Windows 10: How to view DPI Awareness Mode of Apps in Task Manager of Windows10

I am sure you have noticed that some applications on Windows 10 look crisp and sharp, while others are blurred and unappealing text. This is a common problem because not all apps are made to scale automatically, and even if you have an excellent GPU and higher resolution, nothing seems to work. That’s where dots […]

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DPI awareness not working for certain apps

Hello coth,

We regret the inconvenience. Let me assist you.

Please be informed, some desktop applications (except for the Modern Apps) may appear somewhat blurry or crisp sharp when you compare them with other applications on the screen. Also, which win32 apps are you referring to in this case?

In order to provide an optimal experience on high-DPI displays, desktop applications have to detect the DPI of the display that is being used and then scale their graphical elements, text, and screen layout appropriately. Some applications do not implement
this. In some cases, the application vendor may be able to provide an updated software version that better supports high-DPI displays.

If there is no updated DPI-aware version of the application available, you may be able to alter the appearance of the application.

You can disable display scaling for an individual desktop app in Windows 10. Here’s how:

• In the search box, type the name of the app.
• Select the app’s tile and tap or click Open file location to open File Explorer on the desktop.
• In File Explorer, tap and hold (or right-click) the app’s executable (.exe) file and select Properties.
• Select the Compatibility tab.
• In the Settings section, select Disable display scaling on high DPI settings.
  
• Click OK and check with the results.

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DPI awareness not working for certain apps

Some win32 looks poor in dpi awareness. How to force them to work in specific resolution instead?

Original title: Per-app DPI

 

DPI Aware programs that fail at 4K

I have a few programs that are marked as DPI aware that work great at 96 DPI (100%) (1024x768) and 120 DPI (125%) (1920x1080). Recently, I upgraded to a 4K monitor, and these particular apps have problems at 216 DPI (225%) (3840x2160). The most common
problem is that UI elements may be extremely tiny. Currently, Windows 10 does not offer any way to force DWM scaling on a program marked DPI aware, other than hacking the manifest in the EXE (or using an external manifest) to try to mark it DPI unaware.
(One of those EXEs is an online game where hacking the EXE is against their rules.)

From looking at these glitches, I'm under the impression that when the developers used something like Visual Studio to make these programs, that maybe Visual Studio marked them as DPI aware by default, and the developers might've never learned about DPI
awareness in their computer science courses. Therefore, the developers may have never known to even test these programs at different DPI settings, and they might've had no idea Visual Studio was enabling the DPI aware flag, since that setting is tucked away
in the project settings.

Now my question... how do I contact the Microsoft developers who work on the DPI awareness aspect of Windows to let them know about this issue, so that perhaps they could add some improvements to Windows 10 to address this? For example, perhaps they might
add another checkbox to the Compatibility tab to allow the forcing of DWM scaling even if the program claims to be DPI aware. But I think they'd have to be aware this issue exists first.