How to check your screen resolution

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Your screen resolution is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels that your monitor displays. Most often, it is displayed as Width x Height (for example, 1152 x 768). The more pixels your monitor can display, the better the quality of text and images will be. Older cathode ray monitors used to maintain low resolutions (around 640 x 480), but nowadays, modern digital monitors have a higher pixel density and are constantly improving in technology. Knowing how to determine your screen resolution can be helpful, so in this article we'll show you how to do this for the most common operating systems.

Steps

Method 1 of 5: Windows 7

Step 1. Click on the Start button

Click on “Control Panel”, and under the option Personalization choose Change the screen resolution.

Step 2. Make sure the monitor you want to change is selected from the Display drop-down menu

Below this option, you will see a drop-down list Permission, with your monitor settings.

Check Your Screen Resolution Step 2

Step 3. Pay attention to the Resolution, and then press Cancel to leave the settings intact.

Method 2 of 5: Windows Vista

Step 1. Click on the Start button

Click on “Control Panel”, and under the option Personalization choose Screen settings.

Step 2. Make sure the monitor you want to change is selected

If not, then select the screen you need by clicking on it.

Step 3. Pay attention to the Resolution, and then press Cancel to leave the settings intact.

Method 3 of 5: Windows XP

Step 1. Click on the Start button

Click on “Control Panel”, and under the option Personalization choose Select Display.

Click on the settings tab and below you will see a strip with the name Permissionwhich presents your settings.

Check Your Screen Resolution Step 7