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This morning I opened Google Chrome like I do every day. The text size was suddenly larger than normal on all websites, but I did not change any settings whatsoever.
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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I have uninstalled Chrome (deleting local data) and installed it again, but the results are the same. I also tried the beta channel as well, but no change. My Windows 7 system is 64-bit with the display set at 125% from the very beginning (something that I have not changed for years).
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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While the body itself is small (due to changing the font size in Chrome’s settings), other things are still huge and not affected by the setting.
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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This reddit thread seems to suggest that it is a Chrome bug. For now, a temporary workaround is to force HiDPI support in Chrome.
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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