Let Windows 10 Automatically Fix Blurry Apps Problem

Blurry apps problem is a very old problem in Windows operating system. When a user faces this issue in Windows, the text in apps and programs doesn’t look good. The text looks blurry, bold and the fonts are hard to read.

When Windows 8/8.1 operating systems were released, many Windows users faced this issue and we posted a tutorial to fix blurry apps problem in Windows 8/8.1 which can be found at following link:

[DPI Scaling Fix] Bold, Blurry or Hard to Read Font Problem in Windows 8.1 / 10

The solution also worked in Windows 10 operating system but after release of newer Windows 10 versions, some solutions stopped working in Windows 10 as many features were removed and new features were added to the OS.

Most of the time blurry apps problem occurs when the screen resolution changes or a user uses custom DPI scaling settings. The problem may also occur during dock/undock and RDP.

After receiving users feedback and complaints, finally Microsoft has added a new option to newer Windows 10 versions to fix blurry apps problem.

Now Windows 10 comes with a built-in feature to automatically fix apps which might look blurry on screen. This option is not enabled by default but if you face blurry apps problem in Windows 10, you can turn this option on to let Windows 10 automatically fix blurry apps for you.

According to the description of this new feature, apps look blurry when your display settings change. If you enable the option, Windows will try to fix the blurry apps when you open them next time. So restarting the blurry apps is required to fix them. Also this feature only works for apps on your main display and might not work for all apps.

If you are also facing blurry apps problem in Windows 10, you can enable this new feature to fix the issue:

1. Open Settings app from Start Menu or by pressing WIN+I keys together.

2. Now go to “System -> Display” section.

PS: Alternatively, You can directly launch this page using “ms-settings:display” command in RUN dialog box as mentioned here.

3. Now in right-side pane, click on “Advanced scaling settings” link present under Scale and layout section.

4. Now set the option “Let Windows try to fix apps so they’re not blurry” to ON.

That’s it. Now Windows 10 will automatically try to fix blurry apps for you.

Also Check:

[Fix] Bold and Italic Font Problem in Windows