Surface on windows 8.1 + external display

I am using the Surface Pro as a 3rd screen to 2 x 22" monitors. The problem I am having is that if I dock the surface, my menu bars on the external monitors display large, while appearing normal on the Surface screen. I figured out that this was due
to display magnifying the menu items to a 150%. When I go to Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> Display, I have an option to change the size of all items to smaller. This option works out well for the external display, but makes
the surface screen unusable.
Is there any way to have "Change the size of all items" only change it to smaller or larger on one specific screen? That was my expectation for this feature, since I also get a checkmark option to "Let me choose one scaling level for all my
displays", but it does not seem to be working. The only work around I currently have is to change the surface resolution to something lower.

Hi,
If I remember correctly that is a problem related to changing the Text Size to one of the below options.
Medium - 125%. This sets text and other items to 125% of normal size.
Larger - 150%. This sets text and other items to 150% of normal size. This option appears only if your monitor supports a resolution of at
least 1200 x 900 pixels.
If you change this does it work then?
Regards,
Jörgen
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