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(All Windows)
This setting controls whether the smooth scrolling function is used in Internet Explorer to increase the readability while navigating a page.

This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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Open your registry and find or create the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "SmoothScroll" and set it according to the value data below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: This setting is only applicable to Internet Explorer 5.0 and above.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
SmoothScroll	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Registry Settings

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Value Name: SmoothScroll
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: March 10, 2002