FontSmoothing

HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_SZ

0 | 2

0

Description

Determines whether the edges of large fonts are painted in different shades of gray to make the font look smoother.

Value

Meaning

0

Font smoothing is disabled. Edges are not painted different shades of gray.

2

Font smoothing is enabled. Edges are painted different shades of gray.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, double-click Display in Control Panel, click the Effects tab, and then select or clear the Smooth edges of screen fonts check box in the Visual effects group box.