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The words on your Windows computer are too small. Here's how to make them bigger.
Windows can make the words bigger everywhere, or make the whole screen bigger. You can change it back any time.
This page is for you if
- Menus and words are hard to read
- You lean in close to the screen
Do these steps
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Step 1: Open Accessibility settings
Click Start, then Settings, then Accessibility. Or press the Windows key and U together.
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Step 2: Open Text size
Click Text size.
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Step 3: Drag the slider
Drag the Text size slider to the right until the words are easy to read.
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Step 4: Apply
Click Apply.
Want everything bigger, not just words?
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Step 1: Open Display
Click Start, Settings, System, then Display.
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Step 2: Change Scale
Next to Scale, pick a bigger number from the list. Pictures, buttons and words all get bigger.
Check it with the source
We wrote these steps from these official pages. If your screen looks different, the official page is always right.
- Microsoft: Make text and apps bigger https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows/make-text-and-apps-bigger
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