At work I got Windows 11 24H2. It has a bug, known from september 2024, that resizes all the windows in a tiny corner.

Basically, when the screen shuts off for standby, Windows thinks the resolution now is no more 3840x2160 but 640x480. EVERYTHING gets resized in the top left corner at 640x480 and it’s ULTRA INFURIATING

Because microsoft took 3 years to fix the taskbar and 4 years to fix the “restore explorer windows at boot” checkbox, I’m not confident that they will fix this issue in this decade, and I must find a solution, or i will become crazy.

Workarounds tried:

  • using fancywm - every time i wake up screen i need to wait 10 seconds to see all the windows rearranging and resizing and it’s still infuriating.
  • disabling monitor timeout and replacing it with a screensaver - I’m at work and group policy mandate monitor timeout at 5 minutes
  • updating the AMD drivers
  • uninstalling 24H2 - the admin removed the uninstall files, i can’t revert to previous version *uninstalling powertoys in the chance if it was caused by fancyzones
  • changing UI scale from 150% to 100%

What I did not try:

  • replace the displayport cable with a hdmi one (but it should have only 30hz refresh rate in that case)
  • use a dummy video adapter
  • use a lower resolution
  • wipe and reinstall everything, i have too many stuff with too many settings
  • CTDummy@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Either way:

    1. Run sfc /scannow in elevated command prompt.
    2. Use ddu (display driver uninstaller) to remove GPU driver and reinstall. Trust, DDU can and has fixed obscure display errors for me.
    3. Try this registry edit or the ninth answer from this link
    4. Reset windows. It’s possible to do a soft reinstall and keep files.

    It would be worth eliminating the cable first imo. Also reinstalls sound harder than they are. Even with a bunch of setting it usually only take me an hour or two these days and all it takes is shit starting to clutter or low space and I’ll nuke everything. Shit like ninite/Chris TTs winutils speeds it up a lot.