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Hey, so randomly the right side of my screen will be cut off... like i can see my desktop but the windows wont go past it...
im on win7 x64 (i had the same problem in vista) with a raedon x1550
rebooting fixes it, mi not sure what causes it.
any ideas?

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This turned out to be a classic case of a program that was “docking” itself to the desktop edge and leaving an invisible reserved strip. The symptom—windows and the desktop not extending past the right edge—is usually software, not a GPU or monitor fault, and the OP later confirmed an IM client was the culprit. was right to suspect a docked app and was right to suggest display/scaling as a possible trigger.

Quick recovery (no full reboot):

  1. Look for the app in the notification area/hidden icons and exit it.
  2. If you can’t find it, open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), locate the suspect process and End Task.
  3. If ending the app doesn’t help, restart Explorer: select Windows Explorer in Task Manager and click Restart. That usually clears any leftover reserved desktop region immediately.

If the problem recurs:

  • Check the offending program’s docking/auto-hide settings and disable its “dock to screen edge” or similar option.
  • Try setting display scaling to 100% and toggling Aero (as suggested) to see if UI-scaling or compositing triggers the glitch.
  • Update or roll back video drivers and make sure the app itself is up to date.
  • Use Display Settings to ensure no phantom monitor is detected (change resolution or Detect if needed).

Caution: avoid killing system services other than Explorer. If the issue keeps happening after app updates, collect repro steps and report it to the app author—apps that register as “appbars” can leave screen space reserved when they misbehave.

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Member Avatar for Suspishio

What DPI scaling setting do you have? If it's not the standard 96dpi perhaps you could try that setting.

Also, if you turn Aero off does the phenomenon go away?

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ill try it next time it comes up thanks

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Looks like something that is supposed to be docked there is having issues. If this was Vista I'd say maybe you had the sidebar up but nothing in it. Can you right click in the blank area by any chance?

commented: nice catch! +2
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actually your right, it was an im program called pidgin, not sure why...

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