Turn Off ClearType

Turn Off ClearType

1. Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
2. Open Display in the Control Panel.

   

   Note: If Display is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.

3. Click Adjust ClearType text in the left column of the Display window.
4. Uncheck Turn on ClearType and then click Next.

   

5. Click Next in the next few screens. You don’t need to participate in them.

   

6. Click Finish to save the settings.

   

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1. Jan says:

   April 22, 2010 at 4:54 am

   Blurry…….
   In Vista and XP it is pretty easy to turn off clear type, but in Windows 7 it is almost impossible. I cannot accept the blurry text, as I am a great fan of the sharp and clear text which was possible in Vista and XP.
   I go through the different steps in the Clear Type text tuner, but this only makes it more blurry.

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2. Jan says:

   April 22, 2010 at 4:55 am

   Just to be specific:

   I NEED HELP AND ADVICES TO GET RID OF CLEAR TYPE

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3. Christian says:

   July 1, 2010 at 10:55 pm

   You’ll also need to change the fonts that Windows 7 uses by default. Although websites will look better when you turn ClearType off, The damn font they chose for the rest of Windows (Segoe UI) looks horrible without it. Right click on desktop, click personalise, click on Window Color (down the bottom), click on Advanced Appearance Settings, and change all of the fonts to something you like (XP used Tahoma for the majority and that looks pretty good).

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