Sunday, January 5, 2020

GVim is tiny on 4k monitors (Windows fix without any config file editing or commands)

After installing gvim in windows, the default scaling is too tiny in 4k monitors. To fix correct scaling, so windows looks normal, follow below

  1. Locate the gvim.exe binary (right click desktop shortcut and select "Open file location") it typically is found in "C:\Program Files\Vim\vim82" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim82"
  2. Right click file gvim.exe and select properties
  3. Select "Compatibility" tab
  4.  Click "Change High DPI Settings"
  5. In the popup, section "High DPI Scaling Override", select option "Override High DPI Scaling Behavior"
  6. In Drop-down "Scaling Performed by", select option "System (Enhanced)"
  7. Click OK and then OK to close
 Checked on Windows 10 Version 1909 and Vim 8.2



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