C#•7mo ago

✅ Code text editor is blurry in Visual Studio

I'm currently experiencing an issue with Visual Studio: the text editor is blurry, but not Solution's explorer text (only on my two external displays, but not the Laptop one).

Here's my setup:
* GPU: Intel(R) UHD Graphics
* External display: AOC 24E3QAF [plugged via Display Port]

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Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:07 PM

Have you tried going into Windows settings and disabling ClearType?

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:07 PM

or adjusting it

ero

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ero•6/2/25, 12:08 PM

Solution explorer text is not blurry they said

ero

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ero•6/2/25, 12:08 PM

Not a cleartype issue

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:10 PM

Yeah, I just guessed. I have not used VS in ages.

I'd make a backup of settings and then reset them and see if that solves it.

ero

Eero Solution explorer text is not blurry they said

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:10 PM

Browser, other apps, ... actually work, but the text editor is blurry :/

Buddy

BBuddy Yeah, I just guessed. I have not used VS in ages. I'd make a backup of settings...

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:11 PM

Settings of VS?

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:11 PM

Yes

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:11 PM

But it's a fresh install

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:11 PM

Make sure you do a backup first.

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:11 PM

Of VS or Windows?

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:12 PM

Both, Windows and VS

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:12 PM

I see.

Buddy

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Buddy•6/2/25, 12:13 PM

And you said it looks fine on laptop display but not external displays?

Buddy

BBuddy And you said it looks fine on laptop display but not external displays?

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:13 PM

Yes

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:14 PM

AOC 24E3QAF is 1080p and Windows resolution is 1080p too I think

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Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:16 PM

Yes, it's (only text editor) still blurry when I move the window around the screen

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:19 PM

Here's how it looks like when I take a screenshot

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Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:22 PM

It's not as bad as that, but I* can clearly see that it's blurry on my external displays

ero

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ero•6/2/25, 12:23 PM

It looks pretty clearly blurry to me as well

ero

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ero•6/2/25, 12:24 PM

I don't have a solution idea. Maybe the font, maybe different display scales

ero

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ero•6/2/25, 12:27 PM

Oh and also the fact that it being a new install doesn't matter at all, only whether they have settings sync turned on

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Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:38 PM

I tried to modify these two settings (it was still blurry), I'm not sure what to set

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Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 12:39 PM

When I unchecked this one, the sidebar (Solution explorer) was blurry too

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 1:11 PM

It seems to work now with these options (and I modified the ClearType options for the external screen)

Lionel

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LionelOP•6/2/25, 1:11 PM

Thank you all

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Lex Li•6/2/25, 6:11 PM

Hardware acceleration is most likely related, as you cannot imagine how buggy the vendor drivers are there for the video cards.