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Changes the display resolution for a Server Core server.
Windows Server · Risk: High · Documentation VerifiedLast verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft ServerCore reference: Changes the display resolution for a Server Core server. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Set-DisplayResolution [-Width] <Object> [-Height] <Object> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-DisplayResolution. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / ServerCore · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-Force-Height (required)-Width (required)Windows with the ServerCore module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Set-DisplayResolution -Width 1920 -Height 1200This command sets the display resolution to a width of 1920 pixels and a height of 1200 pixels. The system prompts you for confirmation. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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