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How to turn off scaling

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By default, applications are scaled to 200% for XAML and 150% for HTML apps. It is possible to turn off the default scale factor. This will cause your application to use the actual pixel dimensions of the device (1910 x 1080 pixels).

HTML

You can opt out of scale factor by using the following code snippet:

var result = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewScaling.trySetDisableLayoutScaling(true);

Or, you can use a web-friendly method:

@media (max-height: 1080px) {   
    @-ms-viewport {   
        height: 1080px;   
    }   
}

XAML

You can opt out of scale factor by using the following code snippet:

bool result = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewScaling.TrySetDisableLayoutScaling(true);

DirectX/C++

DirectX/C++ applications are not scaled. Automatic scaling only applies to HTML and XAML applications.

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