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How to Change the Default Font in Windows 10

By Melanie Pinola | May 6, 2016 06:53 pm

If you're not a fan of the default font in Windows 10, Segoe, you can change it to your preferred font
with a simple registry tweak. This will change the fonts for Windows 10's icons, menus, title bar text,
File Explorer, and more.

First we'll back up your registry settings, so you can reverse the changes in case you don't like them
later. Then we'll simply update the registry with a .reg file.

1. Press Win+R.

2. Type in regedit and press Enter.

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3. Go to File > Export… to save the registry file somewhere on your hard drive.

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4. Open Notepad and copy and paste the following into it:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Black (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Black Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Historic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Light Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Semibold Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Semilight (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Semilight Italic (TrueType)"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Segoe UI"="Verdana"

Replace Verdana in the last line with the name of the font you want to use as your system
default. You might have to open your Fonts folder (search for "fonts" in the Windows taskbar) to get
the full, correct name of the font.

5. Click File > Save.

6. Change the "Save as" type to "All Files."

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7. In the File name field, give the file a .reg extension. You can name it anything, as long as it
ends in .reg.

8. Click Save.

9. Double­click the registry file you just created to run it. You'll be prompted to allow the file to
make changes to the computer and confirm you want to continue, then get confirmation the changes
were successfully made.

10. Restart your computer to see the font change applied across Windows 10.

Just don't change the default font to something like Wingdings, lest you render your system
completely unreadable.

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DeBedenHasen Says:
September 3rd, 2016 at 10:09 am

So... Ive used this to try something new out out and... I don't like it. How can I get Segoe UI back?

Marcus Says:
September 1st, 2016 at 6:07 am

FYI, this will render the "Segoe UI" family of fonts useless for all other purposes as well. So if you like
to be able to use these, don't use this hack.

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Leeann Phillips Says:

August 24th, 2016 at 9:58 am

Never mind. It only works when I'm typing this. Other than that it doesn't work. Do i need to try and
restart again?

Leeann Phillips Says:

August 24th, 2016 at 9:53 am

This worked for me typing, but not for the other font on the page. That's what I was looking for.

jackie zhou Says:

August 17th, 2016 at 8:16 pm

not only did this not work, but it made my computer slower than a dead sloth. how do i undo this?

Saul K Says:
July 23rd, 2016 at 4:01 pm

It worked for me first time. I confirmed these instructions by finding a similar YouTube video, as
editing the registry can be "scary" for a non­programmer. The only expansion of the step­by­step
instructions (because I had to re­read and wasn't sure what the next step was) would be to continue
the Save As instructions for the backup after Step 3. Also, it would be helpful to reassure readers
that we don't need to change the "Windows NT" portion of the .TXT / .REG file, as I remember this
as a version of Windows from years ago.

Jeremy Says:
July 21st, 2016 at 12:59 am

also, is there a way to customize windows 10 in the way windows 7 works with its high­contrast
themes? i am experimenting with windows 10 high­contrast themes with no results so far...

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Jeremy Says:
July 21st, 2016 at 12:55 am

i got it to work finally! after several restarts, re­downloads of Century Gothic, and re­creations and
deletions of the two .reg files the font is finally sticking in most places, however; it is not applying to
the start menu nor in windows 10 apps (the title border is the only thing with Century Gothic in
windows 10 apps). is there a line i can add to my .reg file that will overwrite/substitute Century Gothic
in even MORE places? thanks for the difficult, but functional tutorial...

C. Smythe Says:
July 19th, 2016 at 7:42 pm

I need the font size 25% LARGER!

Jeremy Says:
July 15th, 2016 at 11:35 pm

ironically, your font registry tutorial worked for me BEFORE i restarted my computer, but i restarted
anyway to ensure the registry would apply system­wide. once my computer started back up, not only
were the font changes GONE, but my computer was also, as Sinanga Jina said, "as slow as a baby
tortoise." please clarify whether, or not, "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" is supposed to be
included at the beginning of our notepad to create our registry file. thanks for the ALMOST functional
tutorial!...

Sinanga Jina Says:

June 30th, 2016 at 12:29 pm

that does't work....its just the same as it was before...the only change is tha the computer is now as
slow a baby tortoise

Back Door Says:

June 29th, 2016 at 7:26 pm

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I implemented this because I could not read the normal font in windows ­ too light. I simply made the
default a bold font.
I can read the files in windows now ­ however everything else is now too bold.
Anybody have a way to go back to the win 7, win XP, win 3.11 method of an item by item
customization?

Kistyr Says:
June 25th, 2016 at 11:18 pm

I did as the instructions said and an error pops up saying that it was written incorrectly or I have
insufficient privileges to run the program. Can someone tell me what I did wrong?

zivvy Says:
June 9th, 2016 at 10:58 pm

soeverything else that was there do delete it? or just edit in the font info i want

Fiona Says:
May 12th, 2016 at 5:40 pm

In Changing Win 10 fonts, paragraph 4, does"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" have to go into
the .reg fil OR does the .reg file start with "HKEY....."?
Thanks for a very handy article.

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