Note: This is the method you use for Intel GPU equipped ThinkPad on Windows 7, if you have Nvidia Optimus enabled ThinkPad, then you have to use a different method.

Step 1: Right click on empty desktop to get a drop down menu, and then select ‘Graphics Properties’.

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Step 2. Select Advanced Mode and Click Ok.

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Step 3. Go into General Settings, and under Refresh Rate select 60p Hz, and then press Apply and then Ok

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