How to change default system font on Windows 10

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On Windows 10, you can change the default system font, but you now have to make changes to the Registry to complete this task.

In older versions like Windows 7, the Control Panel included personalization settings to change the system font for many visual elements on the desktop, such as File Explorer, icons, title bars, menus, message boxes, and more. However, for some reason, Windows 10 removed these settings, and you are now stuck with the default system font.

However, it is possible to change the «Segoe UI» default font on Windows 10, if that is something you want to do. Now, it just takes a few more steps using the Registry.

In this Windows 10 guide, we will walk you through the steps to change the default system font for most desktop elements.

How to change default font on Windows 10

To change the system font on Windows 10, use these steps:

Warning: This is a friendly reminder that editing the Registry is risky and can cause irreversible damage to your installation if you don’t do it correctly. It’s recommended to make a full backup of your PC before proceeding. Alternatively, you can create a system restore point, which will also help you revert the changes.

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Notepad and click the top result to open the text editor.

Copy and paste the following Registry code onto the file:

Select the font family you want to use.

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Note the official name of the font family – for example, Courier New.

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In the Notepad text with the Registry code, replace «NEW-FONT-NAME» with the name of the font you want to use in the entire system – for example, Courier New.

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Use the «Save as type» drop-down menu and select the All Files option.

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Right-click the newly created «.reg» file and select the Merge option.

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Click the Yes button.

Click the OK button.

Restart the computer.

Once you complete the steps, the new font should be available throughout the desktop visual elements, including File Explorer, message box, taskbar, and apps that use the system default font settings.

Although you can select from a lot of different fonts, it is recommended to choose a style that is easy to understand since fonts like Webdings or Wingdings use symbols, and they can cause issues to the installation.

How to restore default system font on Windows 10

If you change your mind, you can always restore the previous settings using the Registry or using a restore point.

Undo settings with Registry

To restore the default font settings on Windows 10, use these steps:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Notepad and click the top result to open the text editor.

Copy and paste the following Registry code onto the file:

Use the «Save as type» drop-down menu and select the All Files option.

Source: Windows Central

Right-click the newly created «.reg» file and select the Merge option.

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Click the Yes button.

Click the OK button.

After you complete the steps, the Windows 10 default font should rollback to the previous configuration.

Undo settings with Restore point

Alternatively, you could also use a previous restore point created before modifying the font settings to undo the changes. However, use this option as a last resort, since depending on when you are restoring the system, the feature may also undo other system changes you may have configured after the restore point was created.

To undo system changes, use these steps:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Create a restore point and select the top result to open the app.
3. Click the System Protection tab.

Click the System Restore button.

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Select the restore point you created before applying the settings.

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Click the Next button.

Click the Finish button.

Once you complete the steps, the system will need to be restarted to finish the process.

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Windows 10 font list

Introduction

An important development in Windows 10 is the Universal Windows Platform (UWP): a converged app platform allowing a developer to create a single app that can run on all Windows devices. Windows fonts are one aspect of this convergence: Windows 10 introduces a recommended UWP font set that is common across all editions that support UWP, including Desktop, Server, and Xbox.

A number of additional fonts are available for Desktop and Server, including all other fonts from previous releases. However, not all of these are pre-installed by default in all images. In order to make disk usage and font choices more relevant to users according to the languages that they use, a number of fonts have been moved into optional, on-demand packages. These packages are designed around the different scripts that fonts are primarily intended to support, and most are installed automatically by Windows Update when the associated languages are enabled in language settings (for example, by enabling a keyboard). Any of these Feature On Demand (FOD) packages can also be installed manually via Settings. To add font packages manually, select the Start button, and then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features.

The following is a list of desktop font sets that are present in the most updated version (2004, May 2020 release) of Windows 10.

Below you will also find list of fonts in each of the Feature On Demand (FOD) packages.

Please note: Not all of the Desktop fonts will be in non-desktop editions of Windows 10 such as Xbox, HoloLens, Surface Hub, etc.

Family	Font Name	File Name	Version
Arial	Arial	Arial.ttf	7.00
Arial Italic	Ariali.ttf	7.00
Arial Bold	Arialbd.ttf	7.00
Arial Bold Italic	Arialbi.ttf	7.00
Arial Black	Arial Black	Ariblk.ttf	5.23
Bahnschrift	Bahnschrift *	Bahnschrift.ttf	2.06
Calibri	Calibri Light	Calibril.ttf	6.23
Calibri Light Italic	Calibrili.ttf	6.23
Calibri	Calibri.ttf	6.23
Calibri Italic	Calibrii.ttf	6.23
Calibri Bold	Calibrib.ttf	6.23
Calibri Bold Italic	Calibriz.ttf	6.23
Cambria	Cambria	Cambria.ttc	6.99
Cambria Italic	Cambriai.ttf	6.98
Cambria Bold	Cambriab.ttf	6.98
Cambria Bold Italic	Cambriaz.ttf	6.98
Cambria Math	Cambria Math	Cambria.ttc	6.99
Candara	Candara Light *	Candaral.ttf	5.63
Candara Light Italic *	Candarali.ttf	5.63
Candara	Candara.ttf	5.62
Candara Italic	Candarai.ttf	5.62
Candara Bold	Candarab.ttf	5.62
Candara Bold Italic	Candaraz.ttf	5.62
Comic Sans MS	Comic Sans MS	Comic.ttf	5.14
Comic Sans MS Italic	Comici.ttf	5.14
Comic Sans MS Bold	Comicbd.ttf	5.14
Comic Sans MS Bold Italic	Comicz.ttf	5.14
Consolas	Consolas	Consola.ttf	7.00
Consolas Italic	Consolai.ttf	7.00
Consolas Bold	Consolab.ttf	7.00
Consolas Bold Italic	Consolaz.ttf	7.00
Constantia	Constantia	Constan.ttf	5.93
Constantia Italic	Constani.ttf	5.93
Constantia Bold	Constanb.ttf	5.93
Constantia Bold Italic	Constanz.ttf	5.93
Corbel	Corbel Light *	Corbell.ttf	6.01
Corbel Light Italic *	Corbelli.ttf	6.01
Corbel	Corbel.ttf	6.01
Corbel Italic	Corbeli.ttf	6.01
Corbel Bold	Corbelb.ttf	6.01
Corbel Bold Italic	Corbelz.ttf	6.01
Courier New	Courier New	Cour.ttf	6.92
Courier New Italic	Couri.ttf	6.91
Courier New Bold	Courbd.ttf	6.92
Courier New Bold Italic	Courbi.ttf	6.91
Ebrima	Ebrima	Ebrima.ttf	5.14
Ebrima Bold	Ebrimabd.ttf	5.14
Franklin Gothic Medium	Franklin Gothic Medium	Framd.ttf	5.02
Franklin Gothic Medium Italic	Framdit.ttf	5.01
Gabriola	Gabriola	Gabriola.ttf	5.93
Gadugi	Gadugi	Gadugi.ttf	1.12
Gadugi Bold	Gadugib.ttf	1.12
Georgia	Georgia	Georgia.ttf	5.59
Georgia Italic	Georgiai.ttf	5.59
Georgia Bold	Georgiab.ttf	5.59
Georgia Bold Italic	Georgiaz.ttf	5.59
HoloLens MDL2 Assets	HoloLens MDL2 Assets *	Holomdl2.ttf	2.02
Impact	Impact	Impact.ttf	5.11
Ink Free	Ink Free *	Inkfree.ttf	1.00
Javanese Text	Javanese Text	Javatext.ttf	1