Input signal out of range

Setting your computer to run smoothly and fully optimized is difficult to achieve, especially when you want to set the proper properties for graphics and videos. These settings are usually in their default state, but many errors may appear if you try to change them a bit.

One of the most common errors that occurs related to this topic is the input signal out of range error, which is common in any version of Windows operating system. Fortunately, the problem can be solved quite easily using one of the methods shown below.

Solution 1: change refresh rate or resolution in safe mode

If you just installed a new graphics card or if you have changed certain settings, The graphics card or your PC may be configured to operate at a higher refresh rate or resolution than the monitor can handle, what generates this annoying error code. .

This problem is more common among laptop users with smaller monitors.. The best way to solve this problem is by starting the PC in safe mode and changing these settings.

1. Turn on your computer and insert a Windows bootable DVD 10 or a USB drive that has been properly configured. It does not have to be the original Windows DVD 10, as you will not need it to activate your version of Windows, only to access certain settings.

2. Boot from the drive you just inserted by restarting your computer after inserting and follow the instructions.

3. The Windows settings windows should open up and ask you to enter the language and date and time settings.

1. Choose Repair your computer option at the bottom after continuing and choose Troubleshoot >> Advanced Options >> Startup settings.

1. Click the number key 4 or F4 to start your PC in safe mode.

2. Once the PC has started, right click on the desktop and choose Properties. Go to the Settings tab and adjust the resolution tab. Try lowering the settings a bit and restarting the computer in normal mode to see if the problem is resolved.

1. If nothing related to the resolution settings managed to fix the problem, go back to safe mode, right-click on the Desktop and select Properties >> Settings tab >> Advanced, and then navigate to the Monitor tab. If the refresh rate is too high, try to reduce it a little. Note that the lowest recommended setting is 60 Hz.

2. Check if the problem is solved.

Note: If you don't have a bootable DVD or USB for Windows 10, since you have probably upgraded from a previous version, you can easily create it by following the instructions below (to USB):

1. Download the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's official website. Double click on the file named MediaCreationTool.exe that you just downloaded to start the tool. Click ok.

2. Select the Create installation media option (usb flash drive, DVD or ISO file) for another PC from the first screen displayed in the tool.

1. Language, the architecture and edition of the boot drive will be selected based on your computer configuration, but you can disable the option Use the recommended options for this PC configuration to select the appropriate configuration if the computer you want to use the USB on has a different configuration. setting.

2. Click Next and then USB flash drive option when prompted to choose between USB or DVD.

1. Click Next and choose the removable drive from the list showing the storage devices connected to the computer.

2. Click Next and the Media Creation Tool will proceed to download the files required to install Windows 10 and will continue to create the bootable media, which should work on most devices that use the legacy BIOS, as well as newer ones that use UEFI. .

Solution 2: uninstall or update current graphics drivers

The first solution was quite popular with users who struggled with this terrible error. However, sometimes this was not enough and you will have to continue troubleshooting, still using safe mode. You will also need to keep the Windows bootable USB drive 10 which you created in the above method. If you haven't, should do it now.

1. Select the Start button once your PC has started in Safe Mode. If you are trying to update the drivers, you must start Safe Mode with Networking. Type Device Manager and select it from the list of results.

1. Expand one of the categories to find the name of your device, then right click (or press and hold the button) and select Update driver. For graphics cards, expand the Display Adapters category, right click on the graphics card and select Update Driver. If you started in normal safe mode. Choose Uninstall Device and skip the third step.

1. Select Search automatically for updated driver software and follow the on-screen instructions to install it.

2. Restart the computer in normal mode and check if the problem is solved. If you have uninstalled the driver, Windows should search for and install it at startup.

Solution 3: the error occurs in games like StarCraft, Battlefield One y No Man $ 0027s Sky

These are some of the solutions available for certain games where the error seems to be quite common. Although these methods are quite specific and related to these games, other games settings can be accessed similarly.

Star boat

Before continuing with this solution, it is recommended to close all running programs and it is advisable to create a registry backup in case something goes terribly wrong while editing. Make a backup of your registry by following the instructions in our article.

1. Open Registry Editor by typing “regedit” in the search bar or in the Run dialog box. Navigate to the following key in Registry Editor:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Blizzard Entertainment / StarCraft / WindowMode

1. Right-click the window mode key, choose modify and set the decimal value to 1.

2. Apply the changes, restart your computer and see if the game works again.

Battlefield one:

1. Go to This PC >> Documents >> Battlefield1 >> Configuration and look for a file with a name similar to PROFSAVE_profile. The name is different based on your username.

1. Right-click the file and choose Open With >> Notepad. Find the ResolutionHeight and ResolutionWidth options and change them to the values ​​you want to use. If this doesn't work, do the same process for all PROFSAVE_profile files in the folder.

No Man $ 0027s Sky

1. If you bought the game on Steam, and a C >> Steam >> steamapps >> common >> No Man $ 0027s Sky >> Binaries >> SETTINGS and look for a file called TKGRAPHICSSETTINGS.MXML.

1. Right-click the file and choose Open With >> Notepad. Look for the next section that should look similar:

1. Here the lyrics “x” represent the current configuration. Change these values ​​to whatever you want as long as it is compatible with your monitor and apply the changes.