Windows 10: Roaming Profile Adjusting DPI Scaling (Looking for Fix)

Hi guys,

We have a roaming profile that we use on multiple pc's however each pc has a different screen size. Some are 4k screens, some are projectors, some are double projectors also some are normal monitors. Each time we log onto a PC with the roaming profile, Windows 10 tries and predicts the scaling we want.

4k - 300%
Double projector - 150%
Single projector - 200%

We want the PC's where this profile logs on, to be set to 100%.

If we use a local profile, screen settings are obviously saved as a Registry key. So they stick when you come to log back in, however with the roaming profile the PC tries to predict what DPI Scaling & the registry is defaulted no changes are made.

We've tried:

• Group policy the known registry keys "LogPixels" in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
• Group policy the known registry key "AppliedDPI" in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Windowsmetrics
• Manually editing numerous registry keys in HKEY_Current_Users.For them all the default back, and the edits not to be saved.

We are now thinking about a "log-in" script, or .BAT to change it, my question is does anyone know an easier way to do this, where the settings will stick. Is there a key somewhere that can be changed or and easier way to achieve this?

Thanks!

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Why does version 1709 affect font size in other software?

Microsoft has been making significant adjustments to try to correct the decades of high-DPI scaling issues on modern devices that have higher pixel density than 96 DPI. For example, older software if you go to the Properties of the icon, you'll see the
scaling option now has 3 options instead of just 1. Depending on the scale method the older software used (or more typically, no native handling at all), it may need an adjustment here.

 

What does the new DPI options do?

As an additional information, the term Per-Monitor Aware is an application that checks for the DPI when it’s created. It also adjusts the scale factor whenever the DPI changes and it’s not automatically scaled by the system. The
bitmap stretch is a method that draws a rectangular block of pixels on the display device. It also stretches or shrink the rectangular area as necessary.