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I'm stuck at the welcome screen but this isn't a typical locked out scenario;
I know my password, my OS is fine, but I installed a new videocard driver which makes my monitor think its much bigger than it is. As a result, all I can see is the OS telling me to click on a user to begin logging in; unfortunately, clicking the user isn't an option, since it's located perhaps 15 inches above the actual size of my monitor. Are there any shortcut keys to select the user to log in? Safe mode isn't an option, as that requires me to log in too.

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This can be fixed without reinstalling Windows. , because the problem is the new video driver making the login tiles appear off the visible screen, the quickest recovery is to boot with a fallback configuration and then remove/roll back the bad driver. ’s suggestion to change account settings from inside Windows only helps once you can log in, so try one of these boot-time workarounds first.

Restart and press F8 before Windows starts. First try
Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked). This restores the registry settings and drivers from the last successful login and often undoes a bad display-driver install. If that makes the login visible, sign in and in Device Manager under Display adapters either Roll Back Driver or uninstall the new driver, then reboot and install the correct vendor driver at a safe resolution.

If Last Known Good fails, reboot again with F8 and choose the low-resolution/VGA option (sometimes shown as Enable VGA Mode or low-resolution video). That loads a basic display driver so you can log in, change the screen resolution to one your monitor supports (e.g., 1024x768), and remove or reinstall the faulty driver. If you have another monitor, a TV, or a different video output (VGA vs DVI/HDMI), plug that in — it often shows the missing UI and lets you fix settings without changing drivers.

If you want a keyboard-only attempt before rebooting: at the Welcome screen try pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to bring up the classic username/password dialog, or use Tab/arrow keys and Enter to change focus to a user tile. You can also try LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock to enable MouseKeys to move the cursor with the numeric keypad. After regaining access, use Device Manager or System Restore to return to the previous working driver and download the correct driver from the GPU vendor.

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Hi,
Go "Start" "Run" type "control.exe useraccounts2" (no quote marks"")

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Hi,
Go "Start" "Run" type "control.exe useraccounts2" (no quote marks"")

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