mspaint.exe resets every font to calibir, how to fix?

Hi, FWIW if I edit a jpg file with MSpaint in Win10 the font seems fine- here's a screenshot from an edited and saved jpg file:



How did you reinstate MSpaint? I understand a version is available from the Store.

I did it like this, I think:

GlobalConnect said:

I try to edit some pictures with mspaint.exe and use different fonts (i don't have custom fonts but there is a list of options in the dropdown menu) if i try to select any of those that works but the moment i start typing the font resets to calibri.
how can i fix this?

I have never seen anybody post a method of changing MSPaint's default font, which is what I think you are referring to.
- Whenever you use the text function for the first time in an MSPaint session, it will default to Calbri font.
- After that first use of text, if you change the font then further text will be in the newly-chosen font. But when you close and re-open MSPaint, it will default to Calibri again.


There are TenForums members who mess about changing system fonts.
Your use of the word "font" in your question title might attract their attention.
I would not be surprised if one of them has worked out how to do it but, as I say, I have never seen any method posted.


Best of luck,
Denis

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@Try3 - isn't this the problem reported:

the moment i start typing the font resets to calibri.

- rather than the question of which font is the default when Paint is launched?

I take it your comment is directed to Try3...

I clearly showed in post #2 I can type in various fonts... which is exactly what you can't do.


I also asked how you acquired Paint- and got no answer. I showed you how I reinstated Paint.

I'm guessing you got yours from the Store.

If so, why not discard that, and do what I did to get a version that works?

That's my guess anyway-- if I'm right.. you could have resolved this long ago.

Here's where my version of Paint is located - where the start menu shortcut points -

idk why you ask how i got mspaint it is preinstalled on my windows as alwasy

mspaint is not available by default. I think I made my reasons abundantly clear. Good luck, and thank you for your reply.

GlobalConnect said:

I try to edit some pictures with mspaint.exe and use different fonts (i don't have custom fonts but there is a list of options in the dropdown menu) if i try to select any of those that works but the moment i start typing the font resets to calibri.

I have never seen this reported before.

Does it happen for another user account? Please create another one for test purposes if you don't already have one. Add Local Account ... - TenForumsTutorials
Does it happen in Safe mode? Boot into Safe Mode - TenForumsTutorials
Do you have any strange behaviour in other applications? Perhaps you could test in Notepad C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe or Wordpad "%ProgramFiles%\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"


dalchina's responses make me think that clean installs of recent versions of Windows 10 do not include MSPaint, C:\Windows\System32\mspaint.exe.
My own experience indicates that updated earlier Versions do not lose their existing MSPaint.
There were other examples of this a couple of years ago so I'm not overly surprised.
I have not reinstalled since 2016 so have not some across this change.
There are various methods of rescuing components such as MSPaint which we can discuss afterwards if you like.


Best of luck,
Denis