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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Qules_LP on 2026-04-02 07:32:57+00:00.
My laptop's LCD gave out around two months ago, so we had to replace it. It was wonderfully replaced. The issue is that it also changed the options in the Display Scale settings to a bigger one. I liked my scale to be smaller than the options, but replacing the screen seems to have removed the smaller option.
I tried updating my drivers to have my display smaller again, and IT DID WORK... only when it was installing. After the installation process, my screen would become bigger again. I tried looking at Intel's and Nvidia's control panels, but to no avail; the settings aren't just there, especially for Nvidia, showing I can only control 3D processing. Right there, I decided to just wait till we go back to the repair shop to add the protective filament.
Well, we got back yesterday (a month late due to being busy), and I asked about the scaling issue. They told me to just download new drivers. So last night I tinkered again, found a guide on Elevenforum, and tried their Registry Editor method.
Using the Registry Editor, I accessed the desktop pane, selected LogPixels, and modified its decimal value to 480 as a test... For those who are knowledgeable about computers, you can now see the issue. Well, I continued following the direction, selecting Win8DpiScaling, and modified its hexadecimal base to 1. Signing out and in, instead of the result of a smaller-scale display, I got an unworkable large-scale display, where the taskbar envelops half of the screen, and the apps are enormously large.
Due to the clunkiness of the controls, it took a while before I managed to undo my mistake, making me sleep at 4 am.
TL;DR: Replaced laptop LCD → lost smaller display scale option → drivers didn’t fix it → tried registry hack → accidentally made everything comically huge → spent hours undoing it at 4 AM.