About this tag
The tag 'blurry' on WindowsForum.com covers display issues where text, icons, or the entire screen appear out of focus or have ghosting shadows. Common causes include incorrect resolution or scaling settings, especially on high-DPI laptops like the Surface Pro 4, where non-native resolutions or DPI scaling can make everything look blurry. Users also report blurry icons and text after system changes or tampering, such as a baby messing with settings, resulting in a blurring shadow to the right of elements. Additionally, blurry Windows product keys on laptop stickers are discussed when the sticker is unreadable. The tag does not cover gaming topics like the game Blur, which appears in unrelated threads.
  1. whoosh

    ART In A Rush

    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • attachment blurry candid framing image in a rush motion photography photos portrait timed-capture
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  2. L

    Windows 10 Troubleshooting Blurry Desktop Icons and Text: Possible Causes and Solutions

    My desktop icons and text look blurry. it looks like it is opened in safe mode or like the icons are zoomed in. Here is what I have checked so far, checked to see if it is safe mode, resolution, display setting, icon size. any thoughts on what it could be.
  3. patcooke

    Delirium Tremens on Surface Pro 4 display

    I have recently noted a "blurring" of text on a range of windows and applications on my Surface Pro 4 running Windows 10. Coincidentally I recently had my eyes tested and a new pair of specs prescribed. I was on the verge of returning to the optitcian when looking close at the display I...
    • patcooke
    • Thread
    • blurry diagnose display issues eye strain microsoft solutions support surface pro text shaking windows 10
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. RUDY03

    Windows 10 Please suggest Some Vehicular Combat Split Screen racing games

    Hey guys, I would like to request all of you for suggestion, on some Split Screen racer, which also have the element of vehicular combat in them. I like to play on the same PC with my buddy, and we best prefer Blur. Wikipedia has an article on Vehicular Combat Racing games, and this is a link...
    • RUDY03
    • Thread
    • blurry couch co-op multiplayer racing same pc split screen suggest vehicular combat video games
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  5. R

    Windows 7 Everything is Blurring Shadow to the right

    Well… My parents decided to let the baby mess around my computer and now I keep having this problem and I do not know how to fix it. All words, images and everything is having a blurring shadow to the right. Here are some examples: Does anyone know how to fix this?
  6. J

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Sticker blury

    Hello guys, I'm working on a friends laptop and here is the problem i have. He gave it to somebody else to fix and they installed a win7 ultimate copy and it was not validated (since it was a pirated copy) and the person deleted the recovery partition. Now the sticker is all blury and most...
  7. neok182

    Windows 7 Change resolution on laptop while keeping sharpness? Win7/8

    I recently bought an Asus Zenbook Prime UX32VD which features a 13" 1920x1080 screen. Now by default it sets the scaling to 125% which is fine for windows, but programs such as Steam, Pokki, Firefox, Chrome, and others do not scale very well at all and neither do websites so everything ends up...
    • neok182
    • Thread
    • app asus blurry chrome display dpi firefox monitor native resolution resolution scaling settings sharpness steam upgrade windows 7 windows 8 zenbook
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  8. whoosh

    VIDEO Blur: Under The Westway (official lyrics video)

    :cool3:
  9. X

    Windows 7 Windows 7 is not displaying right

    I have NVIDIA GTX 560,before I had ATI RADEON 3600 HD Series. Problems started with ATI when I quited from game resolution changed so I needed to change it. I found good resolution,but this happened few times and there is no good resolution. Everything looks to small or to big,to wide or to...
    • XperianPro
    • Thread
    • blurry control panel display issues generic monitor graphics hdmi lcd nvidia resolution windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. B

    Windows 7 Q> about my video quality in windowsmediaplayer and gomplayer?

    i bought a new computer and instal windows7 ultimate this is my specs Processor = Interl(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s) MotherBoard = ASUS P8Z68-V LE VideoCard = MSI AMD Radeon HD 6770 1gbDDR5 my problem when i played a high quality movie in windows media player or...
    • boblingwide
    • Thread
    • asus blurry codec gom player graphics card hardware comparison hd movies media player msi multimedia performance playback issues quality software streaming system specs tech support video playback video quality windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. Highwayman

