In Windows 10, the refresh rate of your monitor determines how often the screen image is updated every second. In general, the higher, better. If you need to change the refresh rate of your monitor, Windows 10 makes it easy. That's how.
What is the monitor refresh rate?
The refresh rate of a monitor is the frequency with which the image on your screen is updated. As an example, an update frequency of 60 Hz means the image on your monitor is updated 60 times per second. The update frequency of 120 Hz means the image is updated 120 times per second. The higher the refresh rate, movement will look smoother on screen.
On older CRT monitors, some people notice flickering at lower refresh rates, so monitors that support higher refresh rates produce a more stable image that is more pleasing to the eye. LCD monitors do not experience flickering, so lower refresh rates are generally fine for most users. In general, you want to use the highest refresh rate that your monitor supports in its native resolution.
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How to change your refresh rate in display settings
As of October update 2020 Windows 10, now you can select your refresh rate directly in the new Settings app. That's how. (If you are running an older version of Windows 10, see section below).
First, right click on your desktop and select “Screen settings” in the menu that appears. (Alternatively, You can open “Setting” y navegar a Sistema> Pantalla).
On “Screen settings”, scroll down and click “Advanced display settings”.
On “Advanced display settings”, look for the section “Update frequency”. Click on the drop-down menu “Update frequency”. In the menu that appears, select the refresh rate you would like to use.
Windows will test the new refresh rate for a few 15 seconds. If the image looks good, click on “Conserve”. Opposite case, click on “Reverse” or wait until the end of the countdown and the monitor will automatically return to the previous update frequency.
Once you are satisfied with your update frequency, close Settings.
Select an update frequency in older versions of Windows 10
If you are running an older version of Windows 10, this is how you change the refresh rate of your monitor. First, right click on your desktop and select “Screen settings”.
On “Screen settings”, scroll down and select “Advanced display settings”.
If you have multiple screens, Select the monitor you want to configure in the drop -down box “Select screen”. Subsequently, scroll down and click “Display adapter properties”.
In the pop-up window, click on the tab “Monitor”, Subsequently click on the drop -down menu called “Screen update frequency” and choose the update frequency you want to use.
Then click on “To accept” To save the changes and the window will close. Later you can close Settings. Have a cool day!
