Task Manager text size


rdwray

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The menu text is fine in Task Manager, but the text size in "Details" and other outputs is a little small? I did play with scaling and it just messed up other things.
 

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If there is a way I have not found it to change font sizes in some areas of the GUI such as in certain context menus, task manager, control panel and regedit. The font size in these areas seems to be hard-coded and based on some sort of a percentage of your scaling. To enlarge them, you have to set your scale so high it messes up everything else. I finally reached a happy medium to get everything to a level I could live with. I can say I saw some improvement when I changed my system font to Arial. Arial is the closest font to Helvectia (which is the absolute best for reading but sadly not available on a PC, only Macs) It's not that the font's are bigger but that the font type changes your eye perception slightly.
 

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Yep, MS likes to have control and the individual has to live with it. There is a Arial font on PC, but I don't know if it is the same as on Mac, the issue I have found with it is that the capital "I" (i) and the lower case "l" (L) look the same as you see here in the forum I use Tahoma on PC.
Font.jpg
 
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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro; 21H2, Build 22000.1281
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 3525
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 3 3250 with Radeon Graphics
    Memory
    8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD high definition audio device; Realtek audio
    Screen Resolution
    1980x1020
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