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Low resolution taskbar icons

Anonymous
2013-01-17T13:36:16+00:00

Hi,

I recently bought a new notebook which runs 64-Bit Windows 8 Basic "Single Language Edition".

Non-Windows program icons on my taskbar, namely the notification area on the bottom right, have a very low resolution for some reason.

Meanwhile the normal icons of the minimized programs have normal icons, so I couldn't figure out why the small icons have this low resolution pixel icons.  The resolution is also fine for the same programs on the Start screen, with big icons.  Any help would be much appreciated.

Here is a screenshot if that helps clear things up.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/217/taskbary.png/

Cheers.

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Anonymous
2015-07-19T13:28:34+00:00

Hello all I just set the DPI settings to 150% and sign out then again I changed it to 125% and finally all this rubbish thing finished and solved 

Thank you all for your help

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-01-19T15:05:14+00:00

    Thanks for the reply,

    Unfortunately I have already tried that, it makes the icon slightly bigger but it's still all edgy and blurry.  Screenshot below.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-19T00:29:57+00:00

    Hi Zeguzed,

    Thanks for the reply.

    I see that you are having the issues with small icons which are not clear in the taskbar.

    I would suggest you to follow the steps and check if it helps.

    a)    Right click on Taskbar and select Properties.

    b)    Ensure that Use small taskbar buttons is unchecked.

    c)    Click on Apply and Ok.

    I hope it helps. If you have any issues regarding Windows in future please let us know. We will be happy to help you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-18T11:38:33+00:00

    Hi there,

    Thanks for the reply.

    I haven't made any changes, I've noticed this the second I installed a new program to my notebook, which came with Windows 8.

    What I mean by low resolution is, the icon looks like as if you were to zoom into an image and it looks all pixelly and sort of blurry, if you will.  You see sharp edges instead of smooth curves of the icons for instance, so what I mean is it's just a very very low quality image of the icon, that displays.  Which is weird because on the minimize tab and on the Windows Start screen, the icons are perfectly fine.  I'll try to get the screenshot to work so hopefully you can see what I mean.

    I have just updated my graphics card driver 2 days ago, and there was no change.

    Thanks again,

    Cheers

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-01-18T04:51:27+00:00

    Hi Zeguzed,

    We are glad to know that you have chosen Windows 8 and thank you for asking this question on Microsoft Community.

    Based on the description, it appears that you are having issues with low resolution icons in taskbar notification area. I will definitely help you with this issue.

    1. Have you made any changes on the computer prior to this issue?
    2. What do you mean by "low resolution icons"?

    I would suggest you to follow the steps suggested by Steven. S to post the screenshot of the image on this post.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/feedback/forum/suggest/how-to-insert-image/b72ad6d4-6765-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5

    Meanwhile, I would also suggest you to update the display drivers and check if it helps.

    Follow the steps to update the display drivers:

    a. Press Windows Key + R, type devmgmt.msc.

    b. Expand the graphic card, click on the drivers.

    c. Click on properties, click on update driver software tab.

    d. Click OK.

    Hope this helps. Try the above steps and get back to us for further assistance. We will be happy to help you.

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