Hi,
Recently my PC settings screen changed to gray from some other colour.
Now the problem is the text and icons look pixelated. I have taken a screen shot of the screen. Please have a look.
If any one have a solution to this problem please share.
Hello,
That is odd. The left side should be the lightest shade of gray and the right side should be white or off white.
Did you go in and change the system parameters to prefer "performance" over looks?
Control Panel > icon View > System > Advanced System Settings >
In System Properties > Advanced > Settings
In Performance Options > Advanced >
Select "Adjust for best Performance" > OK
If you do that, the Text will suffer and I suppose it could do something else weird as well.
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You might do a Forced Reset on the notebook to reset the existing Drivers:
Notebooks- Forced Reset to Resolve Hardware and Software Issues- Sealed Non-Removable Battery
OR
Notebooks - Use Hard Reset to Resolve Hardware and Software Issues - Removable Battery
==========================================================================You might go to your computer's website, download, and install the latest graphics driver again. It may be out of date, hosed, or just need a kick.
Start at
Support and Drivers
Dragon-fur, your solution is not working. I did't try hard reset because my pc is fine and it is very new.. The only problem is the pixelation of text in PC settings screen.I also adjusted "advanced system settings". Other texts in different applications are fine.Games and videos are also working fine. The problem occured all of a sudden. Only change i made in driver is updated bios.
Is there any way to change the screen colour of "PC settings"?.
Dipuab wrote:
"The problem occured all of a sudden. Only change i made in driver is updated bios. "
Well, that does explain things a bit better. Updating the BIOS can result in a variety of unexplained changes on occasion. It is only supposed to "fix" certain things; sometimes there are "side effects". Perhaps your computer suffered a side effect of the update.
I do not know of a way to change the colour of the PC Settings screen. It is an internal code controlled program.
Information on the Forced / Hard Reset:
The "Forced Reset" is a Driver disconnect / reconnect for your notebook hardware and drivers. A "Forced / Hard Reset" does not make external changes to programs, data, or the Operating System; it does cause the system to "drain" the memory core(s) and then reread everything "fresh" when the system is reconnected and rebooted. A Reset does fix a variety of issues on your notebook; do keep the instructions handy -- you may be happy to have them.
Options:
You can try and work around the changes made by the BIOS update and force the system back into compliance. This may include readjusting the Display:
Windows key + X > Control Panel > Display > Adjust Clear Type
You can opt to try the Forced Reset after reading more about what it does and does not do to your notebook.You can try resetting your Display "personalization" settings for all the backgrounds that are available. Doing so may trigger some sort of "reset" on that one screen that is "stuck" in "gray zone" with the funny text. Once you have selected all new backgrounds and rebooted the computer, go back in and reset everything back to the way you like it and reboot the computer again.You might opt to Roll Back to a previous version of the BIOS update and see if the Update was the issue that caused the problem with your display:
HP Notebook PCs - Restoring the BIOS
You can call HP for help! The computer is new, you have warranty, and you can use it to get the help you need.
Contact HP
USA – Contact HP // Self-Help – Email - Chat
Good Luck!
The problem is solved, it was with the graphics card setting. I restored it to default values and everything is fine now. Thanks dragon-fur for your help.
Excellent.
Thanks for posting the fix. It will help others when / if something like that happens again.
Happy Computing!