You might hear people refer to these types of displays as retina.
The most common high DPI displays available are called QHD+.
so you can combat this, Windows can scale up programs and text to make that display more usable.
By default, Windows gives a slider with a just a few sizing options.
You also have the option to adjust the size of text independent of other UI elements.
you’re free to, however, tell Windowsnotto scale those programs.
To do so:
Right-press the programs icon and click properties.
(If its pinned to the taskbar, right click again on the programs name).
Under the compatibility tab, poke the checkbox labeled Disable display scaling on high DPI controls.
Now your app will run without any scaling in effect, regardless of system-wide parameters.
Depending on the program, though, this may be fixable.
Look through their menus for a zoom option to make everything a little bigger.
Hopefully more developers will fix their apps as high-density displays become more popular.
(Note: Skype for Windows 8 is being discontinued soon, sadly).
Windows 10 will also have this ability built-in when its released next month, too.
Turn Down for What?
You wont have quite the same retina look, but older software will be more usable.
This is simple to do, of course: just adjust your screens resolution in the display options.
Right tap on the desktop and click screen resolution.
Select your desired resolution from the dropdownitll take a little experimentation.
make a run at keep the same aspect ratio of your resolution (most likely 16x9).
Magnifying glass image bysiridhata(Shutterstock).
