The VESA driver on Windows 7 is a , not a permanent solution. Any system relying on it will experience poor visual quality, sluggish UI rendering, inability to play video or games, and broken GPU-dependent applications. Restoring the correct graphics driver is mandatory for normal operation.
To understand the driver, you must first understand the organization behind it. stands for the Video Electronics Standards Association . This is an international technical standards organization for computer display standards.
VESA Driver for Windows 7 typically refers to the Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
If you installed the VESA driver but still cannot select 1920x1080 (or your monitor's native resolution), the problem is likely not the monitor driver, but the .
You rarely have to "download" a VESA driver from the internet because it is built directly into the Windows 7 operating system cab files. The trick is forcing Windows to use it.
You do not want the VESA driver. You only tolerate it until you install the real driver.