System Change Display DPI Scaling Level in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to change the DPI scaling level for all or specific displays to make everything appear smaller or larger on the display(s) for your account in Windows 11.

Dots per inch (DPI) is the physical measurement of number of pixels in a linear inch of a display. DPI is a function of display resolution and size; a higher resolution or a smaller size will lead to higher DPI, and a lower resolution or a larger size will lead to lower DPI. When a display has a higher DPI, pixels are smaller and closer together, so that the user interface (UI) and other displayed content appears smaller than intended.

Windows ensures that everything appears on the screen at a usable and consistent size by instructing applications (including the Windows desktop shell) to resize their content by a scale factor. This number depends on the display DPI as well as other factors that impact the user’s perception of the display. Almost all desktop displays and most current laptop displays are in the range of 95-110 DPI; for these devices, no scaling is required, and Windows sets a scale factor of 100%. However, there are a number of new devices, particularly in the premium laptop and tablet markets, which have higher displays with over 200 DPI. For these devices, Windows sets higher scale factors to ensure that the user experience is comfortably viewable.

You can adjust the display DPI scaling level in Windows 11 to change the size of text, apps, and other items to appear larger or smaller until comfortable to see for you.

When you increase the display DPI scaling level, everything will appear larger on the display.

When you decrease the display DPI scaling level, everything will appear smaller on the display.

The default DPI scaling level of a display is not always 100% (96 DPI). High resolution displays may have a higher "recommended" DPI than 100% by default.

Reference:


Contents

  • Option One: Change DPI Scaling Level for Specific Display in Settings
  • Option Two: Set Custom DPI Scaling Level for All Displays in Settings
  • Option Three: Set Custom DPI Scaling Level for All Displays in Registry Editor
  • Option Four: Restore Default DPI Scaling Level for All Displays using REG file




Option One

Change DPI Scaling Level for Specific Display in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Display on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 If you have more than one display connected to your PC, select a display (ex: "1") that you want to change the DPI scaling level for. (see screenshot below step 4)

If you are not sure which display belongs to what number, then you can click/tap on the Identify button to have each display's number briefly appear on the displays to see.


4 Select the Scale percentage you want in the drop menu. (see screenshot below)

The Recommended percentage is the default scale size.

This setting is stored as the DpiValue DWORD data value in a long subkey per display in the registry key location below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PerMonitorSettings


display_scaling_Settings-2.png

5 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.




Option Two

Set Custom DPI Scaling Level for All Displays in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Display on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Do step 4 (set custom scaling) or step 5 (turn off custom scaling) for what you want.

4 To Set Custom Scaling Size for All Displays

This will override and gray out Option One


A) Click/tap on Scale on the right side. (see screenshot below)​

custom_display_scaling_Settings-1.png

B) Enter a custom scaling size between 100-500 % you want for all displays, and click/tap on the Check mark. (see screenshot below)​

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C) Click/tap on the Sign out now link to apply. (see screenshot below)​

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5 To Turn Off Custom Scaling for All Displays

This will undo the set custom scaling size, and allow you to use Option One


A) Click/tap on the Turn off custom scaling and sign out link on the right side under Scale & layout. (see screenshot below)​

custom_display_scaling_Settings-4.png




Option Three

Set Custom DPI Scaling Level for All Displays in Registry Editor


This option sets the same setting in Option Two, and will override and gray out Option One if you set a custom DPI.


1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).

2 Navigate to the registry key location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

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3 In the right pane of the Desktop key, double click/tap on the LogPixels DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot above)

If the LogPixels DWORD doesn't exist, then right click or press and hold on an empty area in the right pane of the Desktop key, click/tap on New, click/tap on DWORD (32-bit) Value, type LogPixels, and press Enter.


