Solved Can't reset some fonts to defaults


ajgringo619

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I was playing around with the default fonts and tried to reset them. Unfortunately, some of the dialog boxes are using a different font. I searched through the registry and all fonts seem to be pointing to Segoe UI, so I'm not sure what I missed. Is there an easy way to reset Windows' fonts to default?
 

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I can still get into Control Panel and its Fonts section, has a Restore there. I put Control in the Search box on the Taskbar

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This was the first thing I tried, multiple times now with no success.
 

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playing around with the default fonts
Are you referring to the default system font? if so you can download the reg file included with this tutorial to restore default system font.

There is also a tutorial to rebuild the font cache if your fonts are garbled or not rendering properly.
 

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What did you use to change the fonts?
 

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First try was with Winaero Tweaker, been using it for years. I think I found the problem. For some reason, some of the Segoe fonts aren't showing any data in their respective registry entries. For example, Segoe UI (True Type)'s registry entry has nothing in Data.

I'm going to reset them and see what happens.
 

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    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13400F
    Motherboard
    PRIME B760M-A
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 4060
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    (2) Acer XD270H B
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    (1) M2 1TB
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    600W
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    (3) Case fans
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    250 Mbps
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Thank you so much - the reset registry file did the trick.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13400F
    Motherboard
    PRIME B760M-A
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 4060
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    (2) Acer XD270H B
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    (1) M2 1TB
    PSU
    600W
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    (3) Case fans
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    250 Mbps
    Browser
    Vivaldi

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