App Scaling on High DPI Displays (FIX 2019)
5 (FIVE!!) years ago I posted an article titled "Adobe App Scaling on High DPI Displays (FIX)" that would help Windows users scale their older or non DPI aware application to be usable on their new high pixel density displays. This was needed since Windows (or Adobe) did not have a solution at the time and application elements would be too small for proper use. Fast forward to April 2018 and Microsoft releases an update to Windows that offers built in High DPI settings. To this day get emails regarding the old solution despite updating it last year with this new solution. My hopes with this article is to encourage users to follow these steps and not the old ones. How it's done: Right-click the shortcut icon of applications you want to adjust Select 'Properties' (If the icon is in the taskbar, you will have to right-click the second app icon) Select the 'Compatibility' tab Select 'Change high DPI settings' at the bottom of the tab Check 'Override high DPI scaling behavior' at the bottom Select 'System (Enhanced)' from the drop down Select 'OK' and then 'OK' again to apply Launch the application to see the difference [...]
