The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Jul 7, 2010

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change My Desktop Monitor Resolution via Windows PowerShell?

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to use a Windows PowerShell 2.0 script to change the resolution on my desktop monitor. Is this possible? -- AS Hello AS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, I have been looking for a script to change my monitor resolution for years! When I used to travel all over the world and taught scriptin...

Jul 21, 2005

How Can I Determine the Current Screen Resolution Being Used on a Computer?

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the current screen resolution being used on a computer? You know, things like 1600x1200 resolution, 16-bit color, that kind of information.-- FE Hey, FE. Remember when you were a kid and your mom would have that annoying habit of beginning a discussion by answering the question you didn’t ask? For example,...