How to restore Windows 7 default fonts.

Anonymous
2009-12-19T19:53:22+00:00

Okay, I hit a button on a font installer and installed about 10000 fonts. How do I restore the default fonts that were originally on 7?

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Anonymous
2009-12-20T17:41:58+00:00

Hi EssenceWebsiteDesign,

You can restore the default font and remove any changes that you've made to your display settings from Appearance and Personalization.

Here’s how:

1.    Open Fonts by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Fonts.

2.    In the left pane, click Font settings.

3.    Click Restore default font settings.

Note

This also removes all manual changes that you've made to your display settings.

I've listed couple of links that could be of assistance to you.

Change your font settings http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-your-font-settings

To install or delete any particular font:

**Install or delete fontshttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Install-or-delete-fonts**For answers to some common questions about fonts, check this link:

Fonts: frequently asked questionshttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Fonts-frequently-asked-questions

Regards,

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-22T20:03:33+00:00

    nice one... so can you tell us others with same prob and be the hero.. what the 4 default fonts are for win 7 ?? please MS obviously doesnt wanna help us.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-05T03:06:44+00:00

    Hello bacizone I have had the same problem as all of you so I decided to do you all a favor and manual make a .zip containing all the windows fonts please feel free to download them at www.behance.net/blakebetz

    Note: They will be available for download starting tomorrow

    Note: This is updates to the latest version of windows, Windows 10

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-30T11:24:37+00:00

    People, I tested all the suggestions. Nothing works so far. But!

    Today I discovered a way to really reset your Windows fonts folder.

    Step 1

    Download Ubuntu

    Right click on the downloaded ISO

    Burn ISO to disk

    Reboot your pc

    Boot Ubuntu from disk (on most computers you have to press F12 directly after boot-up-sequence to access a boot menu)

    Step 2

    Locate with Ubuntu file manager your Windows font folder

    Remove all fonts within your Windows font folder. Not the font folder itself.

    (by using Ubuntu Windows system fonts are no longer protected and can be erased)

    Step 3

    Reboot your system (don't forget to remove the Ubuntu disk from the drive)

    Now Windows will start-up and will open automatically the Windows repair program

    When the question pops up to recover your system with a previous restore point, choose no.

    Now wait, wait, wait and wait ...

    After a really long time (30 minutes took my pc) Windows will tell you that your system has been fixed.

    Click reboot and voilla Windows has restored restored all system fonts and even fixed the ugly bold fonts in your browser/email like Firefox Thunderbird e.g.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-06-16T04:46:56+00:00

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