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My Asus laptop can't load the full screen
My Asus A15 Tuf Gaming laptop isn't loading all of the screen. There's about an inch and a half of black screen on the right and left, stretching from the top of the screen to the bottom. My wallpaper is working, and it's going behind the black strips, but my Taskbar isn't going past/behind them like my wallpaper. I've tried uninstalling some things in Device Manager and restarting my laptop, but nothing seems to be working. Desperate for answers/solution, I use my laptop for everything at school and can't afford to have half my screen missing. Anything helps, please.
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1. Quick checks and temporary fixes
Try these actions immediately:
Right-click on the desktop → Display Settings → select Recommended Resolution (usually labeled “Recommended”)
Try a different ratio (e.g. 16:9 or 16:10)
2. Shortcut key switching:
Press Fn + F4 (common ASUS full-screen toggle key)
or Alt + Enter (full-screen key for some applications).
3. Driver problem fixing
Update the graphics card driver:
Right-click Start Menu → Device Manager
Expand “Display Adapters” → Right click on the graphics card → “Update Driver”.
Select “Automatically search for updates” or download the corresponding driver from the ASUS website.
Rollback the driver (if there is a problem after updating):
Right-click the graphics card in Device Manager → “Properties”.
Switch to “Drivers” tab → Click “Rollback Driver”.
4. Apply proprietary settings
Browser/video full screen fix:
Chrome/Edge: Press F11 or click the full screen icon in the upper right corner.
Video Player: Right click on the screen → select “Full Screen”.
Game Settings: Adjust the display mode to Full Screen Exclusive in the game.
5. Advanced Display Settings
Adjust the zoom and layout:
Open Settings > System > Display
6. Check:
Zoom ratio (recommended to set to 100% or 125%)
Display resolution (need to match the screen's native resolution, such as 1920x1080)
7. Disable custom zoom:
Click “Advanced Scaling Settings” in Display Settings
Turn off “Allow Windows to try to fix app scaling”
8.ASUS Exclusive Solutions
MyASUS software optimization:
Open the pre-installed MyASUS app
Go to “Hardware Settings” → “Display”.
Enable “Panel self-calibration” or “Full screen optimization”.
9. BIOS restore display default:
Press F2 to enter BIOS during reboot.
Find Display option → select “Reset to Default”.
Save and exit (press F10)
10. Ultimate solution
System reset steps:
After backing up your data, go to Settings > System > Recovery
Select “Reset this computer” → Keep personal files.
After reinstallation, install ASUS official drivers as a priority
