by "Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
Published 06/07/2017 at 20:37
by "Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
Published 06/07/2017 at 20:37
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I have a weird problem. I use the same monitor for two computers, my gaming rig and my laptop. I do not use a KVM, I switch inputs on the monitor. The problem is that the icons on the desktop of the laptop are larger. The toolbar is the same on both desktops. In fact it has changed the size of things on webpages. Like youtube plays in a smaller window, and I have thoroughly gone through my youtube settings. I have check all the scaling settings in the control panel and they are all set to 100%, just like my gaming rig. I have gone through video card settings, and did and looked on google. Youtube says their webpage will self adjust the size of the player based on resolution. It is running the same resolution on both computers. It is affecting my youtube viewing and it must end.
While I was re-reading my paragraph, it gave me an idea. I right clicked on the desktop and under View “Medium Icons” was selected. So I chose small thinking that would fix the problem, no it made them really tiny. So I chose medium again and they are now the proper size. Youtube is still affected though.
K20 swapped Integra for your time.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/07/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 0
What are the resolutions of the monitor and the laptop, and physical size? Sounds like a difference in DPI between the two.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/07/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
Different resolutions between laptop display and monitor will cause desktop icons to change size and position when you switch from higher to lower resolution.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
06/07/2017 at 20:54, STARS: 0
Have you checked the DPI settings?
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
06/07/2017 at 20:54, STARS: 0
Paging Nibby
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/07/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0
The laptop has not left the dock in months. I never use the built in screen. This has just happen within the last few weeks, it finally bugged me enough to do something about it. It may just be a bug, and a fresh install may be in order. It was an upgrade from 7, it might be time anyway.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
06/07/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0
Are the displays identical? If not, well, life will be easier if they are.
I’ve had a good deal of experience using KVMs and they are not created equally and I do my best to make room for a second monitor or a second entire compter.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/07/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0
The laptop stays on a dock and only uses an external monitor, the same monitor that the gaming rig. The screen on the laptop is 13.3” 1366x768, but like I said I never use the laptops screen.
"facw" (facw)
06/07/2017 at 21:09, STARS: 0
Which version of Windows?
In any event right-click on the desktop and do:
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
The look at your control panel here:
Probably your desktop is at 100% and your laptop is at something higher because they don’t want things to be tiny on the smaller screen.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/07/2017 at 21:12, STARS: 0
The only way I have found to change DPI is to adjust the scaling. It is set at 100% on both computers. I might try a reset of Windows 10 tonight to see if it makes a difference. I used the reset feature before on another system and it was pretty slick, and I don’t care about a single file on that laptop.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/07/2017 at 21:13, STARS: 1
Nope they are both at 100% and they are both Windows 10.
"facw" (facw)
06/07/2017 at 21:15, STARS: 0
Hmm, weird, I’m out of ideas for youtube.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/07/2017 at 21:16, STARS: 1
It is the same exact monitor. My gaming rig is pretty loud, so I use a laptop when I’m not gaming. The laptop sits on a dock and it’s not a big deal to move my keyboard/mouse dongle over to laptop when I want to use it. I don’t really switch back and forth, I’m using one or the other, so I don’t have a KVM.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/07/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0
It still switches back to rendering for the laptop display when you switch monitor inputs.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
06/07/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 0
Check updates on the one with the bigger stuff. I had an update pack go out to my laptop recently that did make things smaller than they were.
"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy)
06/07/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 1
Is the browser at the same zoom level on both? If they are, try zooming the one in and out till youtube fills the screen again.
"7:07" (fanbrain001)
06/07/2017 at 22:18, STARS: 1
This has caught me off guard so many times. Left palm pushes down the CTRL button and then I scroll - everything is squinty. This picture is from Chrome, but every browser has a similar zoom setting.
"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy)
06/07/2017 at 22:24, STARS: 0
I never accidentally hit ctrl and scrolled, I just used to love 110% until I learned that youtube hates that specific level of zoom, a lot.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/07/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0
And the external monitor, size and native resolution?
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/08/2017 at 00:30, STARS: 0
21.6" 1080p. I don’t use the computers concurrently. The gaming rig heats up the room too much to leave on all the time. The laptop is there just so I have something to use at my desk at home.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/08/2017 at 00:39, STARS: 0
I don’t usually have the computers on at the same time, but all it would take is one time pretty much. I get where you are going.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
06/08/2017 at 00:41, STARS: 0
OK will do. I haven’t had the laptop on much, been playing too much Overwatch.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
06/08/2017 at 06:38, STARS: 0
I am going to suggest no one else here has so far.
Restart all devices?
"NojustNo" (front24200)
06/14/2017 at 01:46, STARS: 0
I’d lay odds it’s browser font settings.