If you haven't rebooted Windows since the installation of the latest Quicken update, please do that first and try Quicken again.
Font size problems? Display issues? (Windows)
Please try this:
Close Quicken !!! (This process won't work while Quicken is running!)
Check the Compatibility tab settings in your Quicken Desktop program icon:
In the Windows Start Menu right-click the Quicken icon. Select "Open File Location". This brings up a Windows File Explorer window. Right-click the highlighted Quicken shortcut line item.
or
Go to the traditional Windows Desktop and right-click the Quicken program icon.
Now click Properties.
Select the Compatibility tab.
Uncheck all settings.
Windows 7, 8.1: Check "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings".
Windows 10: Check "Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by:" and select "Application" (also try the other available options)
Be sure to uncheck the "Run this program in compatibility mode for [older Windows version]" setting.
Click the "Change settings for all users" button.
Click Apply and exit.
Now start Quicken and see if that makes a difference.
Some additional tuning suggestions:
Unless absolutely required, try not to use "View / Use large fonts"
Try setting the bank account registers to use a different font style or size: in Edit / Preferences / Register click the Fonts button and try different fonts.
Try adjusting the bank account registers' row height: in Edit / Preferences / Register choose among the available Row Height choices: Compact, Comfortable or Standard
If all else fails, try changing Windows Control Panel / Display options for "Make text and other items ... smaller or larger" to use a different scaling level.
Thank you for this response! I just did a clean install of Quicken 2019 on a new Windows 10 laptop, and everything was blurry (legible, but weirdly blurry). Your steps solved it! Much appreciated.
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If you haven't
rebooted Windows since the installation of the latest Quicken update, please do
that first and try Quicken again.
Font size problems? Display issues? (Windows)
Please try this:
process won't work while Quicken is running!)
settings in your Quicken Desktop program icon:
right-click the Quicken icon. Select "Open File Location". This
brings up a Windows File Explorer window. Right-click the highlighted
Quicken shortcut line item.
or
Desktop and right-click the Quicken program icon.
"Disable display scaling on high DPI settings".
Windows 10: Check
"Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by:" and
select "Application"
(also try the other available options)
"Run this program in compatibility mode for [older Windows
version]" setting.
settings for all users" button.
that makes a difference.
Some additional
tuning suggestions:
Unless absolutely required, try not to use "View / Use large
fonts"
Try setting the bank account registers to use a different font style or size:
in Edit / Preferences / Register click the Fonts button and try different
fonts.
Try adjusting the bank account registers' row height: in Edit / Preferences /
Register choose among the available Row Height choices: Compact, Comfortable or
Standard
If all else fails, try changing Windows Control Panel / Display options for
"Make text and other items ... smaller or larger" to use a different
scaling level.
Sincerely...