    Windows 7 Steam Xmas Sale day #4

    Good selection today.... started 6pm ends tomorrow(DEC 24th) 6pm. Wings Of Prey £4 Dead Rising 2 £11.99 Risen £9.99 Patrician 4 £6.25 Blood Bowl Legendary edition £14.99 Alpha Protocol £5 Blur £9.99 Silent Hunter series all with 66% off Darksiders £5 Mass Effect series all with 50% off...
    • Highwayman
    • Thread
    • alpha protocol blood bowl blurry darksiders dead rising 2 deal of the day deathspank discounts flashpoint games holiday mass effect patrician 4 risen sales silent hunter steam wings of prey xmas
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Games
  12. S

    Windows 7 Tab button doesn't work properly, I am very confused

    I have no idea why, but for some reason my Tab button stopped doing anything it is supposed to. In every program it just de-selects whatever I am doing, like if I clicked off onto my desktop. the only recent software change I have made was installing Blur, and I don't think that has anything to...
  13. M

    Windows 7 Text is multicolored, blurry

    attatched is a screenshot blown up a bit showing what i mean. on the same machine with vista/xp text appears normal. please be clear, this is NOT a clear type issue, this is on both my monitors, and this is a screenshot :) i have ran clear type multiple times, and tried it different ways. i...
    • mrzzz
    • Thread
    • blurry cleartype display graphics headache monitor multicolored screen screenshots smoothing suggestions text issues troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  14. M

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Pro x64 Blurry\Fuzzy Display

    Hi All I have a strange issue with a HP 6930p Laptop. The display randomly goes blurry\fuzzy while within Windows. I have the latest Intel display driver and updated the BIOS. The problem does not appear in x32 bit Windows 7 Pro. Have performed a memory check, which was all ok. Not sure what...
  15. D

    Windows 7 What's wrong with my resolution???

    I just finished installing Windows 7 on my HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC with NVIDIA graphics (processor is an AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2000 MHZ) and my screen resolution looks terrible. Where it was once crisp and clear on Windows Vista, it's now huge, blocky and blurry even after I upped the...
  16. P

    Windows 7 Trouble With Screen Resolution After Installing Windows 7: How to Fix Blurry Display?

    Prior to installing Windows 7, my computer resolution maxed out at 1024 x 800. After installing Windows 7, my computer resolution maxes out at 1024 x 768. As a result, the screen appears very blury and somewhat squished. How can I fix this?
  17. M

    Windows 7 Screen Error PLZ Help

    Hi guys I'm new and joined this forum to get some help with Windows 7. When I open programs, even IE the screen will blur into a greyish blue image and eventually go back to what I was doing, or I have to hit ctrl+alt+del and hit enter and then it turns to a blue blur screen like the user name...
    • Mike17
    • Thread
    • blurry error screen graphics issues help programs troubleshooting user interface windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  18. M

    Windows 7 Remove the blur from windows

    Found it on neowin. I had to turn it off because it makes things a bit confusing when you see windows from behind that clear. :( How to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM Add DWORD HideBlur with the value of 1 Now Ctrl+Shift+F9 twice. Doesnt work on taskbar
    • MikeDre
    • Thread
    • blurry customization dwm graphics registry settings taskbar windows windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  19. B

    Windows 7 Screen does blurry when moving taskbar to top...

    My screen goes completely blurry when I move my taskbar to the top of the screen. I've got the latest graphic drivers for my card, etc but can't figure out why it's doing that. Also, WLM pops up every time I minimize firefox or any app.
    • Bryce
    • Thread
    • blurry display drivers firefox graphics issues minimize screen taskbar wlm
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. I

    Windows Vista How to Fix a Blurry Screen: Urgent Help Needed!

    i need help!!!! my screen is blurry!! how do i fix it!!! someone better help me!:(:frown::eek::eek: