How do I fix a stretched screen?

Anonymous
2024-09-12T14:17:28+00:00

Hello, Whenever I start my laptop, the windows boot screen and progressive ring are stretched. I've tried updating and rolling back drivers, I've used CMD, and more. I installed Windows 11 about a month ago on unsupported hardware.

NOTE TO ALL OF YOU. UPDATING DOES NOT FIX IT

Someone told me to go back to Windows 10, I did. Not resolved.

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  1. DaveM121 933.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-09-16T13:42:38+00:00

    This is a really big job, you cannot just convert the drive from Command Prompt form inside Windows, here are the basic steps and it is not guaranteed to solve the problem, because your BIOS is so old..

    1

    You would need to create a new bootable Windows 10 USB With Rufus, and set that to MBR when creating the USB.

    2

    Backup your files.

    3

    Boot your PC from the USB and use these steps to convert your drive to MBR before you install Windows.

    At the very start of the installation process, press Shift + F10, or Shift + Fn + F10 to open Command Prompt

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    diskpart

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    list disk

    (Make note of the disk number you want to convert and enter it into the next command - replace X)

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    select disk X

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    clean

    Run this command and hit Enter:

    convert mbr

    Then close Command Prompt

    4

    Then when Windows is installed, in BIOS set it to boot in Legacy BIOS

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-16T13:43:09+00:00

    Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.610

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.

    On computer: OPREKIN-PC

    DISKPART> list disk

    Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt

    Disk 0 Online 465 GB 9 GB *

    DISKPART> select disk 0

    Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

    DISKPART> convert mbr

    Virtual Disk Service error:

    The operation is not allowed on a disk that contains a pagefile volume.

    DISKPART>

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  3. DaveM121 933.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-09-16T13:45:18+00:00

    I explained you cannot do that from inside Windows, I provided the steps above.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-16T15:51:46+00:00

    i dont have a USB. or CD.

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  5. DaveM121 933.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-09-16T16:42:16+00:00

    That is the only method to switch from UEFI to Legacy BIOS, it is an awful lot of work just for that stretched PC manufacturers logo screen on startup, if your graphics are okay in Windows then there is no problem indicated with Windows.

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