Windows 10 default dpi settings make cmd blurry
I have recently upgraded to Windows 10 and I have noticed that my cmd console is very big and blurry. I have tried reducing text-size, but if I reduce those the desktop items become too small.
The recommended setting is 125% which I must use for proper desktop display. The same setting makes my cmd look like:
OK, it looks better here but on my screen it is much bigger and blurry. Another one to show:
Background is firefox browser showing SO page with the image and in front the real cmd. I know you can disable high dpi for applications under compatibility, but how do I do this for cmd.
This forum thread discusses the problem: Link.
It looks like this is a bug or missing feature in Windows 10. To fix it:
Press Win + R to open the Run Dialog. Enter shell:startup and press enter.
Right click in the startup folder and choose New -> Text Document.
Enter this text in the text document
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v DpiScalingVer /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00001018 /f
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Win8DpiScaling /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001 /f
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v LogPixels /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000078 /f
Save the file and rename it to fixdpi.cmd
Double click on the file to run it once.
Restart Windows.
The reason it needs to be run every startup is that Windows resets the options every other (?) restart.
OK, so there are 2 settings for font sizing. Here is what I use and is much better for me. The two settings are for:
Right-click on desktop chose display a setting window will open. For me earlier it was set to 125% which by the way is recommended. I changed it to 100% (the lowest).
In the above window opened, there is a link for Advanced display settings at bottom, open it. Again there will be an Advanced sizing of text and other items at bottom, open it. A new window will open, which will have link to custom scaling level (not recommended), open it. For me it was set to 100% earlier. I changed it to 125%.
Now my text is crisp and sharp and desktop items are neither blurred/enlarged nor too small. Also cmd fonts are not blurred now, which were not noticeable with reduced fonts. I reduced font-size for cmd anyway as it was too big.