Here’s a trick to change the screen resolution and color quality display settings in Safe Mode of Windows, without any registry hack or third party program. When user goes to Display Properties (in Windows XP) or Display Settings (in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later), and try to change the screen resolution to higher resolution such as 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600 (for 16:10 aspect ratio), 1024×576, 1152×648, 1280×720, 1366×768, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 2560×14×2160 (for 16:9 aspect ratio), which is commonly used as native resolution in today’s modern LCD, LED or OLED display panels, the Windows in Safe Mode simply does not respond to the OK or Apply button, and does not apply the change made. The worst part is that it seems like there is no way to change the any display settings such as desktop resolution and color quality at all. Thus, by default, Safe Mode normally has a screen resolution of just 800×600, causing a lot of components cannot be displayed and shown completely on screen, including the Start Menu and desktop icons, which has been messily realigned.

Display Changer II is a freeware resolution changer software download filed under video tweaks and made available by 12noon for Windows. Most drivers, including manufacturer’s driver to display adapter (graphic processing unit or accelerator GPU) is not been loaded. Change display settings like resolution, scaling, rotation, refresh rate and others depending on the application youre running. But there is a utility called QRes which can be used for this purpose. Windows does not give any option to change screen resolution using the command prompt. Safe Mode loads and starts just basis files and drivers necessary to run Windows. Method 2: Change Screen Resolution using command prompt. Whenever there is any system problem, especially the dread BSoD (Blue Screen of Death), most users first reaction is probably to go into Safe Mode to try to troubleshoot Windows.

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