How it works
- Pick the monitor (empty means the main one), type a resolution like 2560 × 1440 or keep it unchanged, and set a refresh rate or choose the highest the resolution offers.
- The mode is checked against what the monitor actually supports first; if it isn't offered, the step fails and lists what is.
- When you run the routine by hand, it asks 'Keep these display settings?' and goes back after 15 seconds without an answer, just like Windows does.
- Runs started by a trigger don't ask, unless you set it to always ask.
- It outputs the previous resolution and refresh rate so the old mode can be put back.
Routines that use it
Gaming refresh rate
When Game started fires, set the main monitor to its highest refresh rate, then return to 60 Hz on Game stopped.
Screen share at a lower resolution
Before a presentation, a Hotkey routine drops the monitor to 1920 × 1080 so text is readable for viewers.
Gaming mode in one go
Combine Set display mode with HDR on/off and Wallpaper Engine playback set to pause in a Turn mode on routine.
Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Monitor | Which monitor. Empty: the main monitor. |
| Resolution | Width × height as Settings ▸ Display shows it (2560 × 1440), or "unchanged" to keep the current one. |
| Refresh | Refresh rate in Hz (144), or "highest" for the highest the resolution offers. |
| Confirmadvanced | Ask "Keep these display settings?" and go back after 15 seconds without an answer. |
Good to know
- Only modes the monitor reports to Windows can be chosen.
Questions
- How do I switch to 144 Hz automatically when I start a game?
- Make a routine with Game started and a Set display mode step with the refresh rate set to 144 or 'highest'. A second routine on Game stopped can switch back.
- What happens if the monitor can't show the new mode?
- Modes the monitor doesn't offer are refused before anything changes. When you run a routine by hand you also get a 15 second keep-or-revert prompt, so a bad mode never leaves you with a black screen.