How to Change the Default System Font in Windows 10
Windows 10 uses the Segoe UI font as the default system font. This font is used for icons, menus, title bar text, File Explorer, and more.
If you would like to use a different font, then you are able to change this default font to any font you like.
Changing the font will have no effect on modern UI items like apps from the Store, Start menu, Action Center, or Settings.
This tutorial will show you how to change the default system font in Windows 10 for all users.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to change the default font in Windows 10.
Be very careful which font you chose to use as a system font!
Many font types do not support all characters needed for the operating system. When that happens, some things will become unintelligible. This happens, specially, when using downloaded custom fonts, not thought for use in an operating system's user interface, but just for publishing. An operating system needs additional characters, that a novel or blog doesn't.
It is highly recommended to create a restore point before changing the default system font. This way you could do a quick system restore back to this restore point if needed to undo an undesired effect of changing the font.
Contents
- Option One: To Change Default System Font in Windows 10
- Option Two: To Restore Default System Font in Windows 10
EXAMPLE: Default vs "Arial Bold" font in Windows 10
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below.
2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
3 Unblock the .reg file.
4 Right click or press and hold on the .reg file, and click/tap on Edit to open it in Notepad.
5 In Notepad, replace ENTER FONT NAME HERE at the bottom with the name of the font (ex: "Arial Bold") you want to have as the default font in Windows 10. (see screenshot below)6 Click/tap on File, and click/tap on Save to save the changes you made to the Change_default_font_in_Windows_10.reg file. (see screenshot below)
To see your available fonts and their names:
A) Open the C:\Windows\Font folder.
B) You can click/tap on a font family (ex: "Arial") to open it and see the individual font names (ex: "Arial Bold") in the family.
7 Double click/tap on the modified Change_default_font_in_Windows_10.reg file to merge it.
8 When prompted, click/tap on Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
9 Restart the computer to fully apply.
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below.
Restore_default_font_in_Windows_10.reg
Download
(Contents of .reg file for reference)
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts] "Segoe UI (TrueType)"="segoeui.ttf" "Segoe UI Black (TrueType)"="seguibl.ttf" "Segoe UI Black Italic (TrueType)"="seguibli.ttf" "Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"="segoeuib.ttf" "Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"="segoeuiz.ttf" "Segoe UI Historic (TrueType)"="seguihis.ttf" "Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"="segoeuii.ttf" "Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"="segoeuil.ttf" "Segoe UI Light Italic (TrueType)"="seguili.ttf" "Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"="seguisb.ttf" "Segoe UI Semibold Italic (TrueType)"="seguisbi.ttf" "Segoe UI Semilight (TrueType)"="segoeuisl.ttf" "Segoe UI Semilight Italic (TrueType)"="seguisli.ttf" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes] "Segoe UI"=-
2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
3 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
5 Restart the computer to fully apply.
6 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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