As you can guess, choosing Windows 7 would put the app in Windows 7 compatibility mode, for example, so be careful with what you pick. The troubleshooter will now tell you the Windows compatibility mode it will try to run the app in, such as Windows XP mode for Windows Sign in.
Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Open the app properties Right-click the. This setting limits the program to a preset number of colors. Ticking this settting is likely to increase blur, but it can reduce jagged edges. On their own page linked in Sara Mohammedi 's post above , Microsoft shows users how to manually disable the compatibility mode scaling for each affected program, tediously, one by one.
Of course, without the Start Menu thinking of Windows 8 , it is very hard to get to that Properties dialog in the first place. Because of this issue, some time ago I wrote a program that makes it easier to enable the high-DPI compatibility flag on certain programs quickly and efficiently. Perhaps it will help out in your situation. You can download the latest version here. I have a p display on my laptop, it's not a super high resolution display.
If Microsoft programs such as command prompt aren't DPI aware, how can you expect every other program from 3rd party vendors to be? I completely agree this is a major problem. For applications like Flixter the scaling makes the movies unwatchable.
The compatibility tab is missing for the Flixter application and there is no setting to disable the scaling for the application. Thank you. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search.
I recently just moved to Windows 7 and I noticed that many of my older third-party apps didn't look so good at the high DPI I had set dpi versus the typical 96dpi. I enabled it and suddenly the apps looked good again. Could someone explain to me the differences in how the screen is rendered with and without this feature, or explain the trade offs of using it? This answers your question rather well. In short, XP mode scales up the font and UI object sizes as if you'd gone and adjusted your theme's size settings, which can cause some graphical anomalies in some apps that're hardcoded to use default font and icon sizes.
If you've ever loaded an image with a lot of fine pixel detail into an image editor and resized it up, you'll probably find the induced fuzziness similar. IMHO, they're both terrible hacks to get around the fact that truly DPI-independent applications are nearly nonexistent. Shame, really. You should always check the 'XP style font scaling' box. Otherwise, many applications Google Chrome, for one look blurry. It achieves the exact effect your asking about.
In fact, it would be exactly like the Vista style scaling, except things won't be blurry. The only downside is you won't have apps that ignore the scaling to use the full resolution for things like HD video. But, if you have apps ignoring the scaling you've chosen, then it's defeating the purpose of the type of scaling you're asking about.
A possible solution in the future for OS designers to add to their OSes would be for users to choose a scaling that behaves like a smaller resolution, then allow apps to ask for your permission to use the full resolution for things like video. A current solution is to allow apps to go full screen and change the video display resolution like games do, but most non-game apps don't implement it.
For example, it'd be nice if I could put my desktop at a lower resolution for every day use so interface things and fonts would be bigger, but then an app like Chrome could go full screen and change the display resolution when playing a video.
This would be the best solution if Windows or any OS made an API to allow apps to do this resolution switching easily when an app goes full screen. In my own experience, correct me if I don't "IIRC", but the biggest downsize is that XP style scaling is actually buggy, and don't work for half applications. Another cherry on top of the fuel on the fire on the salt of the wound is that XP scaling effectively disables HDPI scaling, but Vista scaling also allows that on a per-application basis, which works for more applications.
I ain't talking bout DPI aware apps. To add to the confusion of the enigma wrapped in a riddle, Vista "style" HDPI per-app disabling works only for bit applications up until Win 8.
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