Windows Remote Desktop: Apps from Host appear too small on Client


CluelessInSeatl

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Client: Windows 11 25H2 Build 26200.7623
Host: Windows 10 22H2 Build 19045.6466

I've just set up Windows Remote Desktop between a host PC running Windows 10 and a client laptop running Windows 11 Pro.

The connection between the two computers seems to be working smoothly, but there's one problem: The apps from the host P.C. appear so tiny on the screen of the client laptop that they are unusable. But, oddly, not all apps appear tiny. For example the Firefox browser from the host PC appears on the client laptop full size. In fact, I'm typing this post in Firefox on the client laptop right now.

But other apps, like MS Word and Winamp appear in tiny windows, so tiny that I can't make out their controls or their text.

One further observation: I think those tiny apps may have appeared full size on the client laptop when I first established the Remote Desktop connection. But this Thinkpad laptop I'm using as the client has what is for me an unconventional touchpad button arrangement, so when my index finger reaches for a button that's not there and hits the touchpad instead it triggers all manner of unexpected mischief. So I myself may have inadvertently resized the display size of the apps as they appear on the client screen.

Any ideas on how to enlarge those tiny apps?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
It is related to screen resolution. The RDC client display gives you the same resolution as the host. So, when I RDC into a host with a 1366x768, and display it on my 5120x1440 client screen, the window is pretty tiny.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.8524
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14500
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M G P WIFI
    Memory
    64GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060
    Sound Card
    Chipset Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 45" Ultragear, Acer 24" 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    5120x1440, 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (O/S)
    Silicon Power 2TB US75 NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 SSD (backup)
    Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND (2nd backup)
    Seagate 4TB Ironwolf, rotating HDD archive files
    External off-line backup Drives: 2 NVMe 4TB drives in external enclosures
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 750W
    Case
    LIAN LI LANCOOL 216 E-ATX PC Case
    Cooling
    Lots of fans!
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.8524
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brew
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 14400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel 700 Embedded GPU
    Sound Card
    Realtek Embedded
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" HP 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Crucial P310 2TB 2280 PCIe Gen4 eD NAND PCIe SSD
    Samsung EVO 990 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
    Samsung 2TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    Thermaltake Smart BM3 650W
    Case
    Okinos Micro ATX Case
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
    Internet Speed
    Verizon FiOS 1GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
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