Installer looks blurry

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
build-system, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by locating the NSIS configuration used to build the Npcap installer and read the ManifestDPIAware setting documentation linked in the issue. Test the installer with Windows display scaling at 150%; the work is done when its text renders crisply.

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Description

Describe the bug
The text in the installer looks blurry if you have display scaling enabled.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to Windows display settings.
  2. Set scaling to 150%.
  3. Run the Npcap installer.

Expected behavior
The text should be crisp.

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Diagnostic information

  • Windows version from winver: Windows 11 Version 25H2, OS Build 26200.8655

Additional context
Since you're using NSIS for the installer, the ManifestDPIAware setting should help fix this.

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