Start Screen & More Apps Tweak

[nuprotocol]

@Surface twitter account tweeted this really awesome article. A simple tweak to give you even more viewing space on your start screen and especially in apps and browser. I'm now able to snap three apps, have more snap options and websites look pretty amazing on an already amazing screen.

Run more apps and show more tiles on your Surface 2 or high-dpi Windows 8.1 Laptop - Scott Hanselman



the above is before.



this is after.

 

[Laura Knotek]

That's a really great find. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[nuprotocol]

That's a really great find. Thanks for sharing it.

np! I was pretty amazed myself.

 

[ggonzalez777]

Awesome!!!! Thanks so much!!

 

[Sean Stanley]

Great find.

 

[Dos101]

Awesome find! Though the downside of doing this is that now the font is much smaller, which is why I'll probably keep it at default.

 

[nuprotocol]

Awesome find! Though the downside of doing this is that now the font is much smaller, which is why I'll probably keep it at default.

yes the font is smaller. but I love how websites look, which is what I primarily use it for. Email isn't too bad.

 

[astondg]

Can you guys actually use the Surface like this? I think I have reasonable eyesight and I have my Surface at 150% scaling with IE (desktop) also at 150% zoom. I tried the changes in Scott Hanselman's article and I struggled to use it without either a) feeling like I was really straining my eyes or b) hunching over my Surface so I get the screen inches from my face.

Mr Hanselman certainly sounds like this setup works for him so I'm just wondering how many others like it too. I'm thinking it's just me that finds it hard to use.

 

[nuprotocol]

Can you guys actually use the Surface like this? I think I have reasonable eyesight and I have my Surface at 150% scaling with IE (desktop) also at 150% zoom. I tried the changes in Scott Hanselman's article and I struggled to use it without either a) feeling like I was really straining my eyes or b) hunching over my Surface so I get the screen inches from my face.

Mr Hanselman certainly sounds like this setup works for him so I'm just wondering how many others like it too. I'm thinking it's just me that finds it hard to use.

Everything in desktop IE and Metro seem fine to me. I also have not adjusted any of the scaling or zoom.

 

[Dos101]

Can you guys actually use the Surface like this? I think I have reasonable eyesight and I have my Surface at 150% scaling with IE (desktop) also at 150% zoom. I tried the changes in Scott Hanselman's article and I struggled to use it without either a) feeling like I was really straining my eyes or b) hunching over my Surface so I get the screen inches from my face.

Mr Hanselman certainly sounds like this setup works for him so I'm just wondering how many others like it too. I'm thinking it's just me that finds it hard to use.

See this is my issue as well. The desktop is fine, but all the text in metro is shrunk. My mail in the Mail app is hard to read, as is IE, as well as app names on the Start screen.