In Chrome 37.x go to chrome://flags and disable DirectWrite. That's the first thing i did with this update.
Torsten
Blurry Text in Windows 8
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I did a clean install of Windows 8 RTM when it became available.
The blurry font rendering that plagued the Preview versions has remained.
It is particularly bad in IE10 and Office 2013.
No amount of adjustment with Clear Type tuner helps much.
I have tried all the fixes recommended like ticking "use Software rendering instead of GPU rendering" in IE10 and in Options in Office 2013.
It makes absolutely no difference.
I installed Windows 8 on completely different hardware to check if it was a graphics card issue. The poor font rendering was still there.
I am currently dual booting Windows 7 and 8 on the same PC. Fonts in Windows 7 remain perfectly clear. In windows 8 they are so bad, the OS is basically unusable.
How do I get readable fonts in Windows 8?
Hardware: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO, Intel Core i7 3770K, ASUS Radeon HD7770 graphics, Samsung Syncmaster 2443BW 24 inch monitor.
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Anonymous
2013-01-25T11:32:49+00:00 Same problems here with ATI... very annoying in Office 2013. Disabling aforementioned options doesn't work (Catalyst/Office advanced).
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Anonymous
2012-12-30T14:34:51+00:00 I have the same problem as you. When Microsoft finally release a patch? I confirm that Windows 8 is not suitable for normal use due to terrible font rendering. The worst it looks in the Modern UI, IE10, and Office 2013. Windows 7 looks great, and the fonts are clear and beautiful.
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Anonymous
2012-12-27T16:41:50+00:00 Just reinstall all the apps on the Metro UI and that will fix the blurry issue:)
I updated my Win 8 and nothing changed..but when I went on the store and updated my apps.. all of them weren't blurry anymore
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Anonymous
2012-12-27T13:28:49+00:00 same issue with 27" Samsung LED monitor with 1920x1080 resolution.
Microsoft has to have a solution for this problem.
i had nothing wrong with win 7.