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will Win 10 not 'do' a 1920x1080 monitor?
Shades:
The generic Windows video driver software that Windows falls back upon when it doesn't recognize the capabilities of either your monitor or video card...isn't very fond of the 1920x1080 resolution. But this was already happening in Windows 7 and XP.
In my anecdotal experience the consumer versions of Windows have a slightly "smarter" generic video driver than Windows Server versions. Still, I haven't seen this type of automagic mis-configuration for quite some time. Installing the proper drivers for your video card and/or monitor(s) will help Windows to correctly identify the native resolution of your monitor. Old and/or cheap brand monitors would not always "tell" Windows their native resolution, hence it is not shown as a select-able option.
With software like SIW you can quickly find out the type and model of the video card in your computer, which allows you to download the correct driver from its manufacturer.
xtabber:
You need an .INF file to identify your monitor's properties to the video driver.
This information from Intel explains the problem and what to do about it.
If you can't get the correct .INF file from the maker of your monitor, there are a number of generic ones easily found online, or you can write your own.
Ath:
@curt, sharing the make & model of your monitor and videoadapter might help us find any (if any) known quirks with this combo
mouser:
This was just on ghacks today, maybe of use:
http://www.ghacks.net/2017/04/10/custom-display-resolution-utility-for-windows/
"Custom Resolution Utility is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices that enables you to add custom display resolutions."
wraith808:
@curt, sharing the make & model of your monitor and videoadapter might help us find any (if any) known quirks with this combo
-Ath (April 09, 2017, 02:29 AM)
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You can use DumpEDID to get this information also.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dump_edid.html
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