No registry hack or other workarounds needed anymore

Oct 6, 2015 07:41 GMT  ·  By

One of the changes that Microsoft has made in Windows 10 concerns DPI scaling and because of this, some fonts might appear blurry on a number of devices, such as Sony VAIO Duo 13.

Right now, searching the web for information on how to fix this problem brings up a lot of workarounds, but it's no surprise that some either don't work or make things even worse.

So users who are trying to find a way to fix this must be pleased to hear that there's now a very simple utility called XPExplorer that takes care of the problem all automatically.

As the developer of the app explains, it helps you fix DPI scaling in Windows 10 and repair the blurry fonts in the new operating system by simply reverting the new DPI system to the one used in Windows 8.

“When you have a widescreen, with a resolution of 1920x1080 or higher or a bit lower, in Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1 you would put your DPI scaling to 125% or higher to make text and images appear larger and more easy to read,” the developer of the app explains the problem with DPI scaling in Windows 10.

“But when you put the DPI scaling to 125% in Windows 10, you see in a lot of dialogs and windows the font gets very blurry. It does not matter if you are using the regular or custom Windows DPI scaling functions at your 'Screen properties'. Text will get blurry on 125%.”

The app

The app doesn't come with a fancy interface, but only a very small window which lets you toggle between the Windows 10 default DPI scaling and the Windows 8.1 DPI scaling, with the latter recommended in the case of users who are seeing blurry fonts.

The first option comes in handy when you try to go back to the default configuration (e.g. when Microsoft ships a fix for the issue).

Before you go download XPExplorer (direct link), there's something you need to know. Sometime in Microsoft Edge Flash content might appear smaller and there's no way to fix that right now. Additionally, when you start Windows, you might see the app of the window launching before adjusting DPI scaling. If you're OK with these, then you're good to do.

Thank you for the tip, XP4Ever!