Variable refresh rate (VRR) allows a monitor with VRR capabilities, including AMD’s FreeSync, Nvidia’s G-SYNC, and VESA DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync, to automatically adjust its refresh rate based on the frame rate of the image being displayed. The feature enables VRR support for DirectX 11 full screen games that do not support VRR natively.
When variable refresh rate is turned on, you get higher frame rates and helps reduce screen tearing in games that don’t support VRR by default.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable variable refresh rate (VRR) for your account in Windows 11.
Windows 11 makes is easy to view display information about your built-in display or connected monitor(s).
This tutorial will show you how to view information about displays in Windows 11.
You can manually assign different color profiles to different display devices, creating a uniform color experience across all of your devices.
This tutorial will show you how to change the color profile of a display for your account in Windows 11.
You can use the Projecting to this PC feature to have apps and content from another device show on your PC screen.
Projecting to this PC uses the Wireless Display app to wirelessly project (mirror) a phone, PC, or Android device to the screen on your PC, and use its keyboard, mouse, and other devices too.
You can turn on or off allowing your PC to be discovered for projection only when it’s plugged into a power source.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off projecting to your PC only when plugged in for all users in Windows 11.
You can use the Projecting to this PC feature to have apps and content from another device show on your PC screen.
Projecting to this PC uses the Wireless Display app to wirelessly project (mirror) a phone, PC, or Android device to the screen on your PC, and use its keyboard, mouse, and other devices too.
When you project to your PC from a device, you can select to Always allow, Allow once, Block once, or Always block the device to connect when asked to project to this PC.
If you select Always allow, the device gets added under Allowed Devices in the “Device Access List” for the Wireless Display app. If you set Ask to project to this PC to First time only, then you will no longer get asked to project to your PC by Allowed Devices after the first time.
If you select Always block, the device gets added under Blocked Devices in the “Device Access List” for the Wireless Display app. Blocked Devices will not be allowed to project to your PC.
This tutorial will show you how to allow or block devices to project to your PC for only your account in Windows 11.
You can use the Projecting to this PC feature to have apps and content from another device show on your PC screen.
Projecting to this PC uses the Wireless Display app to wirelessly project (mirror) a phone, PC, or Android device to the screen on your PC, and use its keyboard, mouse, and other devices too.
You can change when to Ask to project to this PC from a device to First time only or Every time a connection is requested when projecting to your PC.
This tutorial will show you how to change when to ask to project to this PC for all users in Windows 11.
You can use the Projecting to this PC feature to have apps and content from another device show on your PC screen.
Projecting to this PC uses the Wireless Display app to wirelessly project (mirror) a phone, PC, or Android device to the screen on your PC, and use its keyboard, mouse, and other devices too.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable Projecting to this PC for all users in Windows 11.
Console lock display off timeout is the amount of minutes Windows will wait idle with no activity while on the lock screen when a user locks the computer before timing out and automatically turning off the display.
The Console lock display off timeout setting is set to 1 minute by default for all power plans.
Any changes made to the Console lock display off timeout setting for a power plan will affect all users on the PC that use the same power plan.
This tutorial will show you how to change the Console lock display off timeout setting in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
By default, You can specify a screen timeout for how long the PC sits inactive without user activity before all connected displays automatically turn off.
When your display turns off, you would just need to move the mouse, touch the touchpad or touchscreen, click a mouse or touchpad button, or press a key for the display(s) to turn back on.
There may be times when you would like to turn off the display or lock computer and turn off display on demand instead.
This tutorial will show you how to add a Turn off display desktop context menu that will let users Turn off display or Lock computer and Turn off display on demand in Windows 11.
HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene but not in both parts at the same time. For example, if the shot focuses on a bright window in the scene, details in the shadow are lost.
Whereas HDR can show a wider range of colors and light and more details in between the extremes. Colors are more vivid and unique in HDR content. Additionally, bright parts of a scene are brighter while dark parts can be darker, and you don’t lose any details.
You can calibrate your built-in HDR display to get the video quality and look you want when you’re watching streaming HDR video. By calibrating your display, you can set the balance between the details in the bright parts of a scene and the details in the dark parts of it. For example, the bright parts of a scene might include things like sunshine, fire, and light reflections. The dark parts of a scene could include shadows or dimly-lit rooms.
This tutorial will show you how to calibrate the built-in display for HDR video for your account in Windows 11.
HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene but not in both parts at the same time. For example, if the shot focuses on a bright window in the scene, details in the shadow are lost.
Whereas HDR can show a wider range of colors and light and more details in between the extremes. Colors are more vivid and unique in HDR content. Additionally, bright parts of a scene are brighter while dark parts can be darker, and you don’t lose any details.
