[Origin 10] Solution for Scaling / Sizes Issues
by Der_LieberOriginal Post
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Program ver Wersja 10.0.1.30958 - 489710
I want to report a Bug.
I have dell Inspiron 15 7559 Laptop has Full HD display. Because every thing is too small, i use Windows scale proportion in display settings. After update origin acces program dont scale properly. Is far too big
Is the size of your new origin client too big and 'Maximize' isn't sized correctly?
I know this feeling.... because I use a 150% dpi in windows 10 - and the new origin client sucks without the following changes. Windows compatibility options doesn't work - You get a message from origin client, that they are active, but that's all what's happening)
Try this workaround:
It works to get a normal dpi with the new origin client.
- Click winkey + r
- Type: regedit and press enter
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr
entVersion\SideBySide - Right-click the right pane and choose NEW > DWORD (32 bit) Value.
- Type PreferExternalManifest, and then press ENTER.
- Right-click PreferExternalManifest and click 'modify'.
- Enter value data '1' (standard is 0) and select 'Decimal' on the right side (standard hexa) - click ok.
Now you need a manifest in your origin directory!
- Download the 'Origin.exe.manifest' from HERE - or from the ATTACHMENT (you must delete the .txt-ending) - or write your own with google's help
[Edit: The content of the manifest and a few instructions are shown below - you can also (strg+)left-click the attachment to read the manifest file in your browser] - Add the downloaded 'Origin.exe.manifest' to your origin directory. For example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin"
Start your origin client and are happy with a normal client size 
Info: This works individually with each application and not only with origin. All you need is the manifest file with the name of your application.exe(.manifest)
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UPDATE 1 [15.09.16]
It is important that you turn off the compatibility settings - And do not mark 'Disable display scaling on high DPI settings'. (It ignores your manifest)
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UPDATE 2 [15.09.16]
There was a origin update... but with no change.
And it has triggered/shown another problem:
You must restart origin after this update - otherwise you have the old dpi bug, because the launcher is loaded by another origin application with win-dpi (the installer/updater)
Solution for this: Create a duplicate of your manifest file and rename it with the other few origin applications like 'OriginClientService', 'OriginCrashReporter', 'OriginThinSetupInternal' and so on and on... you can see these exe files in you origin folder.
There is no need for more extra regedits, you only need a new manifest file for the used origin application.
> This solution is only for people who doesn't want to restart origin after future updates (until there is a official bug fix) <
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UPDATE 3 [15.09.16]
I've added the manifest file to the attachments. You need to delete the .txt-ending. (This was the only way to upload it as a attachment)
Right-click and save - or press left-click to view
Create a txt file with your editor applikation and fill it with code.(editor > save as > set the codec below the filename to utf-8) Then rename it, delete the .txt-end and add .manifest
This is the content of the used manifest file:
(It's maybe not perfect but it works)
UPDATE: I'd recommend the attachment-file or the dl file, because these files are ready and without codec-, format- or text errors.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="*"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*">
</assemblyIdentity>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT"
version="9.0.21022.8"
processorArchitecture="amd64"
publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b">
</assemblyIdentity>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level="asInvoker"
uiAccess="false"/>
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<asmv3:application>
<asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
<ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware xmlns:ms_windowsSettings="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">false</ms_windowsSettings:dpiAware>
</asmv3:windowsSettings>
</asmv3:application>
</assembly>
Writing DPI-Aware Desktop and Win32 Applications [Microsoft]
Google Search - 'dpi manifest'
btw: wow... nice one EA! Smilies in code format. *clap*
The smilie 
is : s (without space)
