{"id":107,"date":"2013-05-28T22:06:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T22:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joetannorella.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2014-11-24T18:30:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T18:30:40","slug":"how-to-fix-overscan-black-margin-around-monitor-with-the-windows-registry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joetannorella.com\/how-to-fix-overscan-black-margin-around-monitor-with-the-windows-registry\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix overscan (black margin around monitor) with a quick registry hack"},"content":{"rendered":"
I use a 15″ 2011 Macbook Pro (the lower res version) to do all my design and development. Recently I finally gave in and bought a second monitor (I went for an entry-level 24″ LG) and I couldn’t be happier with my massively increased work area, and as a result, increased workrate. That was until I boot into Windows and tried to get some work done.<\/p>\n
The problem was that there was an inch (or so) thick black margin around the edge of the monitor. I am required to use Windows on my Mac probably around 50% of the time, so I had to fix this issue fairly soon (it was far too annoying to ignore!). I did a bit of googling and found out that the issue is called ‘overscan’. The good thing was that other people were having the same problem as me, but the annoying thing was that there was no easy fix.<\/p>\n
If you find yourself in the same situation as me, then you have 2 options:<\/p>\n
I briefly explored both options, and came to the conclusion that I’d give the registry hack a go. I didn’t want to be bothering finding the correct drivers, replacing my old ones (what if I completely mess something up?), and everything else, so I googled some more about the registry fix.<\/p>\n
*Note that you should back up any registry files\/folder that you even consider changing with this hack, as this cannot be ‘reversed’ (no ctrl+Z here!)*<\/p>\n
Here’s some screenshots from inside my regedit window:<\/p>\n