remote desktop and other apps have very small text

Question

i have tried everything to make the text bigger, i can go into display settings and change the size of everything, but the text in apps still stays very small. i have windows 10 with the april 2018 update. 64 bit, version 1803.  in the display settings section the button for advanced settings is gone, and all the pages i have looked up their device settings looks different than mine like i dont have that big 1 where my device settings is.  has anyone else experienced this and have a work around?

i work online using the remote desktop and the text is so small it makes my eyes hurt

Answer 1

Hi, jenny10707

I am Wilfredo an Independent advisor

Try this 

Right click on the desktop and select "Display Settings". The "Screen" section of the "Configuration" menu will open. 

Use the slider that says "Change the size of text, applications and other elements" to change the font size. Moving the slider to the right increases the size of the system's sources. If you move it to the left, the size will return to its default value. 

Click on "Advanced screen settings" to change the elements individually. If you prefer to change the size of the menu bars or other elements, you can do so by modifying all the values ​​at once. 

Click on "Advanced text size and other elements". A Control Panel window will open. 

Select the item for which you want to change the text in the drop-down menu. You can change the font size of title bars, menus, icon labels, tool information and more. Select the item you want to change. 

Select a new font size for the chosen item. You can choose a font size of 6 to 24 points. You can also make the font look bold. The default size for all elements is 9. 

You can repeat this step with each item in the drop-down menu. 

Click on "Apply" to save your configuration. The new sizes will be applied immediately.

I hope it helps you

Answer 2

Hi,

I'm Diego Rios, an Independent Advisor willing to help other Microsoft customers.

You can try the following procedures in the links below:

I was research about the issue, if you recently up date your Windows, please try these steps in the Link below:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/19768-chang...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

Please let me know if this helped and works.

Best Regards.

Diego R.

Answer 3

Open Start > Settings > System > Display

Make sure recommended settings are selected for Scale and Layout and Screen resolution.