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SvennoJ on 27 October 2015
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ganoncrotch said:
SvennoJ said:
ganoncrotch said:
 

It's windows 7. When I switch inputs on my amp, windows 7 thinks it needs to switch back to the monitor, which is not connected.  Windows 7 then resizes the desktop to 640x480 (or something stupid low, safe mode res). When I switch back to the pc it restores the resolution and output, yet all windows are bunched in the top left corner. Some games don't survive this forced resolution change.
I'll upgrade to win 10 some day, that will probably fix it. Until then, save game first before switching.


If you're confident with changing the registry you could give a look at the answer found in

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/windows-7-movesresizes-windows-on-monitor-power/1653aafb-848b-464a-8c69-1a68fbd106aa?auth=1

It envolves changing what windows jumps to as the "go to" resolution inside the registry so if you set that to the default which you want to use all the time it might prevent it from changing when you switch the audio output on the amp you use (I'm guessing you use hdmi audio to the amp?) it could be worth a look.

 

!!!! Keep in mind that changes to the registry happen live, ie as soon as you input the change it will take effect and wont have a "are ya sure this is the resolution you want" type of pop-up message, so either make a backup of the registry before going into it and changing stuff or alternatively, don't go into it and change stuff if you're not confident.

Hope you get something outta the link tho!

(if that doesn't solve it and you want more IT support can always gimme a pm, tis what I do for a living)

Thanks. For some reason there are 7 different configs in those graphics settings. I changed the 2 simulated ones to 1920x1080. It was 1024x768. I'll find out next time if it worked. I connect the PC to my amp indeed, so when I switch to a different device my amp shuts down the connection to the pc.

That PC is on the way out anyway. It occasionaly fails shortly after booting with a machine stop error. Some interrupt that doesn't arrive in time. It usually works after a second or on one occasion, three boot attempts and is fine once it's running. At least all the data is safe.