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I use a 32-inch monitor which is excellent for browsing and multimedia. However, I’d like to be closer to the monitor when studying. This problem is because the monitor is too big and strains my neck.

Can you only use part of the monitor (say, the bottom left quarter) to display everything? As the monitor continuously pumps up low-resolution input, I want the computer to continue sending a Full-HD signal while rendering the entire desktop in the lower left quarter only (or similar size/position), leaving the rest in black (see picture).

I’m on Windows 10 with an Intel HD 620 GPU. The following figure shows what I’m seeking:

huge monitor showing a Windows 10 desktop in the lower left quarter of the screen and black everywhere else. The entire desktop (including background, task bar, full-screen app etc.) covers only a corner of the screen.

Some smartphones have a similar accessibility function (“one-handed mode”) as show here exemplary:

smartphone where the entire screen contented is resized to 70% and moved to the lower left corner, making it easier to interact with everything with the left hand holding the phone

Robert Siemer
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After setting the background to black, you can use the built-in window snapping - drag a window to a corner of the screen and it should resize to fit 1/4 of the screen.

Alternately there are window grid managers that you could investigate:

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/free-software-downloads/split-or-divide-your-desktop-screen-into-multiple-parts/

Sir Adelaide
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