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
A workaround that you may not have considered is stopping the monitor from going to standby in the first place. If you are able, you can use a program called Caffeine to keep your PC unlocked.
This won’t stop the problem when you have to lock the PC, but at least when you are there it shouldn’t happen.
I have nosy coworkers and I ideally like to lock the station as soon as possible (especially when I forget bitwarden open…), an anyway I have an IR windows hello camera that unlocks the screen when I sit down