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Screen ruler wrong calculation of centimeters #43367

@LupercusBD

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@LupercusBD

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.95.1

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PowerToys auto-update

Area(s) with issue?

Screen ruler

Steps to reproduce

My screen width is 1920px, the actual screen width if measured with a physical ruler is 50.8 centimeters. Zoom level is 100%. Screen ruler measures the pixels correctly (shows 1920px) but the centimeters it shows as an alternate measurement 44.3cm.
Also measuring heights has the same deviation: correct pixels, wrong centimeters.
What could cause this?

✔️ Expected Behavior

Screen ruler should 1920 pixels recalculate to 50.8 centimeters on a 96 DPI screen.,

❌ Actual Behavior

Screen ruler recalculates 1920 pixels to 44.3 centimeter on a 96 DPI screen.

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Windows 10

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