Blurry text everywhere in Windows 10

I just did the free upgrade from Windows 8.1. Everything seemed to be going fine other than the usual things you need to adjust to. The first time Windows 10 updated all of the text (icons, web pages, programs, apps, me typing in Word, headings, etc) all seem to be missing pixels and it makes reading difficult. I've searched the web and there was mention of certain updates (KB3013455) causing this problem. It said to uninstall it, which means that a particular security issue remains, and restart the PC. I did so with no result. I've played with "Display" and Personalization" with no change. I reset the "ClearText" and again there is no change.

All print is affected including the headings and menus on the Virtual Dr. page, Facebook, Windows Live Mail and the incoming mail, my bank info, Newspaper headings, etc. Like I said everything in print on my PC.

Any ideas?

If Microsoft helpfully "upgraded" your display driver, you could have this problem. You could try a System Restore to a point before the problem started.

What is the make/model of your monitor? What is your screen resolution set to? Make sure you are using the native resolution of your monitor.

As I said, everything was fine until I received the first updates from for Windows 10. I am using the native resolution for my monitor, I did check that. I've also checked for updated drivers and there are none.

Actually, the "updated" drivers may be your problem. Did you try a System Restore to a time before the updates? Microsoft is not letting you opt out of updates with Windows 10, so when a bad update (like for the display driver) is released, you are out of luck.

System Restore accomplished nothing.

What is the make and model of the Video Adapter you are using in your system?

Have you tried downloading and installing the driver for it from the manufacturer's web site?

Just did it with negative results!!

What is the make and model of the Video Adapter you are using in your system?

It is an AMD Radeon HD 7570. I went to the manufacturers site and download the latest drivers with no result. Remember, everything was normal after I installed Windows 10. The problem started 2 days later when the first Updates were installed automatically.

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The problem started 2 days later when the first Updates were installed automatically.

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Exactly, which means that the automatic updates are almost certainly to blame for the problem. The trick will be finding out which of them is the culprit.

Check if there was a Windows Update for the video drivers. Uninstall it, and then Hide the Update.

http://www.howtogeek.com/223864/how-...on-windows-10/

KB3081455 was the last cumulative update for Win10, you can try uninstalling and hiding that also.

I've tried uninstalling KB3081455. The problem seems to be that Windows 10 does not give me the option of selecting or rejecting updates I've uninstalled it twice and both times it was downloaded again during the restart. If someone knows a way around this, I'd appreciate the info. I've found nothing on the Microsoft site (big surprise) or the many Windows 10 forums.

Ah sorry. It's a bit trickier to block updates in Win10. I updated the link in my other post also.

http://www.howtogeek.com/223864/how-...on-windows-10/

Which version of Win10 are you using? Are you using a wireless connection?
http://www.howtogeek.com/224471/how-...ading-updates/

I'm using Windows 10 Home.

You didn't say if you are using wireless or not, but you can try setting wifi as a "metered" connection to prevent automatic updates (see the second link in post #14). Home doesn't have as many options as Pro.

Sorry, it's a wired connection. I cannot find anything that mentions "metered". I've followed the instructions on your link and there is nothing about "metered" anywhere. I'm going to try uninstalling all of the updates and then running the tool. After that I'll allow them one at a time and see where the problem is. What bothers me is that updates are there for a reason and I don't want to put my computer at risk.

You can't use metered for a wired connection. It says that on the link I posted.

http://www.howtogeek.com/224471/how-...ading-updates/

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Prevent Automatic Downloading of Updates on a Specific Connection
When you set a connection as “metered,” Windows 10 won’t automatically download updates on it.

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The first link on post#14 shows how to hide driver updates.
http://www.howtogeek.com/223864/how-...on-windows-10/

For grins, double check the cable connections.

My pc #3 at the office makes me giggle the cable at the monitor every so often to get it to not look blurry.

Moving the cables did nothing. There are two updates that I cannot uninstall for some reason, KB3081440 and KB3081452. I uninstalled the others and then restarted the PC. It didn't fix the problem. I'm only working the Windows updates, should I be concerned with the Microsoft Office updates as well?

Not a whole lot of detail on those updates:
KB3081440: This update makes improvements to ease the upgrade experience to Windows 10.

KB3081452: This update makes improvements to ease the upgrade experience to Windows 10. Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update.

I wouldn't worry about the Office updates.

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AMD Radeon HD 7570. I went to the manufacturers site and download the latest drivers with no result.

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Which driver set did you install? Did you go to the ATI site? Are you running 32 or 64 bit Windows?
The latest set I see is 15.7.1.

I went to AMD site (I think) the only thing there was a catalyst pack so I installed it. I'm running 64bit.

Problem solved. I started thinking about the updates and wondered where were the HP updates that downloaded at the same time. I started fishing around and wound up doing a factory reset of my monitor. It fixed the problem. Thank you everyone for your input. I learned a lot. Problem solved!!