Windows 10 doesn't detect correct display resolution

It doesn't work -_-

mine is 1600x900 but it's still 1024x768 

Hello Coop.Campollano,

I had the same issue as you but I found the answer. This is probably due to an updated version of your graphic drivers, so this is what you need to do.

1. On your keyboard, press the windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke the run box.

2. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click OK.

*You could also search for Device Manager in the search"

3. Expand Display adapters and underneath could be your graphics driver.

4. Right-click the driver and select "Update driver"

5. Select the second option, "Browse my computer for driver software". 

6. Then on the bottom, it should say "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer".

7. Select the version from 2015 and click Next. Your screen will auto-adjust and it should resume back to 1600x900. 

I just setup a refurbished HP that came with Windows 10, and having the same problem. I tried searching for a list of supported monitors, but found none. However, I was able to remove the first monitor it found (an ACER mini) using the device devmgmt.msc program (as described in a previous post), then, after powering off the computer, it did an auto reset to 640x480 resolution for a generic PnP monitor. Then,

1. Right-click on the screen and select 'Display Settings'.

2. Select Screen Resolution, and...

Work your way up the list of allegedly supported settings until you find one that displays icons & text without mangling them. I got 1280x960 to work with my Dell monitor. 

Another option? Switch to Ubuntu Linux, 16.04. Although it has the drawback that its free, it (like almost all Linux distributions) automatically detects whatever monitor you're using and re-configures accordingly.

I realize, once you're stuck with Windows, its not that easy to extricate yourself. However, I understand Oracle's VirtualBox (also free) can run a squeezed down Windows partition directly off your hard-drive (albeit, I've not yet done that operation myself). I spent the first 25 years of my career as a personal-computing professional struggling with an endless stream of Microsoft supplied OS defects, and hardware/driver-related compatibility problems, and even though I almost never use any Microsoft brand software products anymore, when I buy a system with Windows on it, I always try to keep the original install properly functional (albeit shrunken down so as not to waste hard-drive space).

Note: where Windows-10 is concerned, I always disconnect the PC from the network before running Windows, since Microsoft no longer asks the owner of the hardware to give permission before making certain changes to the install they deem 'too important to let the owner/user decide'. Case in point, I bought a machine with Windows 7 on it, which I didn't get around to actively using for a couple months. When I booted it up, it informed me that my Windows 7 install had been disabled, and I was stuck with Windows 10.   

Hello Coop.Campollano,

I had the same issue as you but I found the answer. This is probably due to an updated version of your graphic drivers, so this is what you need to do.

1. On your keyboard, press the windows logo key and R at the same time to invoke the run box.

2. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click OK.

*You could also search for Device Manager in the search"

3. Expand Display adapters and underneath could be your graphics driver.

4. Right-click the driver and select "Update driver"

5. Select the second option, "Browse my computer for driver software". 

6. Then on the bottom, it should say "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer".

7. Select the version from 2015 and click Next. Your screen will auto-adjust and it should resume back to 1600x900. 

So, I updated my display driver to the latest & after that it started this resolution mess up.

After I reinstalled previous (Older version) one, it started working fine again! 

Eh, anyway it's working now...