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My desktop appearance changed randomly today, it looks ugly and unreadable. I am on Windows 8.1 with 2 screens.
Here is what i tried:
Sadly nothing did help. Does anybody have an idea how to solve this?
This is how it looks like:
Edit: Grafik Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Driver version is 9.17.10.2843 (Windows tells me that my driver is up to date)
console
Posted 2014-01-23T12:26:24.497
Reputation: 95
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Just guessing here - but it looks, like Windows tries to anti-alias your text against a dark/black background...
Are you using some custom software to change your Wallpaper? (some kind of animation, or webpage?)
Try setting your Wallpaper to a plain color in Windows (black or white), if everything is good, try a different Wallpaper set in Windows (not some other App)
Falco
Posted 2014-01-23T12:26:24.497
Reputation: 468
You are right. if i use black as Background everything looks fine. I just switched the background a view times and now my icon text renders black instead of white on the yellow-orange background of my original post (the default windows 8.1 background). All thought i didn't use any 3rd Party software to change it, i didn't even touch it at all. Thank you very much – console – 2014-02-04T12:48:47.073
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From Fuzzy Text/Icons after upgrading to Windows 8.1 :
After updating to 8.1, fuzzy text and fuzzy icons in notification area are due to 8.1's new "improved" DPI Scaling options and affects many people.
If you just upgraded to 8.1 and now your fonts look weird, text is harder to read, or tray icons look fuzzy/blurry, then this should fix it:
You will now have to log out and then back in to test to see if this fixed your DPI Scaling issues.
harrymc
Posted 2014-01-23T12:26:24.497
Reputation: 306 093
1I just tried this, sadly it didn't change anything :/ – console – 2014-01-29T11:29:33.790
(1) Is your size 100 percent? (2) If you uncheck "Let me choose one scaling level for all of my displays" and choose "Icons" from "Change only the text size" drop-down list, what value do you have for size? And if you change this value and "Apply" what happens? – harrymc – 2014-01-29T12:17:51.813
1It is 100% i changed the scaling (as i mentioned in the question to different values, without any effect). The size is 9 for Icons other values do not change the appearance (just the size). Apply results in either a log out prompt or a please wait screen. – console – 2014-01-29T12:52:47.267
What happens if you logout and back with another font size for icons? – harrymc – 2014-01-29T12:57:18.657
1Sadly only the size changes after the please wait screen, logging out and in does not show any further effect – console – 2014-01-29T13:01:48.670
This used to work in Windows 8, but apparently no longer in 8.1. The only other idea I have is not to rely on the Windows graphics driver and download the Intel latest driver, currently version 15.33.8.64.3345. Create first a system restore point.
– harrymc – 2014-01-29T13:58:51.013I use a HP device and it does not accept the current version. But i tried the latest that was available on the manufacture homepage. But the problem persists. – console – 2014-01-31T21:27:03.240
Does this text help in any way? Try changing the DPI to other values to see if there is an improvement (if Windows just got it wrong).
– harrymc – 2014-02-02T15:50:55.340Also, do you have an external monitor? – harrymc – 2014-02-03T11:10:41.103
I have an external Monitor as i mentioned in the question. Sadly the link did not help – console – 2014-02-04T08:03:20.923
Do you have this problem when booting without the external monitor? If you do, then I don't know of a solution. If without it you don't have the problem, then how is this monitor defined? – harrymc – 2014-02-04T08:21:00.277
Booting without external monitor does not help either :/ – console – 2014-02-04T08:29:44.290
Did you try custom DPI values above and below 100%? – harrymc – 2014-02-04T09:24:48.260
I can't set DPI values below 100%, but i tried out some above 100% – console – 2014-02-04T11:27:54.527
Could you please add your graphics card and graphics driver? – Vanadis – 2014-01-28T13:56:47.127