Increase Screen Resolution Via Script - Windows 7?

[RichB]

Afternoon,

 

Hoping someone knows how this can be done... I have a family member who to put it bluntly cannot see much.

 

I want to create a script (icon) that they can double click on the desktop that will make the screen huge so they can see things better. Then double click another script (icon) that makes the screen go back to normal size.

 

So..

 

Script 1: Makes the screen large

Script 2: Turns the screen back to normal size

 

I have tried this by creating two user accounts on windows 7 and changing the resolution on one account. But it doesn't work, as it changes it for both users.

 

Any help you be GREAT...

[timbo343]

This power shell script might work for you.

 

Just change the resolution at the bottom of the script

 

Function Set-ScreenResolution {

param (

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,

Position = 0)]

[int]

$Width,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,

Position = 1)]

[int]

$Height

)

$pinvokeCode = @"

using System;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace Resolution

{

[structLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]

public struct DEVMODE1

{

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 32)]

public string dmDeviceName;

public short dmSpecVersion;

public short dmDriverVersion;

public short dmSize;

public short dmDriverExtra;

public int dmFields;

public short dmOrientation;

public short dmPaperSize;

public short dmPaperLength;

public short dmPaperWidth;

public short dmScale;

public short dmCopies;

public short dmDefaultSource;

public short dmPrintQuality;

public short dmColor;

public short dmDuplex;

public short dmYResolution;

public short dmTTOption;

public short dmCollate;

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 32)]

public string dmFormName;

public short dmLogPixels;

public short dmBitsPerPel;

public int dmPelsWidth;

public int dmPelsHeight;

public int dmDisplayFlags;

public int dmDisplayFrequency;

public int dmICMMethod;

public int dmICMIntent;

public int dmMediaType;

public int dmDitherType;

public int dmReserved1;

public int dmReserved2;

public int dmPanningWidth;

public int dmPanningHeight;

};

class User_32

{

[DllImport("user32.dll")]

public static extern int EnumDisplaySettings(string deviceName, int modeNum, ref DEVMODE1 devMode);

[DllImport("user32.dll")]

public static extern int ChangeDisplaySettings(ref DEVMODE1 devMode, int flags);

public const int ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS = -1;

public const int CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY = 0x01;

public const int CDS_TEST = 0x02;

public const int DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL = 0;

public const int DISP_CHANGE_RESTART = 1;

public const int DISP_CHANGE_FAILED = -1;

}

public class PrmaryScreenResolution

{

static public string ChangeResolution(int width, int height)

{

DEVMODE1 dm = GetDevMode1();

if (0 != User_32.EnumDisplaySettings(null, User_32.ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS, ref dm))

{

dm.dmPelsWidth = width;

dm.dmPelsHeight = height;

int iRet = User_32.ChangeDisplaySettings(ref dm, User_32.CDS_TEST);

if (iRet == User_32.DISP_CHANGE_FAILED)

{

return "Unable To Process Your Request. Sorry For This Inconvenience.";

}

else

{

iRet = User_32.ChangeDisplaySettings(ref dm, User_32.CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY);

switch (iRet)

{

case User_32.DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL:

{

return "Success";

}

case User_32.DISP_CHANGE_RESTART:

{

return "You Need To Reboot For The Change To Happen.\n If You Feel Any Problem After Rebooting Your Machine\nThen Try To Change Resolution In Safe Mode.";

}

default:

{

return "Failed To Change The Resolution";

}

}

}

}

else

{

return "Failed To Change The Resolution.";

}

}

private static DEVMODE1 GetDevMode1()

{

DEVMODE1 dm = new DEVMODE1();

dm.dmDeviceName = new String(new char[32]);

dm.dmFormName = new String(new char[32]);

dm.dmSize = (short)Marshal.SizeOf(dm);

return dm;

}

}

}

"@

Add-Type $pinvokeCode -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

[Resolution.PrmaryScreenResolution]::ChangeResolution($width,$height)

}

 

set-screenresolution 1280 1024

[LeMarchand]

There are a couple of old utilities that may still work. https://sourceforge.net/projects/qres/ and https://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm

 

You just call the exe with a suitable resolution etc as the arguments.

[RichB]

Ill give these a go today!