They just want to increase text size in Start Menu, File Explorer, software programs, etc without changing the scaling of their system.įinally Microsoft listed to users complaints and requests and they added the feature to change text size only back to Windows 10 operating system. But many times users don’t want to change overall scaling. The only possible way to increase text size and make everything bigger was changing DPI Scaling. Windows 10 users were unable to change text size. How to Change Font Size, Color in Windows 8 and Later?īut Microsoft also removed that working option from Windows 10 operating system. We posted a tutorial to describe how to change text size, color, etc in Windows 8 and later Windows versions at following link: They only allowed users to change text font size using display settings. When Microsoft released Windows 8, they removed advanced appearance settings feature from the OS. Older Windows versions allowed users to customize text color, font size, font type as well as style (bold, italic) using advanced appearance settings.įollowing screenshot shows the classic advanced appearance settings window which was available in good ol’ Windows versions: In older Windows versions such as Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, users were able to change text and font size using Advanced appearance settings window which was available through Desktop Personalization or Desktop Properties. SUMMARY: This tutorial will help you in changing text font size in Windows 10 and making the text bigger on screen without changing DPI scaling.

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