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Windows: Scrolling is not smooth but lags

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

Edit: Added the workaround: Workaround Configure: `"window.smoothScrollingWorkaround": true` `"window.titleBarStyle": "native"`

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76% confidence100% success rate4 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026

Solution: Windows: Scrolling is not smooth but lags

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I don't believe this is a dup of that issue, that issue indicates it doesn't work at all, whereas this issue is purely related to smooth scrolling: 2-finger scrolling works, but acts like regular 'jumpy' scrolling.

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    I don't believe this is a dup of that issue, that issue indicates it doesn't wor

    I don't believe this is a dup of that issue, that issue indicates it doesn't work at all, whereas this issue is purely related to smooth scrolling: 2-finger scrolling works, but acts like regular 'jumpy' scrolling.

Validation

Resolved in microsoft/vscode GitHub issue #13612. Community reactions: 5 upvotes.

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Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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Alex Chen

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