Android emulator screen fills up only some fraction part of actual android emulator screen

Question

First thing first,

Using Android Studio 2.3.3

Problem:

My emulator screen is covering the only partial amount o

Answer 1

On Windows with high resolution screens I have to change the "high DPI setting" from application to system.

1. Close Android Studio If it's open
2. Right Click Android studio icon on desktop
3. Select properties--> Compatibility
4. Click "Change high DPI setting"
5. Under "High DPI scaling override" section from the drop down list select System
6. Click OK on both screens.

However, if you want to just run the emulator using PowerShell on windows by running "emulator '@your_device_name'" command, you would still have the same issue. to fix this issue you basically need to Right click the emulator you want to run and follow the steps from 3 to 6.

The default path for the emulators on windows is: C:\Users\REPLACE_IT_WITH_YOURS\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\emulator\qemu\windows-x86_64

Alternatively to open the emulator's properties: 1. Run android studio 2. Select Tools and then AVD Manager 3. Run the emulator you want to use 4. Right click emulator on the task bar 5. Right click *.exe and choose properties 6. Follow the steps from 3 to 6 to change "high DPI setting"