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Windows NSIS installer appears blurry on high-DPI displays #7802

@davidkaya

Description

@davidkaya

I have checked the following:

  • I have searched existing issues and found nothing related to my issue.

This bug is:

  • making Bruno unusable for me
  • slowing me down but I'm able to continue working
  • annoying
  • this feature was working in a previous version but is broken in the current release.

Bruno version

3.2.2

Operating System

Windows

Describe the bug

On Windows, the NSIS installer appears blurry on displays using scaling above 100% (for example 125%, 150%, or 200%).

Windows is bitmap-scaling the installer UI instead of rendering it as DPI-aware, so text and controls look soft compared with native Windows dialogs and other installers.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Set Windows display scaling to 125% or higher.
  2. Launch the Bruno installer built with the NSIS target.
  3. Inspect the installer window text and controls.

Actual behavior
The installer UI looks blurry / low-DPI.

Expected behavior
The installer UI should render crisply and scale correctly on high-DPI displays.

Notes
This affects the installer itself, not the installed app UI. The root cause is that the NSIS installer does not declare DPI awareness in its manifest, so Windows applies DPI virtualization.

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