Configure display settings in Windows App

Once you're connected to your devices and apps using Windows App, it's important to know how to use its features and configure settings. This article shows you how to configure display settings, such as multiple displays, display resolutions, and scaling for devices in Windows App.

Prerequisites

Before you can configure display settings, you need:

  • Windows App installed on your local device, or access to Windows App in a web browser, with at least one device or app added. To learn more, see Get started with Windows App

Display settings

Select a tab for the platform you're using.

Here are the display settings you can configure in Windows App for Windows.

Set custom display settings

If you want to use different display settings to the default settings or settings specified by your admin, you can configure custom settings by following these steps. You can only configure custom settings for devices, not apps.

  1. Open Windows App, select the Devices tab, then find the device you want to configure custom display settings for.

  2. Select the ellipses (...) on the card of the device, then select Settings.

  3. Toggle Use default settings to off.

  4. For Display Settings, you can select the following options:

    Display configuration Description
    All displays Automatically use all displays for the device. If you have multiple displays, all of them are used.
    Single display Only a single display is used for the device.
    Select displays Only select displays are used for the device.

    Each display configuration in the previous table has its own settings. Use the following table to understand each setting:

    Setting Display configurations Description
    Single display when in windowed mode All displays
    Select displays
    Only use a single display when running in windowed mode, rather than full screen.
    Start in full screen Single display The device is full-screen.
    Fit session to window All displays
    Single display
    Select displays
    When you resize the window, the scaling of the device automatically adjusts to fit the new window size. The resolution stays the same.
    Update the resolution on resize Single display When you resize the window, the resolution of the device automatically changes to match.

    If this setting is disabled, a new option for Resolution is displayed where you can select from a predefined list of resolutions.
    Choose which display to use for this session Select displays Select which displays you want to use. All selected displays must be next to each other.
    Maximize to current displays Select displays The device shows full-screen on the current display(s) the window is on, even if display isn't selected in the settings. If this setting is off, the device shows full-screen on the same display(s) regardless of the current display the window is on. If your window overlaps multiple displays, those displays are used when maximizing the device.

Light mode and dark mode

You can change Windows App between light mode and dark mode, or use the mode your device is configured to use in your system settings. To change between light mode and dark mode:

  1. Open Windows App.

  2. Select the cog icon for Settings.

  3. In the section General, select the drop-down menu for Choose your mode.

  4. Tap Light, Dark, or Use system settings. The change takes effect immediately.

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