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 effectsgroup box.