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I am having problems with blurry text in some programs, which is very annoying. When I focus the window, it does sharpen the text, but it is still not normal. The weird part is that some part is blurry, while the text below it is normal

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Some text is blurry while the text below is normal

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What can I do to fix this problem? I've tried DPI scaling in Windows properties, changing my scaling in both Windows and Nvidia, I've tried the "fix blurry text" option in Windows, I've tried resetting fonts. I've tried Cleartype. Nothing seems to work. Some programs like Chrome and Intellij are normal, while other have this problem (for example Visual Studio Code here or Github).

Note: It happens on both my 1080P screens and my 1440P screen

EDIT: As suggested, this thread appears to be similar, however, I have disabled intel HD graphics.

Jason
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  • Try for one troublesome .exe to right-click it > Properties > Change high DPI settings > Override high DPI scaling behavior, and set the drop-box to "System (Enhanced)". – harrymc Nov 03 '18 at 16:52
  • As mentioned above, I did all those options – Jason Nov 03 '18 at 17:56
  • Try to use other fonts where possible. – harrymc Nov 03 '18 at 18:04
  • You say you've changed your resolution in both the Nvidia driver and Windows; this puzzles me, because if you have an LCD monitor, you should always run it in its native resolution. Doing otherwise will cause fuzzy text. If you have a CRT monitor (who does anymore?), is there a power source nearby? If so, can you move the monitor? – BillDOe Nov 03 '18 at 18:46
  • harrymc I tried changing the font, but it however has the same problem. @BillDOe I am running it's native resolution, I meant "scaling", I'm sorry. – Jason Nov 03 '18 at 19:13
  • I once had it, it appeared to be a setting in the onboard Intel HD Graphics. A simple checkmark that caused text to become blurry. The longer I waited the blurrier it became. – LPChip Nov 03 '18 at 22:13
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    Possible duplicate of RDP to Windows 10 blurry – LPChip Nov 03 '18 at 22:15
  • I have intel HD graphics disabled in my BIOS, so that unfortunately is not the problem – Jason Nov 04 '18 at 12:22

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  1. Try updating graphic drivers
  2. There is something called clearType feature in Windows - try activating/deactivating it.
Mayank Kumar Chaudhari
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  • I have updated my drivers to the newest. I've tried cleartype, but it unfortunately had no effect – Jason Nov 04 '18 at 11:16
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Actually this is caused by CMAA (conservative morphological anti aliasing) Feature In Intel's Intergreted GPUs. CMAA improves performance on cost of visual quality. It's not noticeable in games but definitely gives an eyesore in normal applications like visual studio and MS Store.

Here is the simple solution to it :-

Just Go to Intel HD Graphics Control Panel and disable CMAA (under 3D category)

  1. Intel hd graphics control panel

  2. Go to 3d rendering

  3. Disable CMAA

An alternative solution :-

Visual Studio Settings Disable Hardware acceleration in visual studio settings.

BEFORE :- SMUDGY BLURRED RENDERING

AFTER :- CLEAR RENDERING

You can clearly see the difference between rendering. The text in code editor is also sharp now !

frakod
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