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Setting Color Depth and Resolution on Windows

  1. Locate the Start Menu icon in the menu bar across the bottom of your screen.
  2. Click on the Start Menu icon and mouse up to Settings.
  3. Open the Control Panel menu item. A Control Panel window should appear on your screen
  4. Locate the Display icon. Double click to open it. A Display Properties window should appear on your screen.
  5. In the Display Properties window, locate and click on the Settings tab. The Display Properties window should now contain an image of a small monitor.
  6. Locate the Colors box in the bottom of the Display Properties window. Make sure that High Color (16 bit) or True Color (32 bit) is selected.
  7. Locate the Screen area box to the right of the Colors box.
  8. Drag the slider until 800 x 600 pixels (or higher) is selected.
  9. If your settings were already correct, and you did not make any changes to them, click OK to close the window. If you did change some or all of your settings, click the Apply button.
  10. Click OK in the dialog box that appears next regarding changing your display settings.
  11. Click Yes in the dialog box that appears regarding keeping your new display settings. Please note that this is a timed box. If you do not respond within a few seconds of its appearance, it will revert your settings to their original state.
  12. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Display Properties window to close the window. You can also close the Control Panel window.

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