For eyesight impairment assistance:
- START -> RUN -> REGEDIT
- search for FONTSMOOTHINGGAMMA by pressing Ctrl+F
- double-click on FONTSMOOTHINGGAMMA, enter anything between 150 and 190 hexadecimal (the lower the value, the thicker the fonts)
- close the REGEDIT tool
- LOGOFF and then LOGON
Make sure that ClearType smoothing is enabled in Windows (Control Panel -> personalization -> appearance -> Effects -> ClearType smooth check [ ticked box ] )