By adjusting the settings for the video card, you can adjust the display quality of graphics and video, change the display resolution, set the modes of use of one or more monitors, and much more. If the control panel of the video card does not start automatically when the system boots, you can also enter the program that provides the video card settings "manually".
Instructions
Step 1
You can enter the video card settings program in several ways. From the Start menu go to Control Panel. If you have set to display the Control Panel by category, switch to the classic view - click the caption in the upper left part of the window. In the window that opens, select the icon of your video card and click on it with the left mouse button. For example, if an NVIDIA video card is installed, the Control Panel will display the original manufacturer's icon and its signature "NVIDIA Control Panel".
Step 2
To open the video card settings panel, you can go the other way. Open the "My Computer" folder, select the local drive C (by default, the video card software is installed on this drive). Go to the "Program Files" folder and select the folder corresponding to the name of your video card. For NVIDIA, the folder will be named "NVIDIA Corporation". Find the icon of the video card control panel in the selected folder and click on it with the left mouse button. For NVIDIA - the "Control Panel Client" folder, and the file icon "nvcplui.exe".
Step 3
There is another way to call the video card settings panel. Click on any free space on the desktop with the right mouse button. In the drop-down menu, click on the "Properties" item with any mouse button to bring up the "Properties: Display" window. Go to the "Options" tab and click the "Advanced" button to open the "Properties: Monitor Connector Module and (your graphics card name)" window. In the window that opens, go to the tab with the name of your video card and click on the "Start Control Panel" button.
Step 4
If you do not know which video card you have installed, check its name. To do this, from the desktop, right-click on the "My Computer" icon, in the drop-down menu, select "Properties". In the properties window go to the "Hardware" tab and click on the "Device Manager" button. In the window that opens, find the line "Video adapters" and expand the catalog item by clicking on the "+" icon or by double-clicking on the name of the line itself. The name of the sub-item will be the name of your video card.
Step 5
More complete information about the video card can be obtained through the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. To do this, call the Run command through the Start menu. In the free field, enter the command "dxdiag" without quotes or spaces. Wait while the collection of data about your system is completed. Go to the "Display" tab in the window that opens. Information about the video card is contained in the "Device" section.
