And we’re now starting to see 4K monitors, which feature even higher resolution than current retina displays, so having applications with high DPI support is becoming a necessity more than a luxury. For example, my Dell XPS 15 and Surface Pro 3 both have HiDPI displays and it is impossible to keep using Chrome, everything just look fuzzy and pixelated, awful. However the good news is that Chrome secretly does support high resolution displays, it’s simply not enable to the masses just yet, perhaps because it needs more development, but with a tiny workaround you can enable Chrome high DPI mode in your PC. Basically all you have to do is to create a DWORD key called high-dpi-support and setting it to 1 in the following Windows Registry path. Previously the registry key to modify was: But because this is a feature under development, it seems that Google still deciding where to locate the new option. Of course, eventually Google will ship Chrome with automatic support for high DPI displays, the only issue with that is that we need it now. Now that you know what’s going on, you can download this file with the changes you need to add to the registry. Simply download and double-click to install. Once the Windows Registry is modified, restart Google Chrome to see the difference. That’s all there is to it, now you should be able to enjoy browsing the internet with sharp and crisp text, images, and videos in your Surface Pro 3 or any other Windows PC with high resolution display. This guide should work on Chrome 35 and higher versions of the web browser. All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes. Privacy policy info.
