Solved desktop zoomed in too much

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Was asked to look at a coworkers computer this morning. The desktop was zoomed way in and when you moved the mouse the desktop moved so you can navigate whatever was shown on the desktop. I went into display settings and everything was fine. I restarted the computer (she said they tried that already) and now it works normally.

What would make the desktop super zoomed in?
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64bitIntel i7-5960X64GB Corsair Dominator 2400MHz3 EVGA GTX980's
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
CPU
Intel i7-5960X
Motherboard
EVGA X99 Classified
Memory
64GB Corsair Dominator 2400MHz
Graphics Card(s)
3 EVGA GTX980's
Sound Card
on board
Monitor(s) Displays
3 Dell E2715H 27"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 (5760x1080)
Hard Drives
Samsung 950 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD,
Western Digital Black 2TB HDD's x5
Western Digital Black 1TB HDD's x3
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Corsair AX1200i
Case
Corsair 750D
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT
Keyboard
Corsair K70
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Corsair M45
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250 down/10 up
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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IE 11, Google Chrome
Maybe Windows default program called Magnifier was opened?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7601 Service Pack 1 x64Intel® Core™2 Quad Q66002x G Skill Value F3-10666CL9-2GBNS (2GB DDR3-...Nvidia Geforce GT 430
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7601 Service Pack 1 x64
CPU
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard
ASRock G41M-VS3
Memory
2x G Skill Value F3-10666CL9-2GBNS (2GB DDR3-1333)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GT 430
Sound Card
VIA VT1705
Monitor(s) Displays
Smart Vision S-W9006S-D
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG HD256GJ,
WDC WD3200AAJS-00V4A0
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Cooler Master: Devastator
Mouse
Cooler Master: Devastator
Internet Speed
10 Mbit download; 0.7 Mbit upload
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Bitdefender Total Security 2017
Browser
Chrome
A little more info. It was in fact magnifier that was causing the issue. Another coworkers son was "using" the computer and must have been pressing buttons.

The Windows key plus the + and - keys zooms the desktop. I wasn't aware of this keyboard shortcut.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64bitIntel i7-5960X64GB Corsair Dominator 2400MHz3 EVGA GTX980's
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
CPU
Intel i7-5960X
Motherboard
EVGA X99 Classified
Memory
64GB Corsair Dominator 2400MHz
Graphics Card(s)
3 EVGA GTX980's
Sound Card
on board
Monitor(s) Displays
3 Dell E2715H 27"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 (5760x1080)
Hard Drives
Samsung 950 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD,
Western Digital Black 2TB HDD's x5
Western Digital Black 1TB HDD's x3
PSU
Corsair AX1200i
Case
Corsair 750D
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT
Keyboard
Corsair K70
Mouse
Corsair M45
Internet Speed
250 down/10 up
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
IE 11, Google Chrome
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