"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
    2020-01-07T04:03:39+00:00

    I'm not sure if someone finally figured out how to correct this issue and if you're still trying to figure this out - But when running Windows 10 you must add a few extra steps to install fonts (for all users) in order to use those fonts in certain programs. Steps are as follows:

    • Download Font 
    • Open Downloaded Font Folder 
    • Use the Extract Option
    • Select Extract Location 
    • Open Extracted Font Folder 
    • RIGHT Click On Font File 
    • Click Install For All Users

    Fonts will now be available across all programs. 

    STEP ONE - Download Font File and Open Downloads Folder To Access The File 

    Step Two  - Open Font Folder And Select Extract All 

    Step Three - Choose Extraction Location 

    Step Four - Find & Open New Extracted Font Folder 

    Step Five - Select & Right Click On True Type Font File (Or Open Type Font) And Select "Install For All Users" 

    Fonts should now be installed across all programs - make sure to close out the program (if open during font installation) and restart the program. Search for freshly installed fonts to make sure they are available and installed correctly. 

    Hope this helps anyone who is having these issues. Good Luck!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-06T17:59:57+00:00

    Hi, Ulf. I was able to resolve my problem at last.

    I discovered that there were two fonts in my system, identical, with two different names. I believe one was a system font and the other was something I downloaded from daFont--eurostyle was one, and the other name I don't recall. I couldn't for the life of me find eurostyle in inDesign, only illustrator. So I added the typestyle to my adobe library from illustrator and was able to apply the style in inDesign. After that, I could access the font. Strange solution, but that's my workaround. 

    Suggest you look at your fonts to see if there is another with the same appearance but different name causing a conflict. 

    Good luck!

    al

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-06T13:26:55+00:00

    Dear Microsoft and people reading this,

    I have tried all suggestions in this thread, and none of them work.

    Do you have another suggestion?

    Regards, Ulf

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-02T05:52:45+00:00

    I was facing the same problem. However, I have resolved it through using command prompt. 

    Use command prompt by running it as Administrator, otherwise it wouldn't work. 

    Just go to \windows\fonts directly on your machine. With dir command you will see all the fonts that you have installed. You can copy or move these through this prompt.

    Please let me know if this resolves the issue.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-12-02T22:28:58+00:00

    Right click font and select "Install for all users" even if you are the only user.  Does this fix it?

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