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Does Windows 8 have a smooth scrolling feature?

I have a Chrome extension that works for the browser but was hoping to implement it everywhere.

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I don't see anything so far. Was there anything in Windows 7 for this? –  Caleb Jares Oct 29 '12 at 17:15
All I can think of as a system-wide setting is the "Smooth scroll list boxes" option under Visual/Performance Options. –  Karan Oct 29 '12 at 17:17
@Karan I have that click, that's why I asked because it seems like they have a feature but I can't tell a difference with it checked or unchecked. –  Nick Oct 29 '12 at 17:19
Might depend on the graphics card. TBH doesn't seem to make all that big a difference on my system as well. –  Karan Oct 29 '12 at 17:21
You can change the setting in mouse properties "wheel" tab, set vertical to 1, it will help, but more than likely you will need a third party mouse and driver that allows for more control. –  Moab Oct 29 '12 at 17:23

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There isn't a specific Smooth Scrolling mouse option, but you can essentially do just that.

In Mouse Properties, under the wheel tab, reducing the number of lines to 1 (for both horizontal and vertical). While this may not be exactly what you are looking for, it will make your scrolling a lot smoother.

Sources: here and a video here.

Edit: There is a utility called TwoFingerScroll that enables smooth scrolling for Synaptics based Trackpads. Source

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