Windows 8/8.1 Scaling issues

RSoxNo1

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So I upgraded to Windows 8.1 on my Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 laptop. I was previously running Windows 8, 64 bit and primarily just using the Desktop mode. I immediately noticed that the 1920x1080 resolution on Windows 8.1 made everything 10-15% smaller.

Ultimately I decided to refresh back to Windows 8, but the resolution issues remained. I've tried scaling to 125% but that's too large.

First, can someone explain to me what happened, and second, does anyone know how to fix this without re-imaging?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
So I upgraded to Windows 8.1 on my Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 laptop. I was previously running Windows 8, 64 bit and primarily just using the Desktop mode. I immediately noticed that the 1920x1080 resolution on Windows 8.1 made everything 10-15% smaller.

Ultimately I decided to refresh back to Windows 8, but the resolution issues remained. I've tried scaling to 125% but that's too large.

First, can someone explain to me what happened, and second, does anyone know how to fix this without re-imaging?

In my experience, it takes a few updates and a few restarts to set the native resolution.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
So I upgraded to Windows 8.1 on my Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 laptop. I was previously running Windows 8, 64 bit and primarily just using the Desktop mode. I immediately noticed that the 1920x1080 resolution on Windows 8.1 made everything 10-15% smaller.

Ultimately I decided to refresh back to Windows 8, but the resolution issues remained. I've tried scaling to 125% but that's too large.

First, can someone explain to me what happened, and second, does anyone know how to fix this without re-imaging?

In my experience, it takes a few updates and a few restarts to set the native resolution.
What do you mean? That it should "fix itself" after a few reboots?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
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