dpi scaling

Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27950 to the Canary Channel with a tight, targeted set of bug fixes aimed at smoothing a handful of visual and installation problems that have frustrated Insiders — most notably fixes for taskbar preview misalignment after display resolution...

Roblox’s Shift Lock is a simple-but-powerful camera tool — when it works. For many Windows players the Shift Lock camera either refuses to engage or behaves erratically, leaving third-person movement and precision aiming unusable. The good news: most Shift Lock problems on Windows 10/11 have...

Glow’s steady, unapologetic march toward a one-stop Windows system-information utility continued this month with reports circling of a new incremental release in the 25.x series — the expected Glow 25.11 update — bringing UI polish, performance optimizations, and deeper platform compatibility...

The small open‑source utility ecosystem that helps people install or upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware has taken another evolutionary step: a popular requirements‑bypass project has become a fuller Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) toolkit, adding a smarter debloat/removal option and...

Microsoft's June 2025 security update for Windows 11 version 24H2, identified as KB5060842, introduces a pivotal change: the retention period for system restore points has been reduced from 90 days to 60 days. This adjustment aims to provide users with a more predictable recovery experience...

Connecting an external display to a Windows device is a common workflow for professionals, power users, and casual users alike, enhancing productivity and enabling more dynamic workstation setups. However, behind these seamless transitions to multi-monitor environments, subtle glitches can...

When connecting an external display to a Windows device, users often expect a smooth transition: the desktop stretches or mirrors effortlessly, icons fall into place, and the familiar wallpaper elegantly expands across newfound real estate. However, a seemingly trivial yet surprisingly common...

Microsoft's June 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 introduces several noteworthy changes, including an extension of system restore point retention, critical security fixes, and a resolution for a font rendering issue affecting East Asian languages. Extended System Restore Point Retention...

Windows Server 2022 DPI Scaling Issues via RDP & Horizon Windows Server 2022 users have recently encountered a perplexing issue: display scaling anomalies occur whether you’re connecting via RDP or through VMware Horizon (now Omnissa). The anomaly—where visual elements appear either oversized or...

DPI scaling is a vital feature in Windows 11, particularly for those using high-resolution displays. If you're encountering issues where text or applications appear either too small or too large, adjusting the DPI (Dots Per Inch) scaling can significantly enhance your viewing experience. This...

Hello. I wonder if there is software that allows you to take a full or partial screenshot in high DPI. Like in browser where you use virtual printer and can select DPI range. All that without changing display scale settings and using magnification tool. Thanks

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Hi, I've recently moved a specialist PC which is used in our college radio studio from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Everything has gone well, but for the exception of dual display. This PC has two mirrored displays; a 22-inch and a 40-inch. The 22-inch display is the main PC monitor and the 40-inch...

In recent years, High-DPI displays have become common. Having a lot more pixels to display your application on seems like a simple recipe for crisper graphics but, counterintuitively, the opposite is often the case. Many applications were written without taking the DPI of displays into account...

In the previous blog post about High-dots-per-inch (DPI) scaling improvements, we talk about how desktop applications can be blurry or sized incorrectly when run on high-DPI displays. This is especially noticeable when docking and undocking or when using remoting technologies such as Remote...

As display technology has improved over time, the cutting edge has moved towards having more pixels packed into each physical square inch, and away from simply making displays physically larger. This trend has increased the dots per inch (DPI) of the displays on the market today. The Surface Pro...

Hi after installing windows 10 many programs and certain text in windows became very blurry when using 125 procent for text and apps and 1920/1080 resolution. The problem is described in a thread with different screenshots on a site called tenforums. cant link since this is my first post. but a...

It seems that Microsoft can't just release an OS that works properly without some sort of tweaking to make it even remotely usable for any sort of advanced application. I switched over to Windows 10 Enterprise through a clean install I did last night and I've regretted it ever since. I have a...

I had issues with fuzzy text in certain applications and fuzzy icons in notification area immediately after updating to 8.1. I found this was due to 8.1's new "improved" DPI Scaling options and affects many people. I can't help but think that millions of users will possibly be affected by this...

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