{"id":20536,"date":"2024-05-25T10:45:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T10:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20536"},"modified":"2024-05-25T10:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T10:45:04","slug":"adjust-screen-refresh-rate-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Methods to Adjust Screen Refresh Rate in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to adjust monitor refresh rate to minimize flicker? The refresh rate of a monitor is the number of times per second that the image refreshes on the screen. A higher refresh rate can improve your gaming experience by reducing motion blur and screen tearing, while lowering your refresh rate can save battery power. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 methods to adjust screen refresh rate in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1. Adjust Screen Refresh Rate via Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the empty space on your desktop and choose &#8220;<strong>Display settings<\/strong>&#8221; from the popup menu. It will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">launch the Settings app<\/a> and open to the page: System -&gt; Display.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/display-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/display-settings.png 418w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/display-settings-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;<strong>Advanced display<\/strong>&#8221; option under the &#8220;Related settings&#8221; section.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/advanced-display.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/advanced-display.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/advanced-display-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under Display information, click the &#8220;<strong>Choose a refresh rate<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down menu and select the refresh rate you want. When multiple monitors are connected to your PC, you need to click the drop-down menu at the top to choose the monitor which you want to change the refresh rate for.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/change-monitor-refresh-rate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/change-monitor-refresh-rate.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/change-monitor-refresh-rate-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2. Adjust Screen Refresh Rate via Windows Terminal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the Windows button in the taskbar and then click &#8220;<strong>Terminal (Admin)<\/strong>&#8221; to open a Command Prompt or PowerShell console.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-terminal-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-terminal-admin.png 424w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/open-terminal-admin-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste the following command and press Enter to bring up the Display Properties dialog.<br \/>\n<code>rundll32.exe display.dll, ShowAdapterSettings<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/change-monitor-refresh-rate-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/change-monitor-refresh-rate-cmd.png 592w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/change-monitor-refresh-rate-cmd-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Monitor<\/strong> tab and you can click the &#8220;<strong>Screen refresh rate<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down list to select your desired refresh rate setting.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate.png 405w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate-144x144.png 144w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/adjust-screen-refresh-rate-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong> to save your change.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to adjust monitor refresh rate to minimize flicker? 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