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

Hi,

1.    Do you get any error message when you try to change the font size on the computer?

2.    Have you made any recent hardware or software changes to the computer prior to the issue?

You might be facing this issue because of an outdated or corrupted display card drivers. I suggest you to install the latest display drivers and check if it helps.

Method 1:

Step 1: uninstall the display drivers.

a.       Press Windows + X, Click Device Manager.

b.      Expand Display Adapters.

c.       Check if the name of the graphic card is the list.

d.      Right click on the Display Adapter’s name and click uninstall.

e.       Once you uninstall the drivers it will prompt to restart the computer, do not restart the computer.

f.        It will take default drivers in the computer.

Step 2: Reinstall the drivers.

Please download the drivers from the computer Manufacturer’s website and reinstall the drivers.

Method 2:

After installing the latest display drivers, I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft articles to change the font size on the computer.

Make the text on your screen larger or smaller****

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-screen-text-larger-smaller#make-screen-text-larger-smaller=windows-8

Internet Explorer Ease of Access options****

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-accessibilty-options#ie=ie-11

Hope this helps.

Please post back with the status of the issue and we will be glad to assist you further.

I have the same issue on the same computer. Everything feels much too small when I am using the desktop.

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 have the same issue on the same computer. Everything feels much too small when I am using the desktop.

I also have a yoga 2 pro and having this problem. As MSabot15 says, I understand this is a Microsoft misconfiguration and they should fix it in future (please not in a long time! this is an expensive computer and it is a really anoying issue)

I am having the same issue and it's a HUGE problem! Things are nearly impossible to see. I bought my employee an HP laptop, also 13.3", and her normal appearance of the main screen, icons, toolbars, etc. is probably 30% larger than mine! I'm so jealous. How will this be fixed?