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

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Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-07-12T11:15:41+00:00

    On another question I found a link provided for removing all fonts except the preinstalled ones.

    Font Frenzy - Remove easily - Free  -  -  -  http://sdsoftware.org/default.asp?id=5936

    The link was posted as the helpful answer to: "recently i installed over 3,500 fonts and now i want to remove them and i don't know which of them are vista fonts and which are my own. can i download all vista supplied fonts? "

    Font Frenzy's Website says "Font Frenzy is compatible with Windows 7, but has not yet been fully tested. It is highly recommended to backup your system before use."

    Which is a given but I wanted to make sure I reiterated it for anyone doing this while under the influence of alcohol or prescription pain killers.

     

    Although if you want to manage fonts I'd recommend AMP Font Viewer after you restore your fonts & Uninstall Font Frenzy. AMP is a Maximum PC Recommended App . So you can link it through their site for security assurance.

    i have used Font Frenzy software and it did the trick so fast!

    i got the default fonts now on my windows 7

    Thanks LostOnTheLine

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-10-06T00:42:07+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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  3. Anonymous
    2011-10-18T22:40:01+00:00

    I would recommend to go ahead and delete the fonts. Windows 7 would ask if what fonts you want to delete and it would not allow you to delete certain fonts anyway.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-11-02T16:43:34+00:00

    I had the same problem. 

    I found a solution for Windows 7 x64 like so.

    Go to C://Windows/Fonts

    Sort your fonts by Designer/Foundry

    NOTE: If your fonts are big thumbnails, I suggest changing the view by options to "DETAILS" by right-clicking on any empty space in your fonts folder.

    Select all the fonts NOT MADE by Microsoft Corporation (if you have anything ADOBE, don't select those either, otherwise all your Adobe products will run AMOK.)

    Right-click, and delete.

    This process will take a while depending on how many fonts you have in the folder.

    NOTE 2: If you get a lot of "this font can't be deleted" press OK and then RESTART your computer. Don't open anything! Go back to your font folder and try again, they should be delete-able.

    Hope this helps! If you have any questions, you can e-mail me at ******@gmail.com and  I would be happy to walk you through it.

    NOTE 3: This should work for other versions of Windows, but I'm not responsible if your computer implodes.

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