Clipped Windows menu · September 2026 Steam release
KAYF-LIFE Menu in the Top-Left Corner: DPI Fix
Quick Answer
If KAYF-LIFE: Complete Edition shows only the top-left quarter of its menu on Windows, open the game executable’s Properties, choose Compatibility, then Change high DPI settings. Set the high-DPI scaling override to Application. The developer suggested this for the clipped-menu report, and the player confirmed it worked. The setting is outside the game, so you do not need to reach the obscured in-game settings first.
- Reading time
- 2 minutes
- Difficulty
- Focused help
- Checked
- 2026-09-08
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Guide details
Before you begin
Set the game executable’s high-DPI scaling override to Application when the Windows menu shows only its top-left quarter.
For a Windows menu cropped to its top-left quarter, with the display workaround applied outside the game.
- Status
- Official guidance checked
- Edition
- September 2026 Steam release
- Platform
- Windows PC · Steam
- Checked
- 2026-09-08
- Check note
- September 2026 Steam release
Before you set out
Prerequisites#
- This fix concerns the clipped Windows menu, including a screen where Settings or New Game cannot be reached.
- Identify the game executable before changing its compatibility settings.
Route 01
Let the application handle high-DPI scaling#
Change the setting for the game executable rather than changing your entire desktop’s scaling.