Fix apps that appear blurry in Windows 10. If you have multiple displays connected to your PC or if your display configuration changes, some desktop apps might appear blurry. Windows 10 (version 1803 or later) can try to fix this automatically, so apps don’t appear blurry.

See Fix apps that appear blurry in Windows 10 for more details on how to enable this feature. For information about updating Windows 10, see Update Windows 10.

To resolve this issue, use the following methods. Check for software updates. Improvements are continuously being added to Windows 10 and Office 2016 applications. If you are experiencing a specific issue, first check whether it has been resolved in the latest Windows release or cumulative update.

Turn off compression in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. Click File > Options. In the Options box, click Advanced. In the list at Image Size and Quality, do one of the following. (This example shows the options in Word.) Ignore the drop-down list to select your current document by default.

Windows 10 or 11: Select Start, choose Settings, and then select System > Display. Under Brightness and color, move the Change brightness slider to adjust the brightness. For more details, see: Change screen brightness

Click File > Options > Advanced. Under Image Size and Quality, select High fidelity in the Default resolution list. See Also. Reduce the file size of a picture. Insert pictures. Choose the default resolution you want for inserted images if the current default is too high or low.

If you change the resolution, content might appear blurry or pixelated. To adjust your color calibration, search "calibrate display color" in the Settings search box and follow the directions. If you don't see a setting you're looking for, try searching for it in the search box on the taskbar. Open Display settings.

Crop, flip, or rotate photos to trim out the unwanted parts manually or use preset aspect ratios. You can also rotate a photo left and right by 90 degrees or by incremental degrees—or flip an image by 180 degrees. While viewing an image, select Edit image from the top of your screen.

You can use Sharpen and Soften to enhance picture details or make pictures more appealing by removing unwanted blemishes on a picture. The sharper the image, the greater the contrast along the edges of objects in the picture and the softer the image the fuzzier the picture.

Windows Photo Viewer isn't part of Windows 10, but if you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you might still have it. To check, press and hold (or right-click) a photo in File Explorer, and select Open with. If Windows Photo Viewer isn't in the list, you cannot install it on Windows 10.