Fixing the bug of Windows 7’s Explorer at zoom of 200%

Published:: 2015-12-30

ExplorerHiDpiFix is a free author’s program to work around the bug of Windows 7’s Explorer which causes that, at system-level zoom of more than 188%, the address bar gets very short, and almost entire width of the window is occupied by the search box, while changing the ratio of their lengths by drag-n-dropping the gap between them does not work.

The program forcedly sets lengths of the address bar and the search box at ratio of 3:1 (75% / 25%) and is intended for those not in a hurry to upgrade their Windows 7 to Window 10 which is free of this issue.

The fix is applied automatically to Explorer windows already opened on the program start, and, during the program is running, the fix is applied to new Explorer windows right after their opening as well as after each change in their size.

Happy second half of the decade to all dear readers.

Comments

Ben 2016-07-14

Thanks a lot for this. It is a small thing and it was annoying me. To correct it would have meant a lot of wasted time considering what I know about windows.
Marat Tanalin (author) 2016-07-14

Thanks, Ben. Indeed, writing this utility was a time-consuming adventure involving relatively much investigation through trial and error. But the result worths the effort — Windows 7 has become usable with 4K monitors, and I’m glad it’s not just for me.
Patrick He 2016-11-23

A really useful tool which finally fix that annoying small issue. Thanks for your great work mate.
Marat Tanalin (author) 2016-11-23

You are welcome, Patrick.