In most cases, when the system has just been installed on a computer or laptop, for comfortable operation, no parameters need to be changed regarding the display of graphics or the size of controls, including panels or fonts, since they are set to the optimal mode. However, this situation does not suit all users. In particular, owners of small netbooks or tablets with small screen diagonals most often try to increase the font in Windows 10, since the standard options do not suit them (almost all elements look very small). To perform such actions, ordinary users can be advised in several simple ways, the use of which, however, directly depends on the assembly of the operating system itself, since some methods may not be available at all.
How to increase the font on a computer with Windows 10: the simplest method
So, for starters, we will build on the simplest and most effective general methodology that can be used to set the necessary user parameters in all known assemblies of the tenth modification. You can increase the font in Windows 10 through the screen settings, which can be called up through the PCM menu directly on the "Desktop".
In the opened window of custom options, you just need to change the scaling by setting the value to 125%. Moreover, absolutely all elements of the graphical interface, including the fonts used for them, will be changed automatically. But such a scale does not suit everyone.
Additional settings
You can increase the font in Windows 10 or apply a higher scaling factor for other elements by changing additional parameters, a link to which is located just below the main window for setting zoom options.
In this case, you can change the scale with an increase of up to 500%, however, as can be seen in the description, the use of such overestimated values is undesirable.
Changing interface elements in systems without installed updates
Now let's see how to increase the font of the “Desktop” of Windows 10 if, for example, the assembly 1709 is installed on a user’s computer or laptop, that is, no recent upgrades were made. In this situation, you can still use the “Screen” section in the “Control Panel”, where the settings for changing the size of some panels and used, say, in the table of contents of the font are available.
When setting your own options from the list, you can alternately select the desired control, and then, if some font is used for it, change its size at your own discretion. If you wish, you can use the separate ClearType text settings item and even change the default font used in the system.
How to increase the font size in Windows 10 on assembly 1809 (Redstone 5)?
It is not known why, but when installing some updates related to the system upgrade, the font setting, as claimed, was removed from the basic parameters available for the screen as unnecessary. In particular, this concerns assembly 1803. And only in the Redstone 5 upgrade (assembly 1809), which is by far the latest, has everything returned to normal. However, it became possible to increase the font in Windows 10 not from the standard section, but from the accessibility section, which also presents some display options.
It is enough to use the topmost item below the description of which there is a special slider, moving it to the right, and you can increase the font used. At the same time, when setting an intermediate value, the system will be in standby mode (the message “Wait” will appear on the screen), but after a few seconds the changes will be applied.
Using Accessibility
Nevertheless, in older builds, among the special features in the view section, you can still find some specific tools.
So, for example, if you go into the parameters applied to the magnifier, you can not activate it yourself, use the field for automatically increasing all interface elements, and change the options for the set scale just below. As an additional toolkit, setting the zoom step is provided here. By default, it is set to 100%, but for a gradual increase, you can set the step to 25%.
A little distracting from the main topic, it should be noted that in the cursor settings you can change its options, changing its size, thickness, and even appearance, which will save you from applying the same options in the mouse pointer settings section through the Control Panel ".
3rd party software
Finally, it’s especially worth mentioning that many users do not always like the settings and tools of the operating system itself. To increase the font of the screen in Windows 10 or to reconfigure any other parameters, you can use third-party applets specially developed for this. One of the simplest applications is a small utility called System Font Size Changer.
To increase the font in Windows 10, the program makes it very simple. The user needs to select the element for which the change will be made (panel name, message text, etc.), and then set the desired size value using the horizontal fader. If necessary, you can specify the use of bold or even change the default theme. The settings are saved by clicking the “Apply” button, but if necessary, you can export the settings to a file for using, so to speak, a ready-made scheme in the future. Also, if you wish, you can experiment with advanced settings and tools (sections Advanced and Tools). The only inconvenience, by the way, that applies to all applications for changing the interface or Windows decoration, is that any such program will constantly “hang” in the system tray, occupy some (even very small) amount of RAM and load with the system . If you remove such an applet from startup, all settings will be reset to the standard parameters set by the OS itself. This applies equally to uninstalling an application from a computer.
Epilogue
But in general, as is already clear, changing the standard options set by the system by default is not so difficult. As mentioned above, some methods may not be available, so for the sake of accuracy, first determine the number of the assembly installed on your computer using the Run console with the winver command. Well, questions regarding the advisability of changing options that the operating system automatically installs and uses by default are left for consideration by the user in any case.