Windows 10 Scaling on a work laptop

[PLAfiller]

Hi all,

I have the following issue with an outside setup. Recently they switched all company laptops to Windows 10. I received a brand new laptop + 23 inch monitor. Both are 1080p resolution. What happens is this: laptop scaling is set to 125% by default and monitor scaling is set to 100% by default. At this configuration ERP system we use + office package + email client we use on the laptop look sharp, but when moved to the monitor look blurry (as if you have an eye problem). If I switch the setting, they look tiny on the laptop and normal on the monitor. If I set 125% as an average setting on both laptop and monitor, then laptop looks sharp and monitor looks sharp, but ERP + office + email look 25% bigger on the monitor. Like right in your face Is there some other fix?

 

[newtekie1]

Windows scaling is terrible, set both to 100%. If it's too small on the laptop screen, tell them to go buy glasses.

Alternatively, you can just lower the resolution on the laptop screen to make things seem bigger. Try 1600x900. Doing this on a LCD used to make things look terrible, but on modern LCDs it actually isn't too bad and I actually prefer it over using Windows display scaling.

 

[SL2]

That's not how it works for me. I have a 14" 1080 laptop at 125 %, and a 24" 1200 monitor at 100 %. MS Office is sharp on both, even when moving from one to another, although the window in question changes size at one point, obviously.

Yes, Windows scaling is terrible in some situations, but not in every situation.