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Rectify11 / Installer

A Windows 11 modification which makes it more consistent.
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175% scaling items look so tiny. #598

Closed hector-macias1 closed 2 weeks ago

hector-macias1 commented 1 month ago

Description

I have to use my 1440p laptop screen using fractional scaling at 175%. Some items (especially in legacy apps like gpedit or disk management, to name a few) look so tiny.

Steps To Reproduce

install rectify11 using fractional scaling

Rectify11 Version

Version: 3.2

Windows Version

22631.3880

Logs

Screenshot 2024-08-10 230854

Note how the elements are microscopic.

WildByDesign commented 1 month ago

Since MS likely doesn’t update code for legacy apps like mmc.exe, there is no perfect solution. However, at least on the very most recent updates to Windows 11, it seems like the original GDI scaling isn’t as horrendous as it once was a year ago or so.

You can try by removing the mmc.exe.manifest file from the System32 folder. Keep it somewhere just in case you prefer it after. After removing the file, close any instances of mmc.exe and try those apps again and it should be using the original GDI scaling. I don’t think you have to reboot for the changes to take affect.

Now you can test and see which method looks best for your scaling situation based on your preferences.

GDI scaling will look a bit bigger like you want, but any text rendered will look a bit less sharp. It’s a trade off one way or another.

hector-macias1 commented 1 month ago

Indeed, removing mmc.exe.manifest restored the original gdi scaling but made text a bit blurry, but I think I can live with that.