Hi, after yesterday's windows update the lack of focus on not active tabs is driving me crazy. Mostly chrome but also windows text (in setting, desktop) is blurry, not focused and rly annoying. I tried doing some screenshots, but the text appears smooth on them. I tried running cleartype and changing scaling but no effect. I have a 27" 1440p running at native resolution and 125% before the last upgrade, everything was ok. If I change the resolution scaling to 175% its okay, but well everything is fcking huge, so its not really a "fix"

Screenshots https://imgur.com/gallery/dl2LILM
The first image is the "clear" and the others are the blurry ones. When you view the images (not click on them) you can see, the chrome tabs on the first picture are much smoother than on the second

EDIT: Only the left side of the monitor is acting this strange and only when tabs are not selected (not focused). If tab is focused its clear, when not selected blurry.

Conclusion: It fixed itself, after turning off the PC for 10 minutes (went to shower) all the fonts became normal. Maybe I'm insane, but maybe not.

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I noticed the blur too - Haven't investigated yet....

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It should not blur at 100%, try that?

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same at 100%, blurry. And the funny thing is my in game steam FPS counter is blurry too :D

4 years ago
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Have you tried asking this here?

https://answers.microsoft.com/

4 years ago
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i left them a msg there, but never found useful info on microsoft forums tbh :D

4 years ago
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They have official moderators employed by MS themselves so I guess it'd be your best bet

4 years ago
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Have you tried cleaning your eyewear? XD

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yes, I tried with my 0,25 dioptre glasses and without. it's the same. Also, my GF can see the blurriness too. However it's maybe possible I'm imagining her, but that's another story

4 years ago
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Lmao :D

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you need at least 3 replicates to have a 98% certainty in a given experiment.
I would recommend you to get a second girlfriend (or boyfriend) and be sure s/he also sees it blurry before accusing microsoft!

4 years ago
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Or a pet

4 years ago
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one of my friends is coming over today, I will ask and post the outcome.

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ok, so 3 repliactes and still, we all see the blurry text.

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a screenshot ?
also had some wired fog like problems on laptop, uninstalled update and it was gone SOME time after the uninstall, not immediately

4 years ago
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that's the problem. On screenshots they are not so blurry, because when you view the image its zoomed in and the blur is gone. Im adding an imgur link to the main post

4 years ago
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That sounds like a monitor issue, maybe try playing with the settings on it?

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i just checked that and... no. Its all good with my Windows

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That looks like some new version, are you in the Insiders update cycle?

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You all must be running a development release.

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Mine is OK now, but usually it gets blurry in the evening and then much too bright in the morning.

4 years ago
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Ahh, I can relate 😎

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Did you tried smoothing the edges of fonts???

Right click "This PC" Properties and follow the image below
https://i.imgur.com/qjgieU6.png

4 years ago
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it was on, turning it off doesn't change anything

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just a funny update, if i move something to the right side of the monitor, it's not blurry anymore. works vice versa. So its really interesting. The monitor is 1month old

4 years ago
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What graphics card do you have?

Is it all applications or specific ones?

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GPU is VEGA64. All applications on the left side of the monitor :D but only text, the image is sharp.

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ooO(Windowskey + input"cleartype" edit config)

Other? GPU scaling and virtual super-resolution are suspicious in AMD settings.

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+1 kappa knows stuff

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the AMD specific scaling (in Radeon software) is turned off, only windows one is turned on. Cleartype didn't help, I tried different approaches and had the same issue. However as i wrote only like the left side is doing this, however, when I'm on the active chrome tab the text is clear, but when not active its blurry... idk maybe something with the monitor settings, however i did not upgrade any drivers or changed settings. It's just started to act weird after yesterday's win upgrade.

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⚙→display→Window1→GPUScaling
Repeat ON / OFF of the GPU scaling item once.
(May be malfunctioning due to driver update)

Other?

  1. Complete driver uninstall and re-setup.
    The recognition and definition of the display may be incorrect.
    AMD Cleanup Utility | AMD
    https://www.amd.com/ja/support/kb/faq/gpu-601
    AMD Drivers and Support
    https://www.amd.com/en/support

  2. A similar situation can occur if you change the settings of Chrome's [flags].
    (Reset settings)

However, there was a problem from the end of December until recently with the upgrade delivery of the AMD driver, so it may be fixed by just one.

There may be cases where the HDMI connection is simply taken from a source other than the graphic board, or there may be special settings on the monitor, but the possibilities are much lower than 1 and 2.

PS The next reply is quite slow because it's time to sleep.

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thx I will look into the drivers. I'm running almost a year old because it was the most stable for my vega card. Its rly annoying, only small texts are problematic and only on the left side, which is really weird. I tried playing with the monitor setting, but it was all the same. I will look into the new amd drivers

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So looks like the drivers are messing with the sharpening. When I uninstalled the drivers and booted into windows (without AMD drivers) everything was ok but after latest driver install its blurry again :D but still only on the left side >.<

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(。-Θ-。)ooO(I'm going to sleep.)
NotWin10?...
Suspected OS-related problem. There is a suspicion that the operating system is not well.

View display settings in Windows 10
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4027860/windows-10-view-display-settings

How best to change your display settings in Windows 10 - CNET
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/6-display-settings-you-should-be-using-in-windows-10/

Fix blurry apps

In any case, it is recommended to switch from the standard 100% to a different value once, restart, and return to the original value.
Perhaps the settings around that are erroneous.

If you use multiple monitors, check the settings for each monitor.
Good luck (o'Θ'o)ノ))🛌

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okey, after shutting off my PC for 10minutes (accidentally hit shut down before going to shower instead of restart :D) it just fixed itself... I think I'm going crazy now for sure :D So idk, maybe monitor overheating? I'm really confused tbh :D

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laughs in windows 7

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no problem with nvidia too

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thx all for help, closing this topic its "fixed". You can see the conclusion on the main post

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Closed 4 years ago by Anknownlolz.