CONTROL Resonant Ultrawide Black Bars After an Execution
Black bars that remain after an Underpass execution are on Remedy’s current PC known-issues list.
Quick Answer
Remedy confirms that performing an execution in the Underpass while using an ultrawide resolution can leave black bars on screen. Its published workaround is to restart the game. This is a known PC issue in the list updated September 24, 2026; Remedy says the listed issues are planned for the next game update.
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Confirm this is the listed trigger
The official wording is specific: an execution in the Underpass on an ultrawide resolution can make black bars remain. It does not say that every ultrawide cutscene or every area is affected. Check whether the bars appeared after that action before attributing a different display problem to the same bug.
Apply the published workaround
Exit and restart CONTROL Resonant. That is the only workaround Remedy lists for this particular black-bar issue. The developer has not published a setting change that prevents the trigger or a method for removing the bars without restarting.
If your main symptom is a sudden FPS drop after changing Ray Tracing quality, use the separate Ray Tracing answer. It is another confirmed issue with a restart workaround, but the triggers differ.
Current official status
The developer-pinned list labels PC 1.3.3 and was updated September 24, 2026. It says the listed issues are planned to be addressed in the next game update, without providing a date or confirming a delivered fix. Recheck the source after a patch before treating this workaround as obsolete.