Open Settings > System > Display and choose the resolution and Scale values marked Recommended for the affected monitor. If only text is too small, use Settings > Accessibility > Text size instead of changing the whole display scale. Sign out and back in after a scale change if an app remains blurry.
Identify whether one app or the whole screen is blurry
Check the desktop icons, Settings, a browser, and the affected app. If only one app is blurry, close and reopen that app before changing the whole display.
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Select the affected monitor
Open Settings > System > Display. If you use more than one monitor, select the monitor where the blur appears so you do not change the wrong screen.
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Use the recommended resolution
Under Display resolution, choose the option marked Recommended. A non-native resolution can make text and icons look soft.
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Use a standard scale
Under Scale, choose the recommended or another listed value. Avoid Custom scaling while diagnosing because it can affect apps differently.
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Change only text size when appropriate
If icons and images are sharp but labels are too small, open Settings > Accessibility > Text size and adjust only the text slider.
Save your work, sign out of Windows, and sign back in. Reopen the affected app and move it between monitors to confirm where the blur remains.
If it does not work
If one older app remains blurry while Windows and other apps are sharp, update that app and reopen it after the display is connected. Do not keep changing system scale for a single incompatible app.
If blur appears only after docking or connecting a monitor, select each display separately and confirm its recommended resolution and scale.
If the screen is blurry before Windows signs in, check the monitor connection and graphics driver from the PC or graphics-device manufacturer.
ⓘ Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows 11.
The written steps follow the current help pages linked below. The saved video is an older walkthrough and may show different labels.
