17. Dialog fonts appear smaller or blurry when using AutoPIPE, why?

Problem:

Dialog fonts appear smaller or blurry when using AutoPIPE, why?

Why and how to fix it?

Overall, there could be any number of reasons why the fonts may appear smaller or blurry. Review the Avoidance section for possible solutions.

One or more of the following may apply:

AutoPIPE has 2 different types of dialogs: Type 1 and Type 2

Type 1 dialog uses Font name = Courier New, Size = 8 pt

Type 2 dialog uses Font name = MS Sans Serif, Size = 8 pt

Confirm that the computer has both types of font names mentioned above installed.

Windows theme should be set to a Windows default setting.

Steps to change Theme:

Step 1: Right click anywhere on the desktop.

Step 2: Select Personalization, located at the bottom of the listing.

Step 3: Select Windows 10 or Windows 7 default theme

MS Windows web site has issued a warning about blurry fonts "Fix Blurry Fonts problem in Windows 10"

This web page suggest the following to help fix the problem:

a. Disable DPL virtualization
b. Lower the overall Windows DPI setting
c. Use Windows 10 DPI Fix Tool.

Delete the "MS Sans Serif,0" registry key from here:

>Computer

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

> SOFTWARE

> Microsoft

> Windows NT

> CurrentVersion

> FontSubstitutes

Then restart systems, and try to reproduce the issue