Blurry Text in IE10 Desktop

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Text in IE10 Desktop on my machine is blurry.
Clear Type Tuner doesn't help.

In Windows Explorer and Firefox 11.0 text is fine.

Any ideas?
:think:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 & 8.1 64-bit, Kubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Manufacturer: Me
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    G.Skill ARES DDR3 1600 - 3 x 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD7770-DC-1GD5-V2
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278Q PLS LED LCD 6ms
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO
    2 x Seagate SATA3 2TB Barracuda 64mb Cache
    PSU
    Corsair HX-650
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 5 II
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech Internet 350
    Mouse
    MS Wireless Laser Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    100Mb down /2.4Mb up
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security
    Other Info
    Leadtek DTV2000DS Dual HD TV Tuner
    USB3 kit for 2 front panel USB3 ports
Can you give your screenshot related to your problem?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit (Triple Boot)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    CPU
    Laptop
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    Memory
    DDR3 2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 540M (up to 2,7GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD6400BPVT-22HXZT1 (640GB)
    PSU
    Default PSU
    Case
    Default Case
    Cooling
    Default Cooling
    Keyboard
    Default Keyboard
    Mouse
    Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    ~20Kb/s download and upload (one of slowest in the world)
    Other Info
    This is my second laptop after my old notebook that broke because file system is corrupted and I can't recover it. And my Internet speed is super duper low in other countries. And my income is so low (US$200/month) so I don't have any electronic equipment except this laptop.
Does IE10 have an option for adjusting font sizes or enlarging web pages (control+ for example)? I don't use it myself so can't check.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD5700
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HPLP2475w, AOC
    Hard Drives
    SATA 3 SSD, SATA 2 5 drives total 6Tb
It has been a recurring problem in IE since IE7.
Here's Microsoft's approach to the problem in IE9:
Fonts appear blurry in Internet Explorer 9
IE8:
Blurry screen after downloading Internet Explorer 8 - Microsoft Answers
IE7:
Web fonts may appear blurry with Internet Explorer 7

My advice is to try another browser. You can find cutting edge betas of Firefox, Opera and Chrome which work well with Win8 with automatic updates, so your browser is always the latest build. These betas will certainly have been tested with the CP and DP versions of Win8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
Does IE10 have an option for adjusting font sizes or enlarging web pages (control+ for example)? I don't use it myself so can't check.

Use Ctrl + Mouse Scroll
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 64-bit, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit (Triple Boot)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    CPU
    Laptop
    Motherboard
    Acer Aspire 4755G
    Memory
    DDR3 2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 540M (up to 2,7GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Default Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366*768
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD6400BPVT-22HXZT1 (640GB)
    PSU
    Default PSU
    Case
    Default Case
    Cooling
    Default Cooling
    Keyboard
    Default Keyboard
    Mouse
    Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    ~20Kb/s download and upload (one of slowest in the world)
    Other Info
    This is my second laptop after my old notebook that broke because file system is corrupted and I can't recover it. And my Internet speed is super duper low in other countries. And my income is so low (US$200/month) so I don't have any electronic equipment except this laptop.
On a website I built, Google stats puts visitor browser use as follows:

Firefox 49%
Chrome 33%
any IE 12%
Safari 6%

So Chrome has made large inroads by the looks of it. Must say I use Chrome myself. IE 10 is disabled in my Win 8
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8 64bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    i5-2500K
    Motherboard
    Asus P8Z77
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD5700
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HPLP2475w, AOC
    Hard Drives
    SATA 3 SSD, SATA 2 5 drives total 6Tb
Can you give your screenshot related to your problem?

Sorry, but when I uploaded the screenshots and previwed the post they end up looking nothing like the originals I captured.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 & 8.1 64-bit, Kubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Manufacturer: Me
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    G.Skill ARES DDR3 1600 - 3 x 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD7770-DC-1GD5-V2
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278Q PLS LED LCD 6ms
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO
    2 x Seagate SATA3 2TB Barracuda 64mb Cache
    PSU
    Corsair HX-650
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 5 II
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech Internet 350
    Mouse
    MS Wireless Laser Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    100Mb down /2.4Mb up
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security
    Other Info
    Leadtek DTV2000DS Dual HD TV Tuner
    USB3 kit for 2 front panel USB3 ports
Does IE10 have an option for adjusting font sizes or enlarging web pages (control+ for example)? I don't use it myself so can't check.

Yes. In IE10 Desktop version it works much the same as IE9.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 & 8.1 64-bit, Kubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Manufacturer: Me
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    G.Skill ARES DDR3 1600 - 3 x 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD7770-DC-1GD5-V2
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278Q PLS LED LCD 6ms
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO
    2 x Seagate SATA3 2TB Barracuda 64mb Cache
    PSU
    Corsair HX-650
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 5 II
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech Internet 350
    Mouse
    MS Wireless Laser Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    100Mb down /2.4Mb up
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security
    Other Info
    Leadtek DTV2000DS Dual HD TV Tuner
    USB3 kit for 2 front panel USB3 ports
It has been a recurring problem in IE since IE7.
Here's Microsoft's approach to the problem in IE9:
Fonts appear blurry in Internet Explorer 9
IE8:
Blurry screen after downloading Internet Explorer 8 - Microsoft Answers
IE7:
Web fonts may appear blurry with Internet Explorer 7

My advice is to try another browser. You can find cutting edge betas of Firefox, Opera and Chrome which work well with Win8 with automatic updates, so your browser is always the latest build. These betas will certainly have been tested with the CP and DP versions of Win8.

With my video card & monitor, text in Firefox 11.0 (and Nightly x64 v14.0a) on Windows 8 CP looks pretty much identical to how it looks on Windows 7, so no problem there.
FF 11.0 is my main browser in Windows 8.

I'll have another look when AMD release another version of Catalyst for Win 8 and see if there is any improvement in IE10 rendering.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 & 8.1 64-bit, Kubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Manufacturer: Me
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    G.Skill ARES DDR3 1600 - 3 x 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS HD7770-DC-1GD5-V2
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PB278Q PLS LED LCD 6ms
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO
    2 x Seagate SATA3 2TB Barracuda 64mb Cache
    PSU
    Corsair HX-650
    Case
    Cooler Master Centurion 5 II
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
    Keyboard
    Logitech Internet 350
    Mouse
    MS Wireless Laser Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    100Mb down /2.4Mb up
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton Internet Security
    Other Info
    Leadtek DTV2000DS Dual HD TV Tuner
    USB3 kit for 2 front panel USB3 ports
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