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BigPinkDragon286

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  1. I would like to add my 2 cents here. Microsoft has made an arbitrary decision that devices with screen sizes smaller than 8 inches will behave differently than the norm. A lot of users are somewhat aware of this, but unaware that this is where your problem originates. Windows determines a screen's size by reading the EDID information from the screen, which contains sizing information in it, in centimeters. If no sizing information is present in the EDID, or the sizing information is below Microsoft's arbitrarily chosen 8 inch threshold, you get this apparent misbehavior which is at the very least, aggrivating to those who notice it and don't want it. The solution is to override the default driver for the monitor in Device Manager with one that informs Windows that the screen is in fact, 8 inches or larger. To do so, you need to first read the EDID information from the registry with a tool such as Deltacast's E-EDID Editor (free, last time I checked), and modify the size values and save the modified file someplace you can find it. After you have modified your EDID file and saved it, download Monitor Asset Manager from EnTech (also free) and use it to create an INF file. Once the INF file has been created, you need to restart Windows with the Advanced settings menu and choose to Disable Driver Signing Enforcement, since the INF file you created won't be digitally signed. Once disabled, open Device Manager in Windows and update the driver for the monitor using the INF file you created. You will need to confirm that you do in fact want to install the unsigned driver file. Reboot and Windows will now behave normally with the one catch that, the onscreen keyboard will now appear a different size and will have more options available. I have attached an EDID override INF from an HP Stream 7. It is likely suitable for use with other sub-8" tablets as well. HP Stream 7 EDID Override.inf
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