Turn off ClearType
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Policy overview

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Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Internet Control Panel > Advanced Page
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 7.0

This policy setting prevents the text on the screen from being rendered through the ClearType technology that enhances the readability of text on LCD displays. If you enable this policy setting, applications that host MSHTML do not render text by using the Microsoft ClearType rendering engine. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, applications that host MSHTML render text by using the Microsoft ClearType rendering engine.

Internal name
Advanced_DisableClearType
Policy ID
8ff9ac58409c
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
UseClearType
REG_SZ
HKLM
no
HKCU
no
HKLM
yes
HKCU
yes
Registry location
Type REG_SZ · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Value name
UseClearType
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
no
Disabled value
yes
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
no
Disabled value
yes

Policy elements

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