I am looking to change the DPI setting for all users on PC to a different default setting. I have been able to change on a per user basis by changing HKCU. Obviously, this is not working for new users or any other users on the PC. Thanks. 

Hi Jacob Hoffmann,

For local PC seems like there is no such group policy for that. however, we still could get that goal by changing default user profile registry settings.

How Do You Set Default User Profile Registry Settings

http://blogs.technet.com/b/chad/archive/2012/04/25/tip-49-how-do-you-set-default-user-profile-registry-settings.aspx

If you are a domain administrator.

As you found registry entry, you could realize this by using GPP (Group Policy Preferences).

For more information about Group Policy Preferences

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731892%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Also you could kindly follow the instructions as mentioned in the thread.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windows/en-US/c20c4c47-092d-4daa-b4a8-154b3852e13d/using-group-policy-to-set-windows-font-dpi-size

Regards

D. Wu

Hi Jacob Hoffmann,

For local PC seems like there is no such group policy for that. however, we still could get that goal by changing default user profile registry settings.

How Do You Set Default User Profile Registry Settings

http://blogs.technet.com/b/chad/archive/2012/04/25/tip-49-how-do-you-set-default-user-profile-registry-settings.aspx

If you are a domain administrator.

As you found registry entry, you could realize this by using GPP (Group Policy Preferences).

For more information about Group Policy Preferences

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731892%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Also you could kindly follow the instructions as mentioned in the thread.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windows/en-US/c20c4c47-092d-4daa-b4a8-154b3852e13d/using-group-policy-to-set-windows-font-dpi-size

Regards

D. Wu

• Marked as answer by Jacob Hoffmann 21 hours 53 minutes ago

Hi Jacob Hoffmann,

For local PC seems like there is no such group policy for that. however, we still could get that goal by changing default user profile registry settings.

How Do You Set Default User Profile Registry Settings

http://blogs.technet.com/b/chad/archive/2012/04/25/tip-49-how-do-you-set-default-user-profile-registry-settings.aspx

If you are a domain administrator.

As you found registry entry, you could realize this by using GPP (Group Policy Preferences).

For more information about Group Policy Preferences

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731892%28v=ws.10%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Also you could kindly follow the instructions as mentioned in the thread.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windows/en-US/c20c4c47-092d-4daa-b4a8-154b3852e13d/using-group-policy-to-set-windows-font-dpi-size

Regards

D. Wu

• Marked as answer by Jacob Hoffmann Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:54 PM

I did modify the NTUSER.DAT file in the default user path. I was looking for a way without changing this because Windows 7 it was not necessary. Also, I was thinking it might be difficult to automate because of some security policies on my environment. In the end, I did follow the first link in Mr. Wu's post to come to a solution.

Thanks,

Jake