How to Fix Blurry Screen or Text in Windows 11

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A blurry screen in Windows 11 can be frustrating and difficult to fix. Fortunately, Microsoft has included several methods in theWindows 10and 11 operating systems to optimize display settings and fix blurry screen issues.

This article will explain the five best ways to fix Windows 11 blurry text.

1. Check Your Resolution Settings

Low-resolution displays tend to be “fuzzy” since reduced resolutions will generate bigger visible pixels. So, appropriately setting the scaling anddisplay resolutionsettings can help resolve usability and image quality issues, such as a blurry screen.

To change these settings:

2. Optimize Your DPI Scaling Settings

The dots per inch (DPI) value determines how crisp your display appears. The lower your DPI, the lower your pixel density. A DPI that is too low or isn’t optimized for your display can causeblurry screen problems.

Windows can use scaling settings to modify the UI according to the monitor’s pixel density, so the UI elements will not look too small on a monitor with a high pixel density. To change your scaling settings:

You can also adjust the DPI differently for each app. This is useful if a single app appears blurry rather than the entire display. To adjust this:

3. Turn on ClearType

ClearType may not be enabled if you have difficulty reading text on Windows 11. In most cases, ClearType should be enabled by default, but it is still worth checking. Enabling this setting should help improve the clarity of the text, making it easier to read.

To do so:

4. Change the Performance Settings

If you’re experiencing certain blurry apps, but the rest of the display is fine, you can set high-performance graphics settings to improve the quality when using that app. To do so:

You can also force Windows to adjust the display for the best appearance in the performance settings:

5. Check Your Graphics Card Driver

Graphics card drivers ensure that your GPU is up-to-date with the latest software. Occasionally, old drivers can introduce bugs or be incompatible with newer apps and programs. Updating your drivers can resolve these issues and improve screen rendering.

You can easily update your NVIDIA graphics card by opening NVIDIA GeForce Experience and selectingDrivers>Download.

To update an AMD graphics card, open AMD’s Auto-Detect and Install utility and let it discover and install any new drivers for your GPU.

Finally, to update an Intel ARC or Intel Extreme Graphics card, use Intel’s Driver & Support Assistant.

If you aren’t sure which graphics card you have, you can easily update any as follows:

Clear as Day

Trying to read blurry text or make sense of a blurry screen can strain your eyes, so it’s definitely something you want to fix as soon as possible. Hopefully, one of the solutions in this article has helped you fix the blurry screen problem on your Windows 11 PC.

Jake Harfield is an Australian freelance writer whose passion is finding out how different technologies work. He has written for several online publications, focusing on explaining what he has learned to help others with their tech problems. He’s an avid hiker and birder, and in his spare time you’ll find him in the Aussie bush listening to the birdsong.Read Jake’s Full Bio

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How to Fix Blurry Screen or Text in Windows 11#

1. Check Your Resolution Settings#

2. Optimize Your DPI Scaling Settings#

3. Turn on ClearType#

4. Change the Performance Settings#

5. Check Your Graphics Card Driver#

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