4 Select (dot) Decimal, type in a value data from 96 to 480 for the scaling level you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot and table below)

custom_display_scaling_regedit-2.png

DPI Scaling Level
Value data
Small 100% (default)96
Medium 125%120
Large 150%144
Extra Large 200%192
Custom 250%240
Custom 300%288
Custom 325%312
Custom 350%336
Custom 400%384
Custom 450%432
Custom 500%480

5 In the right pane of the Desktop key, double click/tap on the Win8DpiScaling DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot below)

If the Win8DpiScaling DWORD doesn't exist, then right click or press and hold on an empty area in the right pane of the Desktop key, click/tap on New, click/tap on DWORD (32-bit) Value, type Win8DpiScaling, and press Enter.


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6 Type 0 (turn off custom scaling) or 1 (turn on custom scaling) for the value data based on the table below, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

custom_display_scaling_regedit-4.png

Value data
Description
0Enter 0 if you used 96 in step 4 for no custom DPI scaling.
1Enter 1 if you used any size over 96 in step 4 for custom DPI scaling.

7 Close Registry Editor.

8 Sign out and sign in to apply.




Option Four

Restore Default DPI Scaling Level for All Displays using REG file


1 Click/tap on the Download button below for the DPI you want to restore to download the REG file below.


 To restore 100% DPI Scaling Level

Restore_100_DPI_in_Windows_11.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"LogPixels"=-
"Win8DpiScaling"=dword:00000000

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PerMonitorSettings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"AppliedDPI"=dword:00000096


 To restore 200% DPI Scaling Level

This DPI is a good starting point for higher resolution displays.


Restore_200_DPI_in_Windows_11.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"LogPixels"=-
"Win8DpiScaling"=dword:00000000

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PerMonitorSettings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"AppliedDPI"=dword:00000192

2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

5 Sign out and sign in to apply.

6 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Why when I install dpi 141 it turns out not 150% ?
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Why when I install dpi 141 it turns out not 150% ?

Hello, :-)

Just to verify, did you select "Decimal" at step 4 before entering the DPI value?

It should be 144 instead for 150%.
 

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Display 141 PPI, Windows 10

Default value: 125% Recommended
 
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Thanks for the tutorial Shawn, my Dell XPS 15 9570 15" 4K 3840x2160 screen actually has scaling set to 250% as default and I lowered it to 200% but the text is blurry so I will use this tutorial later when I have more time.
 

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Thanks for the tutorial Shawn, my Dell XPS 15 9570 15" 4K 3840x2160 screen actually has scaling set to 250% as default and I lowered it to 200% but the text is blurry so I will use this tutorial later when I have more time.
You're most welcome mate. :-)

You might also play with adjusting the text size below to see if that may help.


If not, then you can see if using ClearType below may help with blurry text.

 

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@Brink - I already tried the text size when I saw you mentioned it in another thread and also tried the ClearType a few days ago which does not make a difference as the problem is not browsing but the problem seems to be with the text looking like it's a low resolution and have jagged edges with ThinkorSwim and Microsoft Money Plus Business Sunset Edition so it would seem like it's because the DPI went from a bigger number to a smaller number.

I fixed it using the per app method by right clicking on the .exe of the app in question, then properties, then the Compatibility tab, Change high DPI settings, Checking the Program DPI box so it's marked, Checking the High DPI scaling override - Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: box with the setting on System (Enhanced). I tried it on Application which made 100% of the text clear but the problem was that the top right corner text had something cut off and same with the bottom of the screen which had the lower half of the text missing, the System (Enhanced) only had the title "Portfolio Manager" that was zoomed and blurry so it's a small compromise.

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Got a chance to try it out and thanks @Brink because I did option 2 and tried both 125% and 150% and it worked fine. I also tried the tool at Windows 10 DPI blurry / fuzzy text font fix - XP Explorer which I think is really the same as option 2 with 125% and 150% and it worked fine. It's different than doing 200% option 4A and setting that to 200% on the main screen and then doing what I mentioned in #8 as option 2 actually fixes 100% of the text.
 

