"Installed" fonts not showing up in Windows Fonts folder

Anonymous
2018-07-23T12:31:42+00:00

Hi guys,

Unfortunately, none of the previous answers solves my problem.

I try to install fonts. According to Windows that also works but I cannot see the installed fonts in the Windows Fonts folder and neither do they show up in Illustrator. 

When I copy a font file into the Windows Fonts folder it says "The "xxxxxx" font is already installed. Do you want to replace it?" - I click yes, but still - the font does not show.

It's not a problem of the font file as it was working previously. Same happens to hundreds of other fonts. Says they are installed but they don't show and they are not selectable in other applications.

Thanks for your help!

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-03-18T13:48:58+00:00

    Hi guys. Thanks for all your solution recommendations. And happy for the few it worked.

    I decided to format and reinstall windows 10. To my surprise, the issue further exists. Really can't understand how this is possible that probably most people don't have this issue and we do.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-03-11T12:48:50+00:00

    Just to add my experience:

    If I paste the fonts into the folder

    C:\Windows\Fonts

    in explorer, then the fonts don't install.

    However, if I open 'fonts' in control panel, and paste the fonts there, then they seem to install.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-03-07T19:23:16+00:00

    Try right clicking on the font and selecting the "install for all users" option, I work on an office computer where I am not the only user, so this was for some reason my issue, as I was having the exact same issue as you, maybe this is the solution?

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-03-01T03:28:21+00:00

    I have the same problem. The only solución i found is to copy the Fonts folder from C to say the desktop. On the desktop you can see all fonts. In my case after moving the folder I could see all the files from C:\windows\fonts and also the files from the Fonts folder on the desktop. 

    I did this and on the desktop fonts folder I see all my fonts. HOWEVER this doesn't help me as they are still unavailable in Word, etc.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-02-20T13:16:32+00:00

    As of lately,  fonts are installed in the "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts" folder - does not matter CUT, COPY, or PASTE or whatever, the font does not move to the Windows/Fonts folder.  It creates a Deleted folder  in the "C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts" folder, copy the previous installed font in the Deleted folder and "overwrite" the previously installed font.  About all Graphics apps does not see this MS../font folder.

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