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[SOLVED] video / desktop has changed, cant see start bar or left side of screen

Right click on the Desktop and select "Screen resolution" - and set it to a smaller size.
 
Check all connections and see if you can reset the monitor settings.
Try another monitor to see if it's a problem with the monitor.
 
if what usasma doesn't help,

do you have a square monitor (like 1024x768), but your video resolution is wide-screen (like 1340x768)?
(and the monitor did not compensate for non-native resolutions)
and if windows allowed that, the left and right edges would be truncated.
 
Sometimes, especially on laptop and flatscreen monitors that do not use the 4:3 ratio, the monitor itself will have an option to scale or stretch the display to fill it. Video drivers are also crucial in having this work properly, and even the game itself is responsible for it. Your options are to try and fiddle with the ratio options via the monitor, the video drivers, and/or whatever is available in the game itself. Sometimes even having video drivers that have a bug or are broken can cause the problem. I've often fixed problems with older games like Starcraft on laptop monitors being displayed in a small window at the center of the screen updating video drivers or just uninstalling and reinstalling them.

Any of those three elements - video drivers, monitor, and game - can have an effect on the display output of the game. You'll want to work with each to get the best behavior available.
 
Vir Gnarus; I just tried to reset monitor and it got fixed, just had to re select hdmi input. I just got back home and got this message, your helpfull advise was great! Thank you!!
Vir Gnarus said:
Sometimes, especially on laptop and flatscreen monitors that do not use the 4:3 ratio, the monitor itself will have an option to scale or stretch the display to fill it. Video drivers are also crucial in having this work properly, and even the game itself is responsible for it. Your options are to try and fiddle with the ratio options via the monitor, the video drivers, and/or whatever is available in the game itself. Sometimes even having video drivers that have a bug or are broken can cause the problem. I've often fixed problems with older games like Starcraft on laptop monitors being displayed in a small window at the center of the screen updating video drivers or just uninstalling and reinstalling them.

Any of those three elements - video drivers, monitor, and game - can have an effect on the display output of the game. You'll want to work with each to get the best behavior available.
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Thanks, but usasma had the answer first. :)

usasma said:
Check all connections and see if you can reset the monitor settings.
Try another monitor to see if it's a problem with the monitor.
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