Fix blurry legacy apps in Windows 10/11 with DPI scaling

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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You can nowfix blurry fontsand stretched elements in old apps on Windows 10. We’ll show you exactly how in this article.

Every device features ahigh-DPI displaythese days and this includes laptops, phones, tablets and desktop PCs. Windows 10 comes with DPI scaling support to improve the entire viewing experience. Unfortunately, older legacy apps don’t benefit from it. Microsoft thought about a way to improve this and introduced some updates in bothWindows 10 Anniversary Updateand the Creators Update for fixing the problems.

High-DPI scaling improvements on Windows 10

Microsoft is working on improving the way that Windows 10 handles automatic scaling per-monitor to reduce the amount of blur or incorrect size for older apps. In case the apps don’t render correctly, the company also introduced the possibility to force an app to run as a DPI-unaware process.

Overriding System DPI Scaling for an older app

You can adjust your DPI scaling setting for an app that is not working well. Just follow these steps:

Choose between the three highDPI scalingoptions:

Choose your favorite option, then click OK. This is all you’ll need to do to make your apps look better!

Fix blurry legacy apps in Windows 10/11 with DPI scaling#

High-DPI scaling improvements on Windows 10#

Overriding System DPI Scaling for an older app#

Fix blurry legacy apps in Windows 10/11 with DPI scaling

High-DPI scaling improvements on Windows 10

Overriding System DPI Scaling for an older app