Windows 10: FIX | Windows 10 Blurry Text and Windows!

then save it as <yourname>.cmd somewhere on your HDD > open local ground policy editor (gpedit.msc from search bar) > In user config (im translating this from my language so there might be little translation differences) > go to Windows Settings > Scripts (login/logout) > In the window on the right double click on Login to open it (because we want this to be applied every time you login) > in Scripts tab, select Add > then in new window select Browser > navigate to where you saved your cmd file and select it > then just press Ok > Apply > Ok > Then sign out/reboot your pc > Login to your account for the first time after adding this script so it will be applied > then if it will not work, Sign out/reboot again and from now on it should work every time (works for me).
[/quote] Thanks @EShirou for the tip, looks great but I have Win 10 Home for the moment and no access to gpedit, any workaround?

Also, do you have the same kind of hack for multiple monitors with different DPI scaling for each?
It's an absolute nightmare here. I am using a laptop which I would like 125% scaling for and an external monitor for which 100% is fine. Most app change size between the two (very weird), but there are issues with some that will preserve main monitor scaling on secondary one (I'm looking at you PowerPoint 2016!) and therefore look huge on the external large display with extra scaling.

 

I made a scheduled task in Task Scheduler, scheduled at log in (and run with highest privileges,
though I don't know if it is necessary).

regards

Per

 

then save it as <yourname>.cmd somewhere on your HDD > open local ground policy editor (gpedit.msc from search bar) > In user config (im translating this from my language so there might be little translation differences) > go to Windows Settings > Scripts (login/logout) > In the window on the right double click on Login to open it (because we want this to be applied every time you login) > in Scripts tab, select Add > then in new window select Browser > navigate to where you saved your cmd file and select it > then just press Ok > Apply > Ok > Then sign out/reboot your pc > Login to your account for the first time after adding this script so it will be applied > then if it will not work, Sign out/reboot again and from now on it should work every time (works for me).
[/quote] I tried this fix, but it doesn't work for my 250% scaling. It makes everything go back to 125% scaling and everything becomes very tiny. Can this be modified to match 250% scaling?
My 4K screen displays almost everything in crisp text except for system dialogues and some non MS apps.

 

The scaling depends on your setting for Logpixels You have 78 which is 125%.

To get the scaling you require multiply 96 by your percentage and then convert to hex so for 250% it is 96*250/100 = 240. Convert this to hex is F0 so you would want to put in the value Code: REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v LogPixels /t REG_DWORD /d 0x000000F0 /f[/quote] Here are some other scaling factors just in case.

Code: GOTO EndComment DpiScalingVer - originally 1000 Win8DpiScaling - originally 0 LogPixels - originally absent DPI--->Scale Factor 96(x60)--->100% 120(x78)--->125% 144(x90)--->150% ** Current** 192(xC0)--->200% 240(xF0)--->250% Every 25% of the scale factor corresponds to a difference of 24 dpi (120-96) :EndComment REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v DpiScalingVer /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00001018 /f REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Win8DpiScaling /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001 /f REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v LogPixels /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000090n /f[/quote] Note that on latest release 10856 the blurry text has gone (for me at least) so this fix isn't required any more.

 

Here are some other scaling factors just in case.

Code: GOTO EndComment DpiScalingVer - originally 1000 Win8DpiScaling - originally 0 LogPixels - originally absent DPI--->Scale Factor 96(x60)--->100% 120(x78)--->125% 144(x90)--->150% ** Current** 192(xC0)--->200% 240(xF0)--->250% Every 25% of the scale factor corresponds to a difference of 24 dpi (120-96) :EndComment REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v DpiScalingVer /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00001018 /f REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Win8DpiScaling /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001 /f REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v LogPixels /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000090n /f[/quote] Note that on latest release 10856 the blurry text has gone (for me at least) so this fix isn't required any more.[/quote] Thank you very much for replying.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work. I added the CMD to task scheduler but the fonts are still blurry.

Also, I updated to the latest version (10586) but it hasn't solved the problem either!

 

Why? Do you know how many things run at startup and at various times? Hundreds. Check out AutoRuns and also Task Scheduler in Windows.

 

Bump!
So are people still living with this problem or is there a solution?

 

Have yet to find anything apart from the OP's exe utility. I have a 13" 1080p laptop and a 23" 1080p 2nd monitor. I want to use the 'recommended' scale factors of 150% and 100%, respectively. The exe solution helps a bit, but text on the second monitor (e.g. for text in folder windows) is still kinda fuzzy. The laptop screen is clear. This is NOT acceptable, and I hope MS releases an update soon to address this!

 

Just to update, I have been using this tool on a computer upgraded to Windows 10 Home (no group policy editor) and it works great. Adding the registry entries to startup items or the Task Scheduler doesn't completely fix the problem, so for 10 Home, this seems to be the only solution. On Pro, adding a logon script is the other option.
The blurry DPI scaling bug is still very much present even after a clean install and the 2015 November 1511 update.

 

For blurry fonts in specific apps. menus, toolbars, etc. see this:
From
A simple solution for blurry fonts in Windows 10 : Windows10
For those who still have blurry font problem:
I just discovered a way to remove it.
1) Right click on the application you want to correct the fonts of, select Properties
2) Go to Compatibility tab.
3) Under Settings section, check Disable display scaling on high DPI settings
4) Apply and close the window.

 

This was already mentioned, but the problem isn't with specific apps or even apps at all. System properties dialog boxes, context menus, etc. are also affected.
The new (beta as of now) version of the xpxplorer tool is supposed to deal with scaling greater than 150%.

 

OK, my apps were blurry although my system scaling was set to 100% so different problem I guess. Sorry

 

I also had a problem with blurry text on Windows 10 but I seem to have solved the problem-- Go to Control Panel (not Settings) and select Display. Notice the section that says "Select Size of Items" and select "set a custom scaling level". Even though it says not recommended I selected it and set it for 125. No more blurry text on sites that were blurry.

 

hi
should i do with every software?

 

If your problem shows up only on specific software, follow the above with each application. If it is a problem with Windows File Explorer & all apps, the System Settings scaling is probably the issue, so review the thread for other advice.