If your game is displayed incorrectly and doesn't fill the whole screen.  This problem may be caused by Large (150%) DPI settings.
You can find these here -
Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display

To resolve the problem, do the following - 

Locate the exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stronghold Crusader Extreme
Right click on the Stronghold Crusader Extreme.exe file.
Click on the Compatibility tab.
Tick 'Display display scaling on high DPI settings'
Click on OK.