DPI Settings in group policy?

[FN-GM]

Does anyone know a user setting i can apply in group policy that will allow me to specify a DPI setting please?

 

We have a student who has visual difficulties, and requires a different DPI setting on any computer they use.

 

Thanks

[Norphy]

I think this sort of thing is stored in the user profile. Can you not give the user a roaming profile, set it on one and have it follow her around?

[FN-GM]

I think this sort of thing is stored in the user profile. Can you not give the user a roaming profile, set it on one and have it follow her around?

 

If it is stored in the profile there will be a way to get it in the group policy.

 

We wont do romaing profiles due to the pain they are. Plus when we have Windows 8 deployed it wont play as nice with Windows 7

[tommej]

Found the following: Mark Minasi's Reader Forum - CHANGING DPI SETTINGS EN MASSE VIA GPO? any good?

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res)"="SSERIFE.FON"
"Courier 10,12,15 (VGA res)"="COURE.FON"
"MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res)"="SERIFE.FON"
"Small Fonts (VGA res)"="SMALLE.FON"
"MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res)"="SSERIFE.FON"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontDPI]
"LogPixels"=dword:00000060

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize]
"FIXEDFON.FON"="vgafix.fon"
"FONTS.FON"="vgasys.fon"
"OEMFONT.FON"="vgaoem.fon"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel]
"OriginalDPI"=dword:00000060

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\Current\Software\Fonts]
"FIXEDFON.FON"="vgafix.fon"
"FONTS.FON"="vgasys.fon"
"OEMFONT.FON"="vga850.fon"
"LogPixels"=dword:00000060

[FN-GM]

They wont do as they are Machine settings not user settings

 

Thanks Anyway

[VeryPC_Tom_M]

They wont do as they are Machine settings not user settings

 

Thanks Anyway

 

I think what you're looking for, lurks here in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics