So, I usually use a 72-inch 4k TV as a monitor. Recently a portion of it was damaged and has about a half-inch line running the length of the screen vertically. This is over on one edge of the monitor but is always in the way. My question is, how do I/can I, set the Windows 11 desktop to only display on the undamaged portion of the screen?
Basically, I'm asking if the desktop can be resized the same way that you would any tab or app.
If the damaged area is along the borders of the screen, you could use the donationware DesktopCoral :
DesktopCoral is an unusual program designed to "reserve" some portion of your desktop which is shielded from maximized applications..
Essentially, it acts like an invisible resizeable docking bar, which can be docked to any side of your desktop. This invisible dock acts as a barrier to maximized applications and essentially shields this area of your desktop from other applications.
Within this shielded area you might put certain application windows that you want to be always visible, or you might put one of the many desktop tools like a calendar or system information component.
The app creates a floating window that you need to drag to the damaged area. As you might not be able to interact with that part of your screen, you might need to start it with command parameters.
According to the Help file of the application (DesktopCoral.chm),
the call might look like the following in order to reserve the
top 200 pixels of the screen:
DesktopCoral.exe -placement top -dockheight 200
To dismiss the app, right-click its area and select "Exit" (or kill it from the Task Manager).
