you've uploaded, but it would explain the 'positioning' issue and why some web pages report a lower resolution.

Anyway, you can check this via Start Menu, Settings, System.  Click on Display in the left hand pane and check the level of display scaling currently set - if it's 125% ( or higher ), try setting it back to 100%.

If you do adjust the level of display scaling, you'll need to log out, then log in again ( or just restart the notebook ) for some of the changes to take effect.

Regards,

DP-K

[NorthernLord]

this has indeed worked, some things like text and the taskbar are a bit small now but I think it is alot better then lower resolution websites and programs like steam. Everything is very sharp now. Yeah it basicly just cut 25% of my resolution for some reason. 

It has been solved. Thankyou very much! Just a windows problem HP did a  very good job on the laptops.

Greetings 

[DavidPK]

You're welcome

All the best,

DP-K