Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Display User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Display Description
Per Process System DPI is an application compatibility feature for desktop applications that do not render properly after a display-scale factor (DPI) change. When the display scale factor of the primary display changes (which can happen when you connect or disconnect a display that has a different display scale factor (DPI), connect remotely from a device with a different display scale factor, or manually change the display scale factor), many desktop applications can display blurry. Desktop applications that have not been updated to display properly in this scenario will be blurry until the user logs out and back in to Windows. When you enable this policy some blurry applications will be crisp after they are restarted, without requiring the user to log out and back in to Windows. Be aware of the following: Per Process System DPI will only improve the rendering of desktop applications that are positioned on the primary display. Some desktop applications can still be blurry on secondary displays that have different display scale factors. Per Process System DPI will not work for all applications as some older desktop applications will always be blurry on high DPI displays. In some cases, you may see some odd behavior in some desktop applications. If that happens, Per Process System DPI should be disabled. Enabling this setting lets you specify the system-wide default for desktop applications as well as per-application overrides. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Per Process System DPI will not apply to any processes on the system.
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Display/DisablePerProcessDpiForApps Multiple CSP matches are possible; the first one was selected.
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
; State: Enabled
; Scope: Computer (HKLM)
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display]
"EnablePerProcessSystemDPI"=dword:00000001
"EnablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses"=""
"DisablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses"=""More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPI' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Value '' -Type String
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Value '' -Type StringIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Display/DisablePerProcessDpiForApps
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="DisplayGlobalPerProcessSystemDpiSettings" value="1"/>
<data id="DisplayEnablePerProcessSystemDpiSettings" value=""/>
<data id="DisplayDisablePerProcessSystemDpiSettings" value=""/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display' -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPI' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display' -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Expected '' -Kind String)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display' -Name 'DisablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Expected '' -Kind String)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPI' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Value '' -Type String
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Value '' -Type StringSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display' -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPI' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display' -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Expected '' -Kind String)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display' -Name 'DisablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Expected '' -Kind String)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Per-Process System DPI settings
# State: Enabled
# Scope: Computer (HKLM)
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1803
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Display'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPI' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Value '' -Type String
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePerProcessSystemDPIForProcesses' -Value '' -Type StringBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.