Editing the Windows Registry
Here’s how to change the font in Windows 10.
UseWindows Searchto search for and then openFont options.
You will now see a list of the installed fonts.
Carefully note the name of the font you want to use as default for Windows 10. initiate the Notepad app.
Copy and paste the following text into Notepad.
Editing the Windows Registry can cause instability.
It’s a good idea to check that you have a recentWindows backupavailable before editing the registry.
The quotation marks should remain.
In the screenshot below, the font is changed to Californian FB.
ClickFile>Save as.
A File Explorer window appears to let you save the file.
snag the dropdown next toSave as typeand change the selection fromText Documents (*.txt)toAll Files.
Enter a file name in theFile Namefield.
The filename itself can be whatever you want, but it must end with a .reg extension.
In the screenshot below, for example, we named the file californian-fb-font-change.reg.
OpenFile Explorerand navigate to the .reg file you just saved.
Double-nudge the .reg file.
A warning will appear to remind you that editing the registry may cause errors.
A confirmation message will appear.
The font change will take effect after you restart Windows.
You may notice elements of the interface that don’t change, such as the Windows Start Menu font.
It’s not possible to change these types of fonts in this version of Windows.
You may notice errors in text formatting after performing this change.
The good news is these errors are infrequent.
The bad news is they’re not fixable.
