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Drivers

Just like any other piece of hardware, a video card needs drivers to function.

Display adapter drivers install pretty much the same way as all the other

drivers we’ve discussed thus far: Windows has the driver already; insert the

installation media that came with the card; or download the latest driver from

the Internet.

Video card makers are constantly updating their drivers. Odds are good

that any video card more than a few months old has at least one driver

update. If possible, check the manufacturer’s Web site and use the driver

located there if there is one. If the Web site doesn’t offer a driver, it’s usually

best to use the installation media. Always avoid using the built-in Windows

driver as it tends to be the most dated.

We’ll explore driver issues in more detail after we discuss the Display

Settings/Display applet and the Personalization Settings/Personalization

applet. Like so many things about video, you can’t fully understand one topic

without understanding at least one other!

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Using Display and Personalization

With the driver installed, you’re ready to configure your display settings. The

Display Settings or Display applet and Personalization Settings or

Personalization applet provide convenient, central locations for all of your

display settings, including resolution, refresh rate, driver information, and

color depth.

Display Settings/Display Applet The Display Settings in Windows 10 and

the Display applet in previous versions of Windows enable adjusting most

display options. Open Display Settings by clicking Start | Settings | System.

You can open the Display applet in the Control Panel in Windows 7/8/8.1.

This section focuses on the Windows 10 tool. The two versions are visually

different, but you can find similar options in both.

Figure 17-42 shows the default initial Display Settings screen (on a triplemonitor

system). Each monitor attached to the system gets a number, and you

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