You might need to adjust the relative brightness of SDR and HDR content for your HDR-capable display. This is because a display interprets an HDR and SDR signal differently, and the results will vary by make and model.
When you change the SDR content brightness setting for an external HDR display or HDR content brightness setting for a built-in HDR display, the effect it has on SDR content depends on whether it’s an external or built-in HDR-capable display:
For built-in HDR displays, such as on HDR-capable laptops, both the brightness setting and HDR content brightness setting will affect the appearance of HDR content.
This tutorial will show you how to adjust the SDR content brightness or HDR content brightness for your account in Windows 11.
HDR content offers better brightness and color capabilities compared to traditional content (sometimes called standard dynamic range [SDR] content). Traditional content typically shows details in a bright part of a scene or a darker part of a scene but not in both parts at the same time. For example, if the shot focuses on a bright window in the scene, details in the shadow are lost.
Whereas HDR can show a wider range of colors and light and more details in between the extremes. Colors are more vivid and unique in HDR content. Additionally, bright parts of a scene are brighter while dark parts can be darker, and you don’t lose any details.
You will be able to play streaming high dynamic range (HDR) video when your Windows PC has a display that’s optimized for HDR video and you have HDR video streaming turned on.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off HDR video streaming in Windows 11.
If you have multiple displays, you can change how they’re arranged. This is helpful if you want your displays to match how they’re set up in your home or office.
This tutorial will show you how to rearrange your displays in Windows 11.
When you have multiple displays connected in Windows 11, you may need help to identify the displays to see which number corresponds to a display.
A number appears on the screen of the display it’s assigned to.
This tutorial will show you how to identify displays in Windows 11.
If you are running the Windows 11 Enterprise or the Windows 11 Pro for Workstations editions, you will have a Remove display from desktop feature that allows you to use your monitor as a Specialized Display. A monitor is categorized as “specialized” if it is neither intended to be used as a “desktop” monitor nor as a head-mounted display.
The Specialized Display feature enables a display to be dedicated to a specific purpose, such as:
If you turn on Remove display from desktop for a display, it will stop Windows from using this display. It will be available only for special-purpose apps that need to use it.
If you turn off Remove display from desktop for a display, it will be available for Windows again.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off remove display from desktop in Windows 11.
The Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) is the graphics display driver architecture introduced in Windows Vista (WDDM v1.0). WDDM is required starting with Windows 8 (WDDM v1.2). The WDDM design guide discusses WDDM requirements, specifications, and behavior for WDDM drivers.
WDDM provides the functionality required to render the desktop and applications using Desktop Window Manager, a compositing window manager running on top of Direct3D. It also supports new DXGI interfaces required for basic device management and creation. The WDDM specification requires at least Direct3D 9-capable video card and the display driver must implement the device driver interfaces for the Direct3D 9Ex runtime in order to run legacy Direct3D applications; it may optionally implement runtime interfaces for Direct3D 10 and higher.
This tutorial will show you how to find the current Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) version you have in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Miracast is a wireless technology your PC, laptop, or tablet can use to project your screen to wireless TVs, projectors, and streaming media players that also support Miracast. You can use this to share what you’re doing on your PC, present a slide show, or even play your favorite game on a larger screen.
You will see a control banner at the top of your screen when you are connected to a wireless display. The banner keeps you informed of the state of your connection, allows you to quick disconnect or reconnect to the same sink and allows you to tune the connection based on what you are doing. This tuning is done via the settings gear, which optimizes the screen to screen latency based on one of the three scenarios:
By default, all connections start off in working mode.
This tutorial will show you how to wirelessly connect your Windows 11 PC to a TV, projector, another PC, or other kind of external display that supports Miracast.
The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life.
Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls below 20% by default.
Display brightness is automatically reduced to 30% by default when using battery saver. You can specify the percentage value to scale brightness to when battery saver is turned on. You can also turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using battery saver.
Battery saver can only be turned on while your PC is running on battery power.
Battery saver is turned off automatically while your PC is plugged in.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off battery saver for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The battery saver feature helps conserve power when a system is running on battery. When battery saver is on, some Windows features are disabled or behave differently. Using battery saver is the easiest way to extend battery life.
Battery saver will turn on automatically when your battery falls below 20% by default.
Display brightness is automatically reduced to 30% by default when using battery saver. You can turn on or off this Lower screen brightness when using battery saver setting.
Battery saver can only be turned on while your PC is running on battery power.
Battery saver is turned off automatically while your PC is plugged in.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Lower screen brightness when using battery saver for your account in Windows 11.
Some PCs can let Windows automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions.
This automatic setting helps make sure your screen is readable wherever you go. Even if you use it, you can still move the Brightness slider to fine-tune the brightness level for a built-in display.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Adaptive Brightness for all users in Windows 11.