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is there any way I can change the resolution of Android Studio? I looked in Settings->Appearance but it seems like there is no official way to change it. I have a 1920x1080 Display and the whole window and text looks a little bit blurry. I am running a Windows machine on Windows 8.1. Thanks!

Stan Kurdziel
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You need to set a compatibility option "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" for the application.

Right-click the taskbar button, then right-click the app name, select Properties, Compatibility. Set the option, save changes, restart Studio.

Those instructions are for a Win7 machine, but Win8.1 should behave the same.

To explain what is happening: apparently, the Studio is not "high DPI aware", i.e. does not declare "I know how to handle myself on a high-DPI screen", and Windows tries to scale the window so that its elements do not get too tiny.

You can override this on an app-by-app basis, but be prepared for possible glitches / tiny UI elements.

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  • I met the same problem on my rMBP15. I migrated Android Studio from a rMBP 13'. but it seems that the IDE uses the old screen resolution(1440x900).so the window is blurry...how can I do to fix it ? – Jaden Gu Jan 26 '15 at 07:08
  • @Jerry This would be a very different case; I suggest a new question. – Xan Jan 26 '15 at 07:09
  • I hope that they will fix Android Studio so that it will work on high dpi and dual screen with other dpi settings. though thanks for this "temp" workaround. – JP Hellemons Aug 25 '15 at 08:11
  • Great answer. Works on Win10. In my case I also had to change font from monospaced to consolas. Font monospaced was not clear enough especially for bold and/or italic text. – Uroš Podkrižnik Oct 04 '17 at 11:31
  • Thank you so much. ideaC worked fine on a second monitor but android studio did not. This triggered OCD so bad. – Ramdane Oualitsen Sep 07 '21 at 02:26
  • This solution used to work for me on previous versions of Android Studio, but it is no longer working on the latest release (Electric Eel). – mahdi Jan 15 '23 at 08:21
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  1. Right click on your android studio icon. Go to : Properties -> Compatibility.

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  1. Check the "Override high DPI scaling behaviour" option also select "Application" for "Scaling performed by" from the drop down menu.

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  1. Press apply and restart your android studio.
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  • Today I update my Android Studio and scalling stop working. When I set up application compatibility android studio still use system compatibility !! help – KyluAce May 07 '18 at 10:12
  • this happens when you use external monitor. and your solution works, thanks. can you share your background image? – Amr Nov 29 '21 at 11:18
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I am using Windows 10 and I am facing the same problem.

I know, I know ... why not to switch to Linux? So this won't be a problem..., but the fact is that my company gave me this notebook with Windows :/ and I've been too lazy to format and reinstall OS.

In my case the problem occurs because sometimes I use an external monitor, and sometimes I don't.

When I use the external monitor, the sources are very blurry.

In my case, what worked was

  1. Right click on Studio icon \ Right click on "Android studio" item menu \ Properties

  2. Compatibility \ Change Settings for all users

And now, when using external monitor

  1. Check "Run in Compatibility with... Windows 8", and click on Change high DPI settings

  1. Check "Override High DPI with... system"

Hope it helps.

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Modify the font size in the "File > Settings..." screen on Windows

Font size in Android studio

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Try changing your PC's theme to Windows 7 Basic. Control Panel>Change Theme. Set it to Windows 7 Basic (should be under the "Basic and High Contrast Themes" header) and see if that fixes it. You may need to restart Android Studio to have the changes take affect. I had this issue too and it bugged the crap out of me and somehow I figured it out. Hope this helps!

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