Personalization Enable or Disable Font Smoothing in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable font smoothing for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Font smoothing is used by default in Windows to make the jagged edges of text look smoother and more readable.


Contents

  • Option One: Enable or Disable Font Smoothing in Visual Effects Performance Options
  • Option Two: Enable or Disable Font Smoothing using REG file


EXAMPLE: Font smoothing enabled and disabled

font_smoothing_enabled.png
font_smoothing_disabled.png





Option One

Enable or Disable Font Smoothing in Visual Effects Performance Options


1 Open Visual Effects Performance Options (SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe).

2 Check (enable - default) or uncheck (disable) Smooth edges of screen fonts for what you want. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on OK.

Smooth_edges_of_screen_fonts.png





Option Two

Enable or Disable Font Smoothing using REG file


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.

2 Enable Font Smoothing

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_Smooth_edges_of_screen_fonts_for_current_user.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"FontSmoothing"="2"

3 Disable Font Smoothing

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_Smooth_edges_of_screen_fonts_for_current_user.reg


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"FontSmoothing"="0"

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 Sign out and sign in or restart the computer to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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In my version of Windows 11, I don't have the legacy box for Performance Options.; Perhaps you can share with us how to get that back?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDA 1650 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo C32q-20
In my version of Windows 11, I don't have the legacy box for Performance Options.; Perhaps you can share with us how to get that back?

Hello Sammy, :alien:

Does running the SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe file in Run (Win+R) open it?
 

My Computers

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
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    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    Laptop
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    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
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    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
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    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
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    Hard Drives
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thank you
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    window 11 home
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    PC/Desktop
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    Dell Inc.
    Motherboard
    Enhanced (101 - or 102-key)

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