How can I force any display resolution/timing I want?

Question

I am having trouble finding a way to force any display resolution/timing I want in my C# program. I am running Windows 7 with a GeForce 210 graphics card. My current method

Answer 1

I was able to solve this problem by using the NDA version of the NVAPI. It still was not trivial but all of the tools are there.

Answer 2

You could try using ChangeDisplaySettings

I'm not sure if it will have all the options provided by the nvidia panel, but certainly the basics like resolution, refresh rate, screen orientation, etc. I've used it myself in the past to dynamically change screen orientation (rotate to landscape/portrait) on a click of a button.