Fix blurry or stretched games with
the right display settings
How to set your screen resolution and scaling so your games look their best.
What is screen resolution?
Screen resolution controls how clear and sharp things look on your screen.
It's shown as width × height, for example 1920 × 1080.
- Higher resolution: a sharper image, with more fitting on the screen.
- Lower resolution: larger items, but less detail.
Most games look best when your screen is set to the Recommended resolution.
Good to know: Older games may not display properly on modern high-resolution monitors. If a game looks blurry, stretched, too large or distorted, adjusting your resolution or scaling can often fix it.
How to change your screen resolution (Windows 10 and 11)
- Click Start, then click Settings.
- Select System, then click Display.
- Under Display resolution, choose the option labelled Recommended.
- Click Keep changes to confirm.
- Restart your game.
Scaling (DPI): important for games
Scaling, sometimes called DPI, controls how large text and icons appear on your screen. If scaling is set too high, games may:
- Look blurry
- Appear oversized
- Not display correctly
How to check your scaling
- Go to Settings, then System, then Display.
- Under Scale & layout, set Scale to the Recommended value. This is often 100%, 125% or 150%, depending on your screen.
- Restart your game.
Still blurry? Change the scaling for just one game
If one older game still looks blurry or the wrong size, you can tell Windows to handle its scaling differently, without changing the rest of your computer:
- Right-click the game's desktop shortcut and select Properties.
- Open the Compatibility tab and click Change high DPI settings.
- Tick Override high DPI scaling behavior, and set Scaling performed by to Application.
- Click OK, then OK again, and restart the game.
Tip: If the game looks worse afterwards, go back to the same setting and untick Override high DPI scaling behavior to undo the change.
More help from Microsoft
For more detailed instructions, see Microsoft's guide: Change your screen resolution in Windows →
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