Display Cannot be Made Full Screen After Win 8.1 Upgrade With HDMI Input.

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Article Summary: Display Cannot be Made Full Screen After Win 8.1 Upgrade With HDMI Input.


Table of Contents:
  1. Issue
  2. Platform Affected
  3. Resolution



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  Issue  

Display cannot be made full screen with HDMI input when the graphics card driver updates automatically during Windows 8.1 upgrade .



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  Platform Affected  

The issue in most cases is found in computers with AMD/ATI cards. It is not a fault with the monitor.



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  Resolution  

To resolve this issue, you need to adjust the graphics card setting to be full screen display.
  1. Download and install correct and updated drivers from Vendor Site (AMD or ATI).
  2. Right Click on the Desktop and select Catalyst Control Center.
  3. Select My Digital Flat Panels from the left hand menu, select Scaling Options (Digital Flat-Panel) from the sub-menu.
  4. Move the bar to change Underscan-Overscan option to the value that will make the image appear full screen ( 0 will show full screen). Click Apply to save the changes.
  5. You would see full screen display .


 
Article Properties
Article Number: 000127626
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2021
Version:  3
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