CC Menus and text way to small, fix?

Hi people,
I just started with CC and got a new laptop with a screen resolution of 3200x1800 and that's the recommended setting, it's a great laptop and running Windows 8.1.
All the built in menus are tiny in all Adobe apps, I can adjust the size of the File/Edit drop down list in Windows and that's fine but take PP as an example and the twirl down of effects or even the timeline it's tiny on the screen. So tiny you'd need a real magnifying glass to see them.
There must be a fix for this because I see the problem has been there since 2011 and now screen resolution is getting bigger but the menus are staying the same.
This tiny text isn't in any other program or if it is then it's changeable from an option.
Any fix from the community?

Hello,
To remove a plugin, you will need to uninstall it from your Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features.
As a test, can you try running without Hardware Acceleration to see if your browser is more responsive? You might need to restart Firefox in order for this to take effect, so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you're editing, etc.).
Then perform these steps:
# Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and select ''Options''
# In the Firefox Options (or Preferences) window, click the ''Advanced'' tab, then select ''General''.
# In the settings list, you should find the ''Use hardware acceleration when available'' checkbox. Uncheck this checkbox.
# Now, restart Firefox and see if the problems persist.
# Is it more responsive?
Please check for updates for your graphics driver by following the steps mentioned in the following Knowledge base articles:
* [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]]
* [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]]

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