Low Resolution Boot Screen Issue & Suggested Fix


The Pool Man

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Hi all.

I had the hardest time wording this issue until I saw someone online already did so. This is simply an aesthetic bother but I can't stand when my 4K PC monitor boot screen looks like it's 480p or just so 'Donkey Kong-ish' --

kong.jpg

Anyway, someone onlinr phrased the question like this -- When I press the power button, the boot logo and the loading circle is in low resolution and is stretched (probably because it's in 4:3). It becomes normal (2560x1440) in the login screen. They did so here --


Someone understood and offered this fix --
  1. Open an command shell as Administrator.
  2. Type in bcdedit /set {globalsettings} highestmode on if you use cmd.exe or bcdedit /set "{globalsettings}" highestmode on if you use PowerShell.
  3. Reboot.
Fine. My question is will I be able to undo this if something goes quirky in my main environment?

WEIRD BUT TRUE -- As I've discovered on another Mini PC, the boot screen will work within the correct resolution of the monitor the first time you connect it, providing you have the monitor on 1st. And if you didn't, the only way to fix that is to reset the Mini to factory and do it right. It's worked fine every since.

That picture is of my office PC. It already had a mini plugged into it which I've since sold. The new Mini was plugged in, but I think the old settings of the previous Mini were 'stuck' on the monitor.
 
Windows Build/Version
11, 23H2 Build 22631.3155

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    11 if on this site
Yes you can:

bcdedit /deletevalue "{globalsettings}" highestmode

reboot

(powershell syntax)
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Photoshop/Game/tinker build
    CPU
    Intel i9 13900KS 5.7-6GHz P cores/4.4GHz E/5GHz cache
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero
    Memory
    64GB (2x32) G.skill Trident Z5 RGB 6400 @6800 MT/s 32-39-39-52
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    Asus ROG Strix 4070 Ti OC
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    Onboard Audio, Vanatoo Transparent One; Klipsch R-12SWi Sub; Creative Pebble Pro Minimilist
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG2730, ViewSonic VP2768
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440p x 2
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB nvme, SK-Hynix 2 TB P41 nvme, Raid 0: 1TB 850 EVO + 1TB 860 EVO SSD. Sabrent USB-C DS-SC5B 5-bay docking station: 6TB WDC Black, 6TB Ironwolf Pro; 2x 2TB WDC Black
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    850W Seasonic Vertex PX-850
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    Fractal Design North XL Mesh, Black Walnut
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    EKWB 360 Nucleus Dark AIO w/Phanteks T30-120 fans, 2 Noctua NF-A14 Chromax case fans, 3x50mm fans cooling memory
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    Glorious GMMK TKL mechanical, lubed modded -meh
    Mouse
    Logitech G305 wireless gaming
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    380 Mb/s down, 12 Mb/s up
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    Firefox
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    Apple 13" Macbook Pro 2020 (m1)
    CPU
    Apple M1
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Browser
    Firefox
That picture you posted has zero to do with Windows and everything to do with the BIOS/UEFI loading screen.

If it was as simple as running the above command from within Windows to edit the BIOS loading screen (or any bios settings for that matter, then we would all be in a world of trouble and at the mercy of any and all nasties that managed infect Windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    MSI B550 Tomahawk
    Memory
    Patriot Viper 4 Blackout Series 3600 2x8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire RX 7600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 278E1A
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    XPG SX8200 240GB M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe
    Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB
    Seagate 500 GB
    WD Black SN750 500GB
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G3
    Case
    Deepcool CK500WH
    Cooling
    Deepcool Castle 280EX, plus 3 140 MM case fans (2 in front, 1 in rear)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G213 Prodigy
    Mouse
    Logitech 305

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