Windows 10: Text appers distorted *photos below*

This happend few days ago out of nowhere, i tried resetting the pc, installed win11 to see if that would fix it, updated my gpus driver all in vain but i discovered that when i go back to a older version of windows 10 this stops, unfortunately my pc becomes very slow which is not ideal, any help would be appreciated.

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sound distorted after windows 10 anniversary upgrade

This is where I'm at on my HP laptop with Windows 10 and the Anniversary update.

I completed step #3 "hardware and sound" but that took me to an option for "sound, speakers." There was no "properties" as step #4 suggests. I selected "sound, speakers" and then found "properties." After selecting "properties" there was no "enhancements
tab" as step #5 suggests.

Regardless, I then uninstalled the realtek audio driver. I noticed that when I did this without restarting my laptop that the sound was now tinny, but not distorted as it was previously. After restarting, the sound was again full, yet distorted.

Realtek still shows in my programs list, though it shows no memory is used.

Thanks for your continued help.

 

Windows 10 Photo - adding Text

Here's how to add text to JPEG photos in Windows 10 ... step by step ... cookbook ...

Adding text to Windows 10 Photos

Add the 'Paint' Ap to taskbar.

• Start … lower left corner.
• All aps
• Windows … accessories … right-click ‘Paint’ … left click ‘add to taskbar’
• Color palette now in taskbar at bottom of desktop

Adding text to photo

• Click/open ‘Paint’ ap
• ‘File’ … ‘Open’ … browse to select photo to adjust
• Click and scroll-mouse to reduce size
• ‘Home’ … click on big A to prepare for paste or typing in text.
  
• Left-click on picture and drag to set text box for text. … OR … Left-click on picture to set upper-left corner, ready for text. Box will automatically re-size to the text you are about to enter.
• Enter text … use return for next line.
• Click-cursor over text to change “Color 1” or font size
• Right-click and ‘paste’ … or … Control-tab and ‘V’ to paste in text taken from another source.
• You can change size of box around text.
• Can un-do or re-do changes.
• DON”T click again outside the box … keep working on the text until you are absolutely satisfied. You can’t get back to this text! If you do make an irrecoverable mistake, re-open the JPEG and don’t save the bummer file when prompted.
• ‘Save’ over over old file … OR … ‘save-as’ to uniquely save the file as ‘JPEG’
• DONE!

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.