How to Create a "Display" DPI Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8
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This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Display shortcut to change the display DPI size settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.
EXAMPLE: Display
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OPTION ONE
To Download a "Display" DPI Shortcut
Download
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Display shortcut to your desktop.
4. Unblock the Display shortcut.
5. In Windows 7, you can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. In Windows 8, you can Pin to Taskbar on desktop, Pin to Start screen, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Display" DPI Shortcut
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on the Next button. (See screenshot below) %windir%\System32\DpiScaling.exe
3. Type Display for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
4. In Windows 7, you can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
5. In Windows 8, you can Pin to Taskbar on desktop, Pin to Start screen, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn
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