How to fix apps that appear blurry in Windows 10 or Windows 11

Steps and instructions to resolve blurry application issues in Windows 10 and 11

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Steps and instructions to resolve blurry application issues in Windows 10 and 11

Use the following steps to resolve blurry applications in Windows.

Windows 10

Use the Windows 10 built-in feature to fix blurry apps

  1. Go to Start and Settings.
    Settings
  2. Select System.
  3. Select Display.
  4. Under Scale and layout, select Advanced scaling settings.
    advanced scaling settings
  5. Then turn on the option Let Windows try to fix apps so they're not blurry.
    fix blurry apps

If the built-in feature does not help, try changing the app size

  1. Go back to the Display setting panel.
  2. Under Scale and layout, change the Size of text, apps and other items to the Recommended option.
    recommended size
  3. Restart your PC to save changes.

Try changing the resolution rate

  1. In the Display panel, under Scale and layout, change the Resolution to the Recommended option.
    resolution
  2. Restart your PC to save changes.

Try updating your display drivers

  1. Use the Search feature to search for and open Device Manager. In Device Manager, right-click the Graphic driver and run driver update.
    Driver update
  2. In the next window, select Search automatically for drivers. When you are finished, restart your PC to save changes.
    auto search for drivers

Windows 11

Use the Windows 11 built-in feature to fix blurry apps

  1. Go to Start and Settings.
    Settings
  2. Select System >Display.
  3. Under Scale and layout, use the drop-down menu to change system scale of text, apps, and other items.
    Scale
  4. Use the drop-down menu to change display resolution.
    resolution

Turn on ClearType Text

If the text is still blurry, turn on ClearType to make it sharper.

Use the Search bar to search for adjust ClearType text, then follow the instruction to turn on ClearType.

search for cleartype

cleartype

Set graphics performance for certain apps

  1. Go to Start and Settings.
  2. Select System >Display.
  3. Select Graphics. Click Options for the app that is blurry.
    graphics
    graphics preference
  4. Select High performance, then click Save. Restart these apps to take effect.

Try updating your display drivers

  1. Use the Search feature to search for and open Device Manager.
  2. In Device Manager, right-click the Graphic driver and run driver update.
    Driver update
  3. In the next window, select Search automatically for drivers. When you are finished, restart your PC to save changes.
    auto search for drivers

Document ID:HT513729
Original Publish Date:04/24/2022
Last Modified Date:12/04/2024