Run Windows 8 Application(Metro Style Apps) On Low Screen Resolution

Most of the net books today come with the screen resolution less than 1024 x 768.As most of you know, the minimum requirement for the Windows 8 Metro Style Apps is 1024 x 768.

So most of the net book users face a problem running those apps in lower resolution.

The net book users who have screen resolution less than 1024 x 768 and have installed the Windows 8 encounters an error that "The screen resolution is too low for this app to run ".

So, here is a 3 step procedure which will guide you how to run the Metro Style Apps on your net book.

Step 1 : Open the registry editor.

Open the run dialog, type regedit in the box and press Enter key.Press yes for the User Account Control prompt.

Step 2 : When the registry editor is opened, press Ctrl + F to open the find box.Type display1_downscalingsupported in the Find what box and enable the check box Match whole string only box and click Next button.Searching will take some time depending on your system.

Step 3 : Double click display1_downscalingsupported entries in the registry and change its value from "0" to "1",if there are more than one entry than every entry needs to be modified.
Step 4 : Exit registry and reboot your PC.

After rebooting, Right click on the desktop, go into screen resolution, you will now see the resolution 1024 x 768 available.Select it and save the settings. Now you are ready to run Metro Style Apps on your net book.