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One of my games Warcraft III the Frozen Throne does not support my widescreen. To fix the problem I manually edited the resolution for the game in the registry editor.

Few nights ago the game for some unknown reason the game had set back to its default stretched low resolution. I went to the registry editor and the folder for the game is no longer there!!

So right now I am basically stuck with a stretched low resolution and bad color depths on the game. The game will not allow you to select optimum resolution and the resolutions it provides are stretched. I need the registry editor to fix it!! But it’s gone.. :(

Can anyone please help me to fix this problem?


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d2legitgod

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Warcraft III and many older games keep per-user video settings in the registry; when those keys are missing the game falls back to defaults and widescreen monitors can look stretched. Useful, non-destructive checks before editing anything: search the registry (Regedit -> Edit -> Find) for "Warcraft" or "Blizzard", confirm you are looking under the correct user hive (HKCU vs HKLM), and on modern 64‑bit Windows look under the WOW6432Node branch for 32‑bit apps.

Recovery options that avoid guessing exact values:

  • System Restore (as suggested) will bring back registry hives from a restore point. It is fast but will revert other system changes, so pick the most recent point that contains the working settings.
  • Reinstalling the game recreates default registry entries and is safe for saved games; afterwards reapply your preferred settings and then export the key.
  • Export a working key from another PC: in Regedit right‑click the key -> Export, then import that .reg on the problem machine.
  • If you know the exact value names you can recreate the key manually, but only after exporting a backup first.

Ways to fix or avoid stretched output without touching the registry:

  • Use the GPU control panel (NVIDIA/AMD) to force "preserve aspect ratio" or GPU scaling for the game.
  • Run the game windowed or use the compatibility "disable display scaling on high DPI settings" option in the EXE properties.
  • Look for a local config/ini in the game folder or Documents and rename/delete it to force the game to rebuild settings.

Always export any key before changing it and create a system restore point. Keeping a small exported .reg of working settings saves time if the key disappears again. Thanks to for the regedit check and for the restore suggestion.

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Do a system restore to YESTERDAY and then the settings will be back (Or to before you first noticed this)

Good luck!

Member Avatar for TT4Titans

Let me get this right.

Are you using a third party registry editor or are you using Start - Run and typing in regedit?

Member Avatar for d2legitgod

Start - Run and typing in regedit.

Problem is now fixed thanks

Member Avatar for The Dude

Excellent :)

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