Solution for Low Screen Resolution Error for Metro Apps (Netbook or Minibook)

Most notebooks have maximum screen resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels which is lower than the minimum required resolution to run Metro Apps of Windows 8. There is a simple modification requited in Windows registry to let you increase the screen resolution of any system. Use the below mentioned steps to increase screen resolution.

STEPS:

1. First install the latest Intel Graphics driver downloaded from Intel’s website
2. Restart
3. Hit Win + R keys together on your netbook’s keyboard
4. Type “regedit” without quotes in the dialogue box
5. Locate the following location in Registry window,
6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E 968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}000
7. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E 968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}001
8. You may have only one registry key (especially in Acer machines) mentioned above, don’t worry. Just follow below steps
9. In both of these locations, find “Display1_DownScalingSupported” in the DWORD list
10. Right-click on the DWORD and select modify, change the value from 0 to 1 for that DWORD
11. Restart your netbook after closing the registry window
12. Now open screen resolution window (Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution) on your netbook and there you can see more option to choose from. For example, you may choose 1024 x 768 pixels
13. Select that resolution and apply the changes
         
14. To get back the original pixel, just hit the Intel display app and select 1024 x 600.

As now you netbook’s display resolution is equal to the minimum required screen resolution for running Metro Style apps of Windows 8, you may run the apps without any problem.

ENJOY!!!