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How can I change (increase) the DPI of a remote desktop session?
I am using two Windows 7 PC – both are already set to 125% on Control Panel/Display/Make it easier to read.
Yet when I open a Remote Desktop from one machine to the other the remote desktop is displayed at 100% (tiny).
How can I have the Remote Desktop displayed at 125%?
Check out HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\Software\Fonts\ in the registry.
It will/should have a key named "LogPixels" (type REG_DWORD), with the default DPI as it's data. I.E.: set it to (decimal) 96 for 96DPI, which is "100%".
If you change it there in the registry, you'll need to reboot to have it take effect.
I found the best solution to a similar (but opposite?) issue was to use the UWP Remote Desktop app (via MS Store). It still uses the same RDP protocol, so should be able to connect to any machine the classic Remote Desktop client can.
Within the connection-specific settings, you have the option to specify an exact resolution and DPI scaling - the latter is not possible with the classic Remote Desktop client:
If you specify a fixed size, the UWP Remote Desktop app will instead stretch the display locally if you enter full screen mode. This is controllable via an app-global setting:
Best Answer
I eventually found a solution to this via this blog post by Falafel Softare.
Basically:
I've written this up in a bit more detail with screenshots on my blog.
edit: Sounds like this might only work with Windows 8 clients, getting reports it doesn't work the same way with Windows 7 clients.
edit: Microsoft is no longer offering V2.2, only V2.7. Sounds like it will still work if you tweak the settings: Browse to the location of RDCMan.exe. (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Remote Desktop Connection Manager by default). Right click RDCMan.exe select properties, select Compatibility tab and uncheck "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings"