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Web browsers window sizes are smaller than my Windows 10 display resolution

I have Windows 10 and 4 web browsers installed. Browsers Zoom set to 100%, OS Scale and Layout 100% too, and LogPixels Key in Regedit is 60 Hexadecimal (96 Decimal). Whatever is my display resolution (...
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Separate custom scaling levels for each display in Windows 10

I want to set a different custom scaling level for each of my 2 monitors. The "recommended" scaling for my laptop display is 150%, while 100% scaling is recommended for my external monitor. ...
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Could a display or monitor use subpixel rendering when used at a higher or lower resolution than its native one?

My neighbor insists that a $75 22" (as of 2024) HDMI display that is advertised as 1080p is 4K because his Xbox asks to enable 4K gaming when he uses it. It probably just accepts a higher ...
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Jagged/bad quality resolution after attaching second monitor

I have a 2560 x 1440, 144 Hz monitor and a 3840 x 2160, 144 Hz monitor. I use a Geforce RTX 4070 TI. The monitor with the lower resolution used to provide good quality when it was combined with a full ...
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Where is resizing done when non native resolution is used on LCD screens - in the drivers or by the monitor itself?

Where is done image resizing/upscaling when a non native resolution is used on a LCD/IPS/OLED, any fixed resolution screen? Is it done by the OS, by its drivers, or by the monitor itself? Let's say my ...
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Blurry distorted text and icons

So my text and icons look blurry, distorted and It also looks like small top portion of letters are being cut off by like 1 pixel. But the thing is that 20% of right side of the screen seem normal, ...
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Automatically adjust scaling of a display when a second monitor is plugged in [Windows 10]

I currently have a work laptop that I would like to have the scaling set to 125% when it is plugged into another monitor/docked, and set to 100% when it is not plugged in. Does anyone know of any ways ...
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Windows 11 having probems with windows on multiple monitors with different scaling

I've got two fullHD monitors connected to a 4k laptop, with 100% and 300% scaling. My problem is that when I try to pull a window from the 4k monitor to another the window won't scale back to 100% ...
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What could be the reason for difference in clarity on two different displays with approximately same DPI?

I have two displays - LG 22" monitor (22MP68VQ) which has a FullHD resolution (1920x1080) with DPI = 100. Contents are displayed without scaling. Lenovo X1 carbon 6th gen laptop screen (14")...
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Monitors with different pixel sizes

I have several monitors with different pixel sizes (that is, size of individual pixels; not resolution). This means that when I put them next to each other and move the mouse between them, it's not ...
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Windows 10 make text bigger problems with office apps

If I go on Windows 10 to Settings -> Display -> Make Text Bigger and drag the slider to increase text to 110% my office apps appear with fuzzy text. I'm not scaling though, but just making the ...
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How to make the display NOT scaled when playing game?

My game resolution is different from my laptop display one and that makes the game scaled ugly when played. I google around and people say I should turn off auto-scaling feature of the mornitor. My ...
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Display resolution and scaling

I have a 27" monitor with 3840x2160 resolution. I use 150 % scaling, does my monitor fit the same amount of information as a 2560x1440 monitor? I consider getting ultrawide so I can keep two ...
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Individual "Custom Scaling" per monitor in Windows 10 (1809)?

I am a happy Windows 10 user. Now I got a new 13 inch laptop that has a 1920 x 1080 resolution and the pixels are tiny. I could even live with those tiny pixels if I would not be using it with an ...
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How to use different scaling for every monitor?

One of the new features in Windows 8.1 is the new "Desktop display scaling", which allows user to configure scaling per monitor. I've been trying to get this working in preview but with no success. If ...

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