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Hello, can I get to know if I can set two monitors with different Custom Scaling numbers in Windows 11? Or least one with custom scaling number, the other with pre-defined level like 100%?
At least in Win10 I cannot, system can only set two different pre-defined scaling levels, or same custom scaling number for both monitors. That bothers me quite some time. Thanks!
 

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Hello, can I get to know if I can set two monitors with different Custom Scaling numbers in Windows 11? Or least one with custom scaling number, the other with pre-defined level like 100%?
At least in Win10 I cannot, system can only set two different pre-defined scaling levels, or same custom scaling number for both monitors. That bothers me quite some time. Thanks!

Hello, :-)

You should be able to use option 1 in the tutorial to set the DPI for specific displays.
 

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Hello, :)

You should be able to use option 1 in the tutorial to set the DPI for specific displays.
Thanks for the reply. Do you mean I can only use option 1 to set two separate scaling rate for two monitors with these pre-defined rates? From win10 it is the same approach.
Just want to make sure can I customize different scaling numbers for two separate monitors with option 2 or 3 in Windows 11?
 

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Thanks for the reply. Do you mean I can only use option 1 to set two separate scaling rate for two monitors with these pre-defined rates? From win10 it is the same approach.
Just want to make sure can I customize different scaling numbers for two separate monitors with option 2 or 3 in Windows 11?

Correct. Only option 1 is available to set for individual displays. The other options get applied to all displays.
 

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    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Good afternoon dear experts!
Your help is very much needed.
I need to make the scale of the 2nd monitor less than 100%, for example 75%.
Is it possible to do this?
Thanks a lot!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    INTEL
    CPU
    i9 9900
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z390M PRO4
    Memory
    128Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 1660Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell C3422We, Phillips 276E9Q
    Screen Resolution
    21:9 & 16:9
    Hard Drives
    SSD 1Gb & SSD 1Gb
Good afternoon dear experts!
Your help is very much needed.
I need to make the scale of the 2nd monitor less than 100%, for example 75%.
Is it possible to do this?
Thanks a lot!

Hello, and welcome. :-)

I'm afraid 100% is the lowest the DPI scaling level can go.

If you don't already have your screen resolution below set to it's native resolution or highest available, you could do that to make everything appear smaller.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
I have checked all these options.
I need 2 monitors for work, but a 27 inch and 24 inch monitor was not enough for me, I bought a large 34 inch monitor with a resolution of 21:9 (the 2nd monitor has a resolution of 16:9) and now my 2nd monitor is too large scale. The problem would be solved if I could zoom out on the 2nd monitor.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    INTEL
    CPU
    i9 9900
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z390M PRO4
    Memory
    128Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 1660Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell C3422We, Phillips 276E9Q
    Screen Resolution
    21:9 & 16:9
    Hard Drives
    SSD 1Gb & SSD 1Gb
I understand that I will have to buy another monitor with a resolution of 21:9.
I read a lot of information on the Internet and hoped that somewhere I would find a solution to change the Windows 11 registry.
But, unfortunately, this is my fantasy. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    INTEL
    CPU
    i9 9900
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z390M PRO4
    Memory
    128Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 1660Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell C3422We, Phillips 276E9Q
    Screen Resolution
    21:9 & 16:9
    Hard Drives
    SSD 1Gb & SSD 1Gb

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    15 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
This works for me:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus TUF Gaming (2024)
    CPU
    i7 13650HX
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Cooling
    2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
  • Operating System
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Medion S15450
    CPU
    i5 1135G7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
You can also try changing the scaling for a specific app, as opposed to changing it for a specific display device. It works for me with HDDScan, which is an example of a free app the scale of which is tiny-microscopic on my 4k screen (with the scaling of my 4k screen set to 150% in Windows Settings | System | Display | Scale and using 3840x2160 display resolution).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus TUF Gaming (2024)
    CPU
    i7 13650HX
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Cooling
    2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
  • Operating System
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Medion S15450
    CPU
    i5 1135G7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Internet Speed
    20Mbit/s up, 250Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF

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