Windows 10: How to change the built-in Magnifier Shortcuts

Hello,I am currently using Windows 11 Pro and I am having some trouble with the Magnifier that comes with the system.The current shortcut to Zoom In and Zoom Out is Win + and Win - respectively.In addition I use a mouse from Logitech with programmable buttons and I made my Left Wheel Button and Right Wheel Button to be Zoom In and Zoom Out through Logitech G Hub.Now, I occasionally play games and I sometimes use the Magnifier to see things that are too small for me chat, map, text, etc... and it works without much of a problem the games may vary however if I press Zoom In or Zoom Out while

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manage magnifier shortcut

Hey RXaverius,

I suggest you to follow the below steps to turn off the magnifier and check if it helps.

• Go to “settings” and click on “ease of access”.
• Then under the “magnifier” option “turn off” it.

Or also you can press the keys “Windows+Esc” and the magnifier will be closed.

For more information regarding magnifier refer to the below article and check if it helps.

Use Magnifier to make things on the screen easier to see - Microsoft Support

Note: Also applies to Windows 10.

Hope this information is helpful.

 

Magnify failing

Hi,

Since the magnifier is a built in feature of Windows 10, we'd like to ask a few questions to help us determine what is causing the error. Please answer the following:

• What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
• Have you made any recent changes or installed updates prior to this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Please provide a screenshot of the error message.

We hope to hear from you soon.

 

Windows 10 update broke MS magnifier

Hello,

To fix the issue with Magnifier, we suggest to turn it off and turn on your Magnifier. Here are the steps below:

• Press Start key.
• Click Settings.
  
• Select and click, Ease of Access.
• Select and click, Magnifier.
• Under Magnifier in the right pane, click off/on.

You may also try to Run Magnifier as administrator. If you don't know how, follow the steps below:

• Press Start key.
• Type Magnifier.
• Right-click Run as administrator.
• If there's a pop-up about User Account Control, you have to type your
  Username and Password to continue.
• Click Yes.

Let us know what happened.

Regards.