microsoft / microsoft/vscode

UI/Font rendering appears blurry by default due to GPU hardware acceleration

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Description

### Environment
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Display Scaling: High-DPI (e.g., 125% / 150%)
- App: Google Antigravity IDE / VS Code

### Problem Description
The IDE user interface and editor fonts render noticeably blurry and out of focus under default GPU acceleration settings on High-DPI Windows setups.

### Steps to Reproduce
1. Launch Google Antigravity IDE / VS Code on Windows.
2. Observe blurred text rendering across the editor and UI panels.
3. Open Command Palette (`Ctrl+Shift+P`) -> `Preferences: Configure Runtime Arguments`.
4. Add `"disable-hardware-acceleration": true` to `argv.json`.
5. Restart the IDE.

### Expected Result
Text and UI elements should render crisp fonts by default without requiring manual runtime argument changes.

### Solution / Workaround
Uncommenting or adding `"disable-hardware-acceleration": true` in `argv.json` immediately fixes the blurring issue.

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