Windows 10 Blurry Fonts
I noticed this right away on my Lenovo Flex 2, which has a resolution of 1920×1080. I went through the display settings exhaustively and didn’t find anything that works to clean up the text. The problem is if you have a screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 or higher, most users put the DPI scaling to at least 125% to make everything easier to read. We covered this issue in our article: Make Windows 10 Desktop Easier to See on High-Resolution Displays. We explained that densely packing pixels into a small screen makes photos and apps look stunning in that article. However, it also makes desktop programs that aren’t designed to run at high resolutions look small and difficult to see. And because Windows 10 is using a different scaling method for DPI, it causes the fuzzy text problem.
Fix Blurry Windows 10 Fonts
There is a workaround that you can use. Right-click on the shortcut of the app you’re having an issue with and then Properties. Then select the Compatibility tab and enable ‘Disable display scaling on high DPI settings.’ A restart will be required to finish the process.
While that does correct the blurry/fuzzy issue, the caveat is that you’re back where you started with a small app and tiny text that’s hard to see. This issue appears to be a problem many users have complained about, and there is a handy utility you can use to correct the problem. It’s called XPExplorer – Windows 10 DPI Fix, and it’s free. Start it up, check the Use Windows 8.1 DPI Scaling (our fix) option, and then choose your scaling level.
A restart is required to complete the installation. When you get back fonts you were having issues with, they should be clean and clear. This utility is nice to have because it will work across the board, and you won’t need to use the manual method to fix everything with fuzzy/blurry text. Microsoft is holding its Windows 10 devices event today, and it’s safe to assume we’ll see new Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 TH2 at some point this week. Hopefully, with the completion of the new update, it will have corrected the DPI scaling problem. Bye the way, liked the last sentence of your article: “Hopefully, when the final new update is launched, it will have corrected the DPI scaling problem.” All I can say, in merry tune is… You make me laugh You make me cry You make me roll around the floor Until I die God only knows The reason why Me thinks ’cause you have so much confidence in Microsoft! What final fix? That’s the beauty of SAAS! It’s never “done”. The application did not work initially for me, so I began to tinker around. First I ran the app w/ 125% and this page was still blurry. I then tried going into google chrome’s properties and in the Compatibility menu checking the box for “Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: “. I tried w/ “Application” but ultimately left it on “System (Enhanced)”. In the “Shortcut” tab I also added the following text to the end of the “Target” field: chrome.exe” /high-dpi-support=1 /force-device-scale-factor=1 ^ edit starts here NOTE: chrome.exe” is already in the field, but I use it as a reference point to see where you need to put the rest of the text. Finally, before I restarted my machine I ran the “Adjust ClearType text” program? from the start menu. While probably not necessary, IMO it may have helped w/ the graying of some of my fonts. My system/app specs are as follows: Win10 Edu x64 Version: 1703 OS Build: 15063.296 Chrome Version 58.0.3029.110 (64-bit) Control Panel; System; Advanced System Settings; Advanced (must be logged on as Administrator); Performance Settings; Adjust for Best Appearance. Hope this helps. Comment Name * Email *
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