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 933.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-09-13T06:26:58+00:00

    If you used the registry tweak to install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware, then that is why it is getting re-installed, I think the only solution on your system will be to create a bootable USB and use that to clean install a more up to date version of Windows 10.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-13T00:54:32+00:00

    And, as usual, the screen is squished. For now. It USED to be that it does that until about 70% then it restarts after a minute and its still squished

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-13T00:43:27+00:00

    So I got home, and restarted the PC to update about 2 hours ago. For some reason, when the PC started, it SHOWED THE WINDOWS 11 LOGO, then it flipped to the Windows 10 Logo. It's got a new update screen than usual, and its saying "Working on updates 21%. Don't turn off your PC. This will take a while. Your PC will restart several times." So its been at 21% for about 40 minutes...... I don't know what to do.... For some reason, I think it's installed Windows 11. But does it make sense to go from Windows 10 build 10240 version 10.0 straight to Windows 11? Also, It SHOULDN'T BE INSTALLING WINDOWS 11. I DON'T HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS! I've got a second Gen i5 processor, not supported, I don't have Secure Boot on my PC AT ALL. I also have TPM 1.2, not 2.0.

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  4. DaveM121 933.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-09-12T17:03:33+00:00

    Okay, please wait to see how many of those updates can successfully install and if they have actually updated your Windows 10 version when they have completed.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T16:55:28+00:00

    Not yet, it's 66% done installing

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