# Windows 10 font size question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 10, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104 "2015-12-10T19:39:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104/1 "2015-12-10T19:39:29Z")

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Since I downloaded and applied 10, the font size on the screen changes randomly as I maneuver my cursor from one spot to another. I can fix it with CTRL + or - but I’m wondering why this is happening and if I can stop it somehow.

Ideas?

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104/2 "2015-12-10T20:11:25Z")

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Are you accidentally using more than one finger on the touchpad and causing it to pinch-to-zoom?

If that’s a possibility, check your mouse/touchpad settings and see if you can turn that off.

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**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104/3 "2015-12-10T23:52:18Z")

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Is it random? There is a setting for visually impaired people that will magnify whatever you point at.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104/4 "2015-12-11T00:27:00Z")

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Yeah, check your mouse settings. And make sure there aren’t any keys being pressed down on your keyboard.

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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-font-size-question/740104/5 "2015-12-11T12:39:49Z")

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I hate the touchpad because I find it impossible to type without brushing it randomly–with random results. It might be specific to the MS-Surface, but there is a setting in which the pad is turned off when there is an external mouse attached. It works too; when I switch the mouse off, the touchpad is activated and when I turn the mouse back on, the pad goes dead.