Game UI no longer honors Windows display scaling

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Date & Time: Mar 25, 2025
Frequency: Always, after the patch 7.2 update
World name: Faerie
Character name: Rinh Maimhov
Retainer name: N/A
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: N/A
Party or solo: N/A
In-game time: N/A
Area and coordinates: N/A
Housing: N/A
Steps:
1. Connect a 4K display.
2. In Windows settings, go to System > Display and set the "Scale" value to 175%
3. Update Final Fantasy XIV to patch 7.2

After the update, all UI elements are significantly smaller than before the update. The text box in particular is impossible to read without increasing the font size from 12 to 20 or 24. Increasing System Configuration > High Resolution UI settings to 150% makes things better, but it is still smaller than I had it previously. Increasing it to 200% makes everything far too big.

I assume what is happening here is that the game used to be scaling everything up 175% based on the Windows display scale, but now it is no longer doing that, and because there is no 175% scale option in game, I cannot get everything back to its original size.

Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: N/A
- Modem maker/model number: N/A

■ PC Specs

To obtain the system information, open the FFXIV launcher and select Config → System Information → Display.

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FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn Language 1 Region 2
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[Idolon]

Patch 7.1:


Patch 7.2, 100% UI scale:


Patch 7.2, 150% UI scale: