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Discus and support Poor font rendering in Windows 10 in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; [ATTACH] This is what the fonts on some pages look like on my HP monitor (2560x1440 looks like. Does anyone know why the verticals and horizontals... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/TemporaryPressure634, Jul 22, 2024.

  1. /U/TEMPORARYPRESSURE634
    /u/TemporaryPressure634 Win User

    Poor font rendering in Windows 10

    /u/TemporaryPressure634, Jul 22, 2024
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  2. ALIJBEAR
    AliJbear Win User

    Font rendering in Windows 10

    Hi All,

    One of themain reasons I find Windows 10 a major step backwards is the quality of font rendering.

    After doing plenty of research - and using the magnifier tool - it obvious that a different rendering process is being used compared to Windows 7, which universally used 'colour smoothing' for ClearType. However, in W10, some fonts are 'monochrome smoothed'
    while others are 'colour smoothed'. (use the magnifier to see what I mean) The mono-smoothed characters are FAR less readable than those with colour processing. Apparently this is defended for the reason that colour-smoothing cannot give consistent results
    on 'some rotated displays' because of the arrangement of the pixels in the display panel. Fine, but at least give us the option of controlling the rendering strategy for desktop/laptop use. And, if there IS a problem with colour-smoothing, then why is it still
    used in some places and not others? The areas that are mono-smoothed tend to be the content - such that it gives me fatigue and eyestrain. The better colour-smoothing seems to be reserved for menus and informational areas. Maybe this is by design to stop me
    using my PC for too long?

    Is it possible to change the smoothing process that is applied to content fonts? Obviously, this processing is avaialble because it's there in other areas...

    Thanks, Alibear
     
    AliJbear, Jul 22, 2024
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  3. CHANDY - MSFT
    Chandy - MSFT Win User
    Font Clarity is Poor

    Hello, GrahamMoss

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you are experiencing poor font clarity on your Dell XPS8960 running Windows 10 Pro with an RTX3070Ti graphics card driving a Dell U2713H 27" Ultrasharp monitor.



    Firstly, I would suggest checking if your system's advanced settings, to do this:

    1. Press Windows+i to open settings and go to the system tab
    2. Scroll down to the About and click on the option of Advanced system settings
    3. Go to the performance tab and select settings, go to visual Effects to adjust for best appearance.

    I hope this information helps you improve the font clarity on your system. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

    Best regards,



    Chandy |Microsoft Community Support Specialist
     
    Chandy - MSFT, Jul 22, 2024
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  4. MACNALTY
    Macnalty Win User

    Poor font rendering in Windows 10

    poor Font rendering after windows 10/64 update from windows 7 64


    Websites hit or miss with font rendering looks like numbers when rendered
    updated video card drivers for windows 10
    gmail unreadable currently as fonts reveal as numbers
    Any insight appreciated I know there was an earlier patch for some of the early adopters of windows 10
     
    Macnalty, Jul 22, 2024
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