# Changing Window Size

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914>\
**Category:** Modding\
**Tags:** viewport, unreal-engine, editor, question\
**Created:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914 "2014-03-11T03:09:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![ue4-archive](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ue4-archive](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ue4-archive)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/1 "2014-03-11T03:09:21Z")

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Hi there,

So I’m trying to change the window size of my game, since the default window that opens is too long lengthwise, and I’m not having much success with changing it in the ini files.

I tried the old UDK route, where you stick it in DefaultEngine.ini / DefaultEngineUDK.ini (in this case, in my project’s config folder), using ResX and ResY under the [SystemSettings] heading. But for some reason, that just isn’t working.

So how do you resize the window? Is that a TODO, or am I missing something here?

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**Author:** ![ue4-archive](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ue4-archive](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ue4-archive)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/2 "2014-03-11T03:09:21Z")

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Those settings are still used as project defaults but they no longer override the saved value in the per-game user settings.

YourProject/Saved/Config/Windows/GameUserSettings.ini

```
[/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings]
ResolutionSizeX=1280
ResolutionSizeY=720
bUseVSync=False
FullscreenMode=2

```

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**Author:** ![ue4-archive](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ue4-archive](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ue4-archive)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/3 "2014-03-11T03:09:22Z")

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Hello Nick,

I had time to sit down and try your suggestion. I created a new config file called “GameUserSettings.ini” in the directory location you mentioned. However, the window size remains the same when I type Play as standalone game mode.

I should also note that the engine keeps deleting the GameUserSettings.ini once I activate a “Play In” mode. Not sure why this is the case…

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**Author:** ![ue4-archive](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ue4-archive](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ue4-archive)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/4 "2014-03-11T03:09:23Z")

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That would be a bug if the engine keeps deleting GameUserSettings.ini. I’ll have QA investigate.

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/5 "2014-03-11T03:09:23Z")

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Also, how would I go about making a play-in window resizeable? Right now, the window sits at a fixed width and height with no viable means to scale it in X or Y.

Since I can’t do that (and with windows 7 not letting me move the window tray above the top of the screen), the log command line sits below the windows tray. Thus it becomes impossible to really see what I’m doing.

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**Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/6 "2014-03-11T03:09:24Z")

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We don’t currently support resizing of game windows by dragging the edges. The engine sets the size based on the resolution as defined in the INI.

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_f1d3559f](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_f1d3559f](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_f1d3559f)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/7 "2014-11-25T14:13:07Z")

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Inability to resize the window in the game very annoying. Especially if you want to run multiple clients.

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**Author:** ![ryanjon2040](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ryanjon2040/32/906587_2.png) [@ryanjon2040](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ryanjon2040)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/8 "2014-11-25T14:17:17Z")

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I was able to drag the edges and resize game window (Play in New Editor Window). Which version are you running?

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**Author:** ![TJ\_V](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tj_v/32/1008648_2.png) [@TJ\_V](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TJ_V)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/changing-window-size/275914/9 "2014-11-25T15:36:40Z")

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Hi everyone,

This is an archived post from our beta users that is for reference only. If you are experiencing this issue, please create a new question.

Thanks,

TJ