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as “HDR10”)—and an operating system capable of handling HDR material.

Fortunately, Windows 10 is among them, thanks to its Windows HD Color
feature.

Choose “Windows HD Color settings” here to view and adjust the settings
for your HDR-compatible monitor, if you have one.

Three Ways to Enlarge the Screen

There are two reasons why Windows offers quick-and-easy ways to
magnify what’s on the screen.

First, people tend to get older—even you. As you age, your eyes may have
trouble reading smaller type.

Second, the resolution of computer screens gets higher every year. That is,

more and more dots are packed into the same-sized screens, and therefore
those dots are getting smaller, and therefore the type and graphics are
getting smaller.

Microsoft finally decided enough was enough. That’s why there’s a one-
click way to enlarge all type and graphics, with crisp, easier-to-see results.
There are also various older schemes for accomplishing similar tasks. What

follows is a rundown of all of them.

Magnify just the text

Most of the time, isn’t this the problem? That the type is too small?

In → → Ease of Access → Display, the “Make text bigger” slider is
all you need. Drag it, hit Apply, and read easy.

Magnify the text and graphics

This feature is one of Microsoft’s most inspired, most useful—and least

publicized. It turns out you can enlarge the type and graphics on the screen
—without changing the screen’s resolution. So type gets bigger without
getting blurrier, and everything else stays sharp, too. Some older apps don’t

respond well to this magic, but Microsoft has thought of that; read on.