Everything is too small -- windows 8.1 not allow me to enlarge entire interface?

Anonymous
2013-11-28T03:29:25+00:00

I'm on a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro and the entire interface--every app, every dialogue box, every icon, etc--is too small on this high resolution (3200x1800) screen.  The size of the mouse pointer was the only thing I could increase to an adequate size.

In Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display I've specified EXTRA LARGE (200%) for all items. 

It's still too small.

Is it possible that Windows (I have 8.1) isn't keeping up with screen resolutions and I need to just wait for a Windows update?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-01-20T14:07:40+00:00

    expensive equipment plus OS... hear hear ...

    so,  what happen next.. Microsoft?.  should we try another, like reboots a couple times? :)

    Please helps..

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-22T03:15:59+00:00

    Microsoft - when are you going to address this issue?

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-17T06:53:08+00:00

    happened to me too.

    Just bought Yoga 2 Pro 2 days ago, the default settings were fine.

    today while using everything suddenly jumped smaller on my desktop. Start screen was not affected.

    Solution is to go to swipe from right in desktop mode -> settings -> control panel -> display -> ""=make text and other items larger or smaller" -> custom sizing options -> 300% -> apply settings

    that should fix it.

    I really love my Yoga 2, but this hiccup was a real scare.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-08T22:17:00+00:00

    This isn't a driver issue... Microsoft failed to realize that people would be using 13" monitors with 3200 resolution, so they didn't design their flagship operating system to accommodate it.

    I'm using the same laptop with the same problem.  The scaling slider works fine, it just needs to go beyond 200%.  Oh, and while you're fixing that, you might want to make cleartype scale beyond 125% so that text doesn't get all pixelated.

    This seems so obvious... when is microsoft going to address it?

    Here is an example of how small all my desktop apps are at 200%. I included text from this website as a size reference. On a 1080 screen, this app would be twice the size and completely usable.

    I had the same exact problem when I downloaded Origin! I'm a hardcore Sims player and was about to install my games, but I could barely see enough to log into my account!

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-08T22:15:00+00:00

    I just bought the Yoga 2 Pro today and I noticed this problem immediately! I'm a bit disappointed as I'm a college student who wanted to splurge on a high-end computer for my school and home use. The first thing I did was download Spotify and Origin, and I can barely see the apps themselves. It almost makes me want to return it to the store, and I've only had it for 2 hours. I don't want to spend my savings on a computer that has to be watered-down in order to work properly.

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