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Asked: 2026-05-14T06:17:26+00:00

I’ve run into an interesting problem. At least in Vista, getSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) returns an incorrect

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I’ve run into an interesting problem. At least in Vista, getSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) returns an incorrect value when the desktop DPI settings aren’t set at 100%. For example, I tried 150% in a 1366×768 screen and getSystemMetrics() returns 911 instead of 1366 (and 1366 / 1.5 ~ 911)

According to the MSDN, getSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) returns pixels, so I thought this value wouldn’t be affected by the DPI settings – but it is. So is there a safer way to find out the true, unscaled screen resolution?

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  1. Editorial Team

    A program must tell the operating system that it is DPI-aware to get the true resolution when you go past 125%. That’s best done with a manifest, as explained in this MSDN Library article.

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