Some cutscenes may still be locked to 16:9, displaying black pillars on the sides of your screen. Method 1: The Easiest Solution - Widescreen Fixer
Press Windows Key + R , type %localappdata% , and press Enter. Look for the Square Enix or Sleeping Dogs folder.
| Issue | Solution | | :--- | :--- | | Game crashes on launch | You placed the wrong version of dinput8.dll . Use the one bundled with Ultimate ASI Loader for DirectX 9/11 games. | | Fix works but UI is still stretched | Ensure bHudFix = true and that you are running the game in (not Borderless Window). | | FOV resets after cutscenes | Silent’s fix handles this automatically. Make sure no other camera mods are conflicting. | | Black bars remain on 21:9 | You may have "GPU Scaling" enabled in your graphics driver (NVIDIA/AMD). Set scaling to "No scaling" or "Aspect ratio" controlled by the display. |