FORCEFULLY matching active signal resolution to desktop resolution

Santiago Vidal Reina 0 Reputation points
2026-08-31T12:43:55.2866667+00:00

I have a monitor that natively goes to 4k@30 and I want to use it at 1440p@120 but windows keeps forcing the active signal resolution to 4k.

I have tried every single "fix" online, both from this forum and different websites, it´s been a known problem for YEARS and it bugs out both the TV itself and any app I try running on the resolution i actually want.

  • Settings > Display > Advanced Display > Display adapter settings > List All Mode (Did absolutely nothing)
  • Doing the same but going back to a 720p or other random resolution to try and force the active scaling to change (Did absolutely nothing)
  • AMD adrenaline software disabling GPU scaling (Did absolutely nothing)
  • Going into the registry and deleting every monitor configuration to force it to recognize again, it recognized as a 4k monitor and (Did absolutely nothing)
  • Using the CRU to delete every other resolution and leaving only 1440p and reseting my monitor (Did absolutely nothing)
  • Reseting monitor drivers (Did absolutely nothing)

I´m literally out of options, there are no more fixes online, other than switching to linux.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
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  1. Bulldog 4,315 Reputation points
    2026-08-31T15:31:49.5833333+00:00

    The resolution and refresh rate of the signal sent to your monitor are determined by the graphics card and its driver, not by Windows.

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