Windows 10: Scaling problems after monitor sleep

Hi,

I've searched many forums and can't find a resolution or even a similar issue. I recently went to a fresh install of Windows 10 and noticed shortly after that after the monitor wakes from sleep, there's a good chance that the scaling on my notification/action center will be completely off. Notifications are so large that they are unreadable, and the action center looks completely over-scaled. Logging out and back in will resolve it. So too will changing the scaling size in display settings, then changing it back, so it makes me think the issue has something to do with this particular setting.


I've tried reinstalling and updating display drivers which had no effect. I also have a second monitor, a TV that has a higher scaling size, but that screen remains deactivated most of the time.


It's getting very annoying so any help would be appreciated.


Best,

Tayguerr




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Scaling Problems using 4K Monitor


I saw a great deal on a UHD monitor and grabbed it, completely unaware of the issues regarding scaling for programs, particularly older programs, in a 4k environment.
(For those who also do not know: this is when a program opens and is so tiny on the screen you can't read anything, or it opens in a normal sized window but the text is so tiny you can't read anything.)
I took the crash course (otherwise known as Numpty School) and corrected a few things.

• Windows Settings > System > Display > Custom Scaling Settings. I use 190. Seems good.

But this does not work with some older programs, so...
I also did the "High DPI Settings" trick:

• Find the programs .exe file > Properties > Compatibility Tab > Change High DPI Settings >
• Program DPI > check: Use This Setting…. (Note: “Open Advanced Scaling Settings” just opens the W10 General Settings listed above)
• In drop down for Use DPI Settings that’s set for my main display when: change to: When I open this Program
• High DPI Scaling Override > Check: Override High DPI Scaling Behavior > Performed by: Change to: System.
• OK > Apply > OK

This works great for some programs but not all. Plus I need to do this for every program with a problem one at a time. Any easier way known?

But some programs don't use exe. They use dll. And they are freaking out.
I found this fix below, a registry edit:

• Registry > HKCU \ Software \ MS \ WindowsNT \ CurrentVersion \ AppCompatFlags \Layers
• Add Key: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe > Set Value to: HIGHDPIAWARE

Is this a good fix for this problem? Does anyone know of a better, more permanent, or more universal fix?
Thanks