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yes guys I had this issue in my lap top which connected to big screen Samsung (syncmaster sa 350) try this right click
graphics properties - display change the resolution to smaller one and apply then check the right resolution and press yes to save the perfect one for you. windows 7
If you are running your Windows computer on a high resolution display, for instance one of those brand new 4K displays, you may have noticed that some text does not scale well. At such resolutions, Windows automatically turns on DPI scaling so everything on your screen becomes larger. However, there are some third party apps, which don't render properly on high DPI screens. They look too small for the screen resolution.
Typically, such apps were written before high DPI displays appeared. They appear too small on the screen with impossible to read fonts and they don't scale properly.
Let us see how to fix them if Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 does not scale them properly.
This fix is applied on a per-app basis so you won’t have to worry about it affecting apps that don’t suffer from a small GUI.
1. Open the Windows registry editor by typing regedit.exe into Start Menu and navigate to the following location:
2. Create a new DWORD value and name it PreferExternalManifest. Double click it and set its value to 1.Code:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide
3. First, open the application folder for the application you need to fix the GUI for.
4. Copy below codes and paste it in notepad.
6. Save the manifest file with manifest extension. For example, Photoshop has a small GUI and Photoshop executable file is called Photoshop.exe. Note the name for the executable file. Next, rename the manifest file you just downloaded to Photoshop.exe.manifest. Copy this file to the same location as the Photoshop.exe file.Code:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"> <dependency> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="*" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*"> </assemblyIdentity> </dependentAssembly> </dependency> <dependency> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT" version="9.0.21022.8" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"> </assemblyIdentity> </dependentAssembly> </dependency> <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"> <security> <requestedPrivileges> <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/> </requestedPrivileges> </security> </trustInfo> <asmv3:application> <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings"> <ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware xmlns:ms_windowsSettings="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">false</ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware> </asmv3:windowsSettings> </asmv3:application> </assembly>
You will need administrative rights to do this. That’s all you need to do.
GrampyPeter
Thank you JLOB!!
This fixed the problem on several of my applications.
@FreeBooter
THANK YOU * 10^6!
This fixed the DPI scaling problem with the SpiderOak application that kept me from using the highly-rated service. Despite contacting their Tech Support about the problem, and despite their commitment to fix this in a subsequent release, they didn't. And I refused to use the service, until today.
A fix that worked for me just now was to right-click on the icon of the app on the desktop. Then go
Properties>Compatibility -- >Tick the 'Override high DPI scaling behavior' box and select 'System' from the drop-down box under that --> 'Apply', then you're done. Good luck!
Credit for this fix goes to duckduckgo for helping me find this little gem
Last edited by essenbe; 29 Mar 2018 at 09:03. Reason: Removed questionable link.
I am using windows 10 64 bit latest (boat anchor) update. I did not find the setting 'override high dpi scaling behavior' under compatibility. However, what did work well for me was running the program in compatibility mode for windows XP service pack 3. Hope this may help others.
Wish you folk would fill out your specs in My Computer so we know what hardware you have. It would make your posts more useful I think.