Windows 7 fonts pixelated

Step 3: Power plans: Frequently asked questions. Please go ahead and follow the methods mentioned and later update us on the status of the issue. I was looking at this forum and it made me realise just how ugly and pixelated the fonts in the Modern UI apps appear. I have the latest drivers ATI installed. I've also tried to install the beta of the next version but again that did not change anything.

This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 1. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Vinod N. Hi, Thank you for writing to Microsoft Communities. I would suggest you to refer the link and check if it helps. Archived Forums. Windows 7 User Interface. Sign in to vote. Hi, When I came to know about Magnifier tool I was very happy. Monday, May 2, PM.

Hi, As far as I know the magnifier does result in a more pixelated view. Techsmart Computer Repair. Tuesday, May 3, PM. Hi Cathal, I enabled clear type fonts and the screen is set at native resolution. Wednesday, May 4, AM. I can do this. Wednesday, May 4, PM. Cathal pointed out that you are magnifying the screen. Pixelation is to be expected. I have two different nice monitors that exhibit the same pixelation using magnifier.

Thursday, May 5, AM. Is there a particular change I can make to the pref file to rectify the matter? I am attaching a sample of what I am seeing in the font. I will also attach a sample of what it looks like in Chrome which is what it should look like Well the upload of the images is not working so I will submit the question without it.

Google Sheets use a "canvas" element, which bypasses some of Firefox's normal font smoothing. However, you can improve the rendering significantly if you can enabled hardware acceleration. I am attaching a screen shot of mine showing it is better, but still not perfect. I suggest checking for updated drivers. This support article suggests safe ways to do that since there is a lot of malware out there targeted to people downloading drivers from random sites : Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL.

In the left column, click Advanced. On the right side, with the "General" mini-tab active, find the box for "Use hardware acceleration when available". To see whether it's actually in effect, you can check the Troubleshooting Information page to check on that. Scroll down to the Graphics header and check the following table for GPU Accelerated Windows which is a ratio of accelerated to total windows.