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I just got a new computer and every video I've watched the video controls (play button, video timeline, expand, etc) are all very small, on every website and on different video players. The video player size is fine, just not the controls. I've tried changing the resolution, it just changes the screen size, doesn't work. IE video controls seem to ok, but Firefox is where the issue is.
Laptop is a HP Envy 14 sleekbook.
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OP here, good to see others have this problem too and it's not just my computer manufacturer, it's W8. Also shame on MS if this problem is going to get worse but if it is, enough people are going to report it as a major bug. This is unacceptable and no, using the magnifying glass is not an acceptable solution, it's an annoyance. I also would like to report not only small buttons but video players online in my web browser, and other computer media players are small as well.
Wow, what a truly horrendous situation and poor performance by Microsoft.
Yes, thankfully I have a wireless mouse. But even then it is quite a task navigating these miniscule controls
It seems to be a problem in the applications and how they are configured on Windows 8.1
Better get used to it or practise using the Magnifier or Zoom. IMO it is going to get worse in W10. Fortunately less of a problem if you have an electronic stylus or mouse. May be a nightmare for users of Touch only or capacitive pens.
So you're saying there's no fix for this?
My guess the fix for this is to get the Intel tool working again. As I said I can see its icon only. Nothing happens when I try to use it. We could use ProcMon to try to learn more. Some people think that we need to use the latest Intel driver package and somehow suppress the one that Microsoft makes us use. Doing that might mean changing the boot options to say its OK to use unsigned drivers. Caveat emptor on that idea. In your case though you might have a similar alternative available from HP with more acceptable packaging.
So you're saying there's no fix for this? Magnifier is nice but it's a pain in the butt to use and I don't think I'll be using it to click on a small button I can see. I guess this is just an issue of the HP Envy Sleekbook 14 which kind of sucks.
