WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware() Method

Enables system DPI awareness mode for the current process.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.1.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public static void SetDPIAware()

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub SetDPIAware

Remarks

In system DPI awareness mode, applications scale controls based on the DPI setting of the primary monitor. When the application is moved to a monitor with a different scale factor, the window is scaled by the system, making controls appear blurry.

The SetDPIAware method delegates its execution to the SetProcessDPIAware WinApi method.

To enable “Per-Monitor (v2)” DPI awareness mode, use the WindowsFormsSettings.SetPerMonitorDpiAware method.

See High DPI Desktop Application Development on Windows to learn more.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-charts-create-a-pie-chart/CS/Series_PieChart/Program.cs#L13

static void Main() {
    WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware();
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = true;

winforms-chart-draw-a-crosshair-cursor/CS/CustomDrawCrosshairCursor/Program.cs#L15

static void Main() {
    WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware();
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = true;

winforms-chart-create-custom-legend-radio-buttons-to-control-visibility-of-a-chart-series/CS/Program.cs#L24

static void Main() {
    WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware();
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = true;

winforms-chart-draw-a-custom-legend-marker-for-a-series-point/CS/CustomSeriesPointDrawingSample/Program.cs#L12

static void Main() {
    WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware();
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = true;

winforms-chart-draw-a-custom-legend-marker-for-a-series/CS/CustomDrawingSample/Program.cs#L15

static void Main() {
    WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware();
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = true;

VB.NET

winforms-charts-create-a-pie-chart/VB/Series_PieChart/Program.vb#L13

Sub Main()
    WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware()
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = True

winforms-chart-draw-a-crosshair-cursor/VB/CustomDrawCrosshairCursor/Program.vb#L14

Sub Main()
    Call WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware()
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = True

winforms-chart-create-custom-legend-radio-buttons-to-control-visibility-of-a-chart-series/VB/Program.vb#L23

Sub Main()
    Call WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware()
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = True

winforms-chart-draw-a-custom-legend-marker-for-a-series-point/VB/CustomSeriesPointDrawingSample/Program.vb#L14

Sub Main()
    Call WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware()
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = True

winforms-chart-draw-a-custom-legend-marker-for-a-series/VB/CustomDrawingSample/Program.vb#L14

Sub Main()
    Call WindowsFormsSettings.SetDPIAware()
    WindowsFormsSettings.AllowDpiScale = True