Since today (perhaps a late reaction to a previous Windows update?), the fonts in Microsoft Outlook and in the Start Menu (see example below) and Windows Apps appear lighter (less font-width) than before. But only in light mode, in dark mode, it looks still the same.

I tried adjusting the Windows Clear Type, and also the Screen Calibration (as mentioned in the comments) but that didn't really solve the issue.

The font in the browser, and Windows Explorer is still correct and good readable.

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Font in the Windows Explorer (still good readable):

Here is the new light font in light mode (hard to read):

And here (still good readable, slightly more font-width) in dark mode:

And here is my latest Windows update from 2021:

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I press windows key, then type 'gamma', and one of the suggestions that pops up is "calibrate display" (something of that wording).

It lets you calibrate gamma, but also the style of true type fonts that get shown to your monitor. Maybe this setting is off for the user in question?

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