I accidentally hit the keys on my laptop and the screen went dark. When it came on again a few seconds later everything it displayed was magnified. Web pages, toolbars, the desktop, everything. I think I accidentally hit some sort of hot key command
that resizes how everything is displayed. This is a real nuisance and I'd like to fix it ASAP. I've checked my screen resolution and it's normal, at 800 x 600. I read an article that said the problem can be eliminated by hiding or showing desktop icons, but
that didn't work either. I looked through the Microsoft Help database and this forum and Windows Help and Support and couldn't find anything that helped or even identified exactly what my problem is. I am running Windows Vista and all my graphics settings
are on default. No matter what I try to display on my monitor-- the desktop, web browsers, and any program-- everything is magnified. When I try to adjust my browser magnification by using Ctrl - or +, only the content in the web browser window changes size
and border of the browser (all my toolbars and searchbars) remain magnified. How can I put my screen back to normal?
Quickest fix I've found (if none of the other solutions work for you) is to uninstall the display adaptor then reboot when prompted. Windows should hold the display drivers for you and reinstall them automatically but make sure you have your driver available
first just in case you have to reinstall manually.
I have no idea what causes this bizarre fault - I've seen it a couple of times now and I thought at first it may have been an accessibility option accessed in error with some weird hidden key combination, a resolution error (as many others have suggested),
a monitor utility setting - none of which was the case. Hope my fix helps somone out there.
I have explored all the other options without any change in magnification except uninstalling the driver. When in device manager, there is a menu in properties that should allow you to roll back, disable or uninstall, these are not active in my version.
Have even done a recent Windows 10 update with no change in magnification. My magnification doubled without warning. My adapter driver is ATI Radeon HD 4200. Original operating system was 8.1 updated to 10. Driving me nuts, especially since I work remotely.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am "challenged" when it comes to technology, so please speak English. Thanks.