You can do this if your monitor is not displaying the image properly.

Your screen simplifies interaction between you and your computer. You usually stare at it for hours a day. Therefore, it is important that the screen is accurate and pleasant so that your eyes or your head do not hurt.

If your monitor is suddenly not displaying the image properly, there could be several reasons. Here we give some tips to solve the problem.

The easiest possible solution is to turn off your screen and leave it alone for half an hour. Then the screen has time to cool for a while and the connection to the computer is lost. If the problem is related to the connection between your PC and your display, this is usually immediately resolved by reconnecting the display as soon as you turn it back on.

Are you busy and therefore do not have time to wait half an hour? Then turn off the display for about 15 seconds to disconnect the monitor from the computer, and then turn it back on. If the problem is not resolved, it may be due to overheating. Then unfortunately you will have to leave your monitor off for a while to cool it down.

This is the standard solution for computer problems. It’s possible that an operating system issue is causing the strange display, and a simple reboot can fix it.

Restarting your monitor doesn’t work and restarting your computer doesn’t help either? Then it’s time to check that no wires have come loose a bit. Turn off your computer and monitor and unplug all cables from the ports on both sides. Then firmly plug them back into the ports. HDMI cables in particular can come loose a bit easily because these cables – unlike DVI and VGA – cannot be screwed in.

Still having problems? Then try restoring your monitor’s factory settings. This can probably be done via a physical button on the bottom or side of your monitor. You cannot change that much in Windows’ display settings. You can solve the problem using Settings. To do this, in Windows 10 go to: Settings / System / Display. click on top Change the layout of your screens. button in the lower right corner of the picture To detect.

Follow the steps on the screen. Did you pass the steps? Then everything should work now and you can proceed with setting up the monitor.

If you’re working with Windows 11, you can go to the Settings app. You will find the option in the system menu view. Click on it and you will immediately get more information about your monitor. below Multiple screens can you join Detect another screen click To detect and go through the steps.

If you think you know exactly what’s wrong with your monitor’s image, you can adjust the brightness, color balance, saturation, etc. You can use the buttons on the monitor to make settings such as

It wouldn’t make much sense to look at your graphics card settings in Windows 11 because Windows 11 (as well as Windows 8 and Windows 10) only supports the highest color quality. But on older versions of Windows it can be helpful to check if the best color options are selected.

None of these tips helped? Then there is a good chance that you are dealing with an issue with your hardware.

See if using other cables helps. If that doesn’t work, try connecting another monitor to your computer to see if it’s the monitor itself. If another monitor is working fine, you can assume that your screen is broken and needs to be replaced. If you’re having the same issues with another monitor, it’s probably the graphics card in your computer, not the monitor itself.

Before purchasing a new graphics card, it’s a good idea to see if the problem occurs even before Windows starts, ie during startup. Try another graphics card (you might want to borrow one) and see if that fixes the problem. In this case, you will unfortunately have to buy a new graphics card.

If you’ve decided that a new monitor needs to be installed, you can probably also use some tips for making the best choice. Nowadays you have to pay attention to many points: contrast, brightness, ergonomics and more. So what makes a display good and how do you make the right choice for yourself from the literally thousands of models you can buy in the Netherlands right now? In this article, we explain how you can make the best choice for a monitor.