FontSmoothing
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista
FontSmoothing specifies whether font smoothing is enabled, and which type.
This setting has no effect on Server Core installations of Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012.
Values
Standard |
Specifies that the computer chooses the setting, based on a performance test. |
On |
Specifies that font smoothing is turned on. |
Off |
Specifies that font smoothing is turned off. |
ClearType |
Specifies that Clear Type is used for font smoothing. |
This string type supports empty elements.
Valid Passes
oobeSystem
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | VisualEffects | FontSmoothing
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.
XML Example
The following XML output shows ClearType enabled for font smoothing.
<VisualEffects>
<FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
</VisualEffects>