How To Reset A Monitor? [All Brands Explained]

If your monitor is having trouble working, the factory reset option will help to fix the issue in some cases. However, resetting the monitor doesn’t fix any hardware issues inside the monitor.

Here I’m gonna tell you how to reset your monitor. I’m gonna cover all the branded monitors like Dell, LG, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, Benq, Asus, AOC, etc. So just scroll down to the bottom of the page and find the required information about your monitor.

You just need to find what brand monitor you have and find the required resetting information on this page.

What Does Factory Reset Mean on Monitor?

The factory reset of a monitor is an option to clear all the existing or saved settings and make them default like the new one. Mostly, this option is useful when the device is not working correctly.

Most electronic devices have a ‘factory reset’ or ‘reset’ option including mobiles, laptops, desktops, washing machines, calculators, etc.

Wherever you can find this option ‘reset’ the purpose is the same – change all the settings to default.

The default options are nothing but the predefined options from the monitor manufacturer.

Reset and Restart are two different terms. You know what reset means with the above information, restart means an option in a Windows computer that can close all the running apps, shut down the computer and again restart the machine without your action of pressing the power button.

How to Reset Monitor Settings Windows 10?

First, let’s see how to reset a monitor on a Windows computer.

In a Windows computer, resetting a monitor means changing all the required Windows settings like themes, fonts, aspect ratio, fixing driver issues, etc. Your computer must have the latest version of Windows to apply these changes.

Here we have the option to reset monitor settings on a Windows computer – Resetting a Windows computer.

How to Reset a Windows Computer to Change Monitor Settings to Default?

Monitor settings are a part of the entire computer settings. However, if you want to use this option, you’ll lose your app data on your computer.

You can also include your personal files to remove. If you think your personal data is junk and want to reset storage drives on your computer. Here you can find a guide on how to make a disk partition on a Windows computer.

Steps to Reset A Windows Computer

Go to the Windows settings. Use shortcut Windows Key + I
Choose Update & Security
And then select Recovery under that
Under Reset This PC, click on Get Started
Choose Keep My Files if you want to keep the files on your disk drives
Then select Local Reinstall. This means the computer can take the OS files from storage on your device.

By this, you can reset your Windows computer. Along with all the other settings, the monitor settings also changed to default.

There is a problem here – Why should you reset your entire computer just for the sake of a monitor? That’s why I recommend you should go to monitor settings instead of Windows to reset your monitor.

Here are popular branded monitor resetting processes.

How to Reset Dell Monitor?

Resetting a Dell monitor is easy. All you have to do is find the menu buttons on your monitor and follow the steps I’m listing here.

Step 1. Press the Menu button

Step 2. Choose the Main Menu or Menu among the listed options

how-to-reset-dell-monitor-step-2 — Choose menu option from the list

Step 3. Select Other Settings here

Step 4. Now select Factory Reset by using the arrow buttons

how-to-reset-dell-monitor-step-3 — Now select other settings and choose factory reset

Step 5. Press the Confirm button to choose the option. Then a pop-up will appear for confirmation.

Step 6. Now select Yes to reset your monitor.

How to Reset Samsung Monitor?

Step 1 – Find the Menu buttons of your Samsung monitor. They are behind the screen here.

Step 2 – Press the button and select Menu from the options. Use monitor buttons to navigate left to right or top to bottom.

Step 3 – Among the list of options displayed here, select “system” to reset the Samsung monitor

Step 4 – Here you’ll find the ‘Reset All’ option.

Step 5 – Then choose the command ‘Yes’ for monitor reset.

How to Reset Acer Monitor?

Step 1 – Find the Menu buttons of your Acer monitor. They are right behind the power button.

Step 2 – Press the Menu button. In the above image, you’ll find the Menu buttons and options.

Step 3 – Select the icon with the letter ‘e’. There you’ll find the system functions.

Step 4 – Now choose the Settings icon by using the monitor buttons for navigation

Step 5 – Here you’ll find the Reset option. Choose it to reset your Acer monitor.

Step 6 – Give the command Yes, and then the monitor will reset for you.

How to Reset Lenovo Monitor?

To reset your Lenovo monitor, first, you need to find where the monitor action buttons are there.

Step 1: Go to the monitor settings by pressing the monitor menu button at the bottom

Step 2: Now here, choose the General option to find the common monitor settings like refresh rate, pixel resolution, etc.

Step 3: Now, at the bottom, you can find the factory reset option. Choose it.

Step 4: After that, you’ll get a pop-up to give command for a factory reset of your monitor. Here click yes.

That’s it. Now, your Lenovo monitor has completed the factory reset process.

Conclusion:

Hope the information on this page helps you to reset your computer monitor without any confusion. Here, I covered the most popular branded monitors and their resetting process.

However, if you can’t find your monitor brand and its resetting process here, let me know with a comment. Also find, out what to do when your monitor does not detect the HDMI signal after the HDMI cable connection.