How to Change Text Size for Menus in Windows 10
You can make the text for menus on your screen easier to see by making them larger while keeping your display set to its recommended resolution and default DPI.
This will affect the following menus:
- context menus
- drop menus
- menu bars
- ribbon in File Explorer
- Win+X menu
This tutorial will show you how to change the font size of text for menus to what you want for your account in Windows 10.
If you change your DPI scaling level, it will also change the text size of menus to scale with the DPI setting.
Contents
- Option One: To Change Text Size for Menus using "System Font Size Changer" by WinTools
- Option Two: To Change Text Size for Menus using a REG file
EXAMPLE: Affected menus
1 If you haven't already, download the latest version of System Font Size Changer from WinTools.
System Font Size Changer only has a 31 day free trial before a purchased activation is required for continue usage of the app.
2 Run the downloaded changesize.exe file.
This is a standalone .exe file (program) that does not install anything on your system.
3 If you like, you can click/tap on Export to export your current font text size settings to a .reg file to make restoring them easy if needed.
4 Perform the following actions: (see screenshot below)
- Adjust the Menu slider for the font size you want.
- Check or uncheck Bold if you want bold text or not.
- When finished, click/tap on Apply.
1 Click/tap on the Download button in the table below for the menus text size you want, and if you want the text to be bold or not.
2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
3 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
5 Sign out and sign in to apply.
6 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
Menus Text Size Not-bold Bold 6 Download Download 7 Download Download 8 Download Download 9 (default - not-bold) Download Download 10 Download Download 11 Download Download 12 Download Download 13 Download Download 14 Download Download 15 Download Download 16 Download Download 17 Download Download 18 Download Download 19 Download Download 20 Download Download 21 Download Download 22 Download Download 23 Download Download 24 Download Download
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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