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Font size in Folders

Anonymous
2018-01-22T09:06:25+00:00

Since the last update, the font size in my folders is so small that I cannot read them without a magnifying glass.  That is unacceptable.  I have searched to a way to increase this, but none of the answers has yielded an increase in the size of the font.

By the way, the descriptions under my desktop icons has also changed to "microscopic" size.  

I should be able to fix this problem in settings.

I need to be able to read the filenames on my system.  What can I do?

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-23T04:40:18+00:00

    These options do not exist on my settings page.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-24T08:12:03+00:00

    Thank you for getting back to us. For us to assist you better, kindly tell us the current build and version of your Windows 10? To check type in winver on the search bar and press Enter.

    Meanwhile, kindly follow the steps below instead to change the text size:

    1. Right click the Windows icon and select Control Panel.
    2. At the Control Panel window, click Appearance and Personalization.
    3. Click Display at the right menu.
    4. On the Change only the text size section, change the font size of Title bars, Menus, Message boxes, Palette titles, Icons and Tooltips by changing the drop down menu. Click Apply once done and the font size will change.

    Kindly get back to us with the results.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-22T15:38:01+00:00

    Hello James,

    Windows 10 has a feature to make the text and other things like icons larger in Windows 10 and you can choose to resize everything. We suggest that you follow the steps below to change the text size on Title bars, Menus, Message boxes, Palette titles, Icons and Tooltips:

    1. Using the Windows search bar, type in display settings and select the top most result by pressing Enter.
    2. On the Settings window, look for Advanced display settings located at the bottom on the right side of the window.
    3. Scroll down and click Advanced sizing of text and other items.
    4. Select the item you want to change in the drop-down list and choose the text size. You also check the box to make it bold. (See the screenshot below for reference.)

    Please get back to us and let us know the results.

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