Try setting the resolution manually as described in the manual.
You do it by setting command line parameters to the exe.
For example:
-screen-width 1920 -screen-height 1080 -screen-fullscreen 1
If that doesn't help try running the simulator in a window using the same method. For example:
-screen-width 800 -screen-height 450 -screen-fullscreen 0
Hope that helps.