August 12, 2014 update for Visio 2013 (KB2881079)

This update applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Visio 2013. It does not apply to the Visio 2013 Click-to-Run editions such as Microsoft Office 365 Home.

How to determine if my Office installation is Click-to-Run or MSI-based:

1. Start Visio 2013.
2. On the File menu, click Account.
3. For Office 2013 Click-to-Run installations, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based installations, the Update Options item is not displayed.

Registry information

Important
Follow the steps in this section carefully. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.

After you install the hotfix package, follow these steps to prevent the high resolution images from becoming blurry:

1. Exit all Microsoft Office applications.
2. Start Registry Editor:
   
   • In Windows 7, click Start and type regedit in the Search programs and files text box, and then click regedit.exe in the search results.
   • In Windows 8, move you mouse to the upper-right corner, click Search and type regedit in the search text box, and then click regedit.exe in the search results.
3. Locate and then select the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Visio\Application
4. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type SupportHighResImage, and then press Enter.
6. In the Details pane, right-click SupportHighResImage, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. Exit Registry Editor.

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