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Blurry Text and Icons in Apps
- Fixing Blurred out text in Apps and Icons
The Text looks worse after Fix

Blurry Text and Icons in Apps

Fixing Blurred out text in Apps and Icons

Go to Nvidia Control Panel by Clicking on Your Desktop and Clicking on NVIDIA Control Panel
Once in Nvidia Control Panel Click on the Tab Manage 3D settings
Click on the Restore Button
Make sure that antialiased-FXAA is turned OFF

once that’s done

Go to your windows search bar and search up SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
Once in SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe uncheck Smooth edges of Screen Font and Use drop shadows for icons on the desktop
Restart PC

Open the Application were the issue was persistent and check if the issue has been fixed.

The Text looks worse after Fix

Go Back to SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe and recheck Smooth edges of Screen Font and Use drop shadows for icons on the desktop
This should make everything look normal and fix the weird blurry text.

{. :tip} Make sure to restart the blurry app to see changes, if the changes don’t appear immediately.

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