# Screen Resolution / Tiny Ignition Question **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 1, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183 "2018-03-01T17:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmisztur2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmisztur2/32/4243_2.png) [@cmisztur2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmisztur2)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/1 "2018-03-01T17:17:18Z")
Hi, I got a new Windows laptop and have a second, extended desktop hooked up. Resolution is at 1080. Ignition is so tiny… I can’t read anything. Have you guys come across this? Thanks Chrs ---
**Author:** ![mcarritt1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mcarritt1/32/4262_2.png) [@mcarritt1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcarritt1)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/2 "2018-03-02T15:55:22Z")
your resolution is at 1080p on both screens? is the project tiny, or the designer, or both? is it tiny on both monitors? ---
**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/3 "2018-03-03T08:12:43Z")
> [@Windows 10 HiDPI Scaling](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/windows-10-hidpi-scaling/16823): > > Previously, to scale the Ignition designer, client and the native client launcher, you would have to edit the resource with ResTuner. However, in more recent versions of Windows 10, it is far simpler. All you have to do now is right click on java.exe, javaws.exe and the native client launcher, and click properties. Then, click the compatibility tab. In that tab, you will see a settings called “Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by.” This typically defaults to Application. … ---
**Author:** ![cmisztur2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmisztur2/32/4243_2.png) [@cmisztur2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmisztur2)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/4 "2018-03-04T00:02:51Z")
yay, thank you! thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/5 "2018-03-04T00:28:41Z")
You should also be able to use Java 9 with the latest release of Ignition to solve High DPI issues. ---
**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/6 "2018-03-04T04:10:51Z")
**Assuming every install you support is running ignition 7.9.6 or higher** ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/screen-resolution-tiny-ignition-question/17183/8 "2018-03-04T13:20:38Z")
Yeah, Java 9 won’t play well with previous versions. You’d need Java 8 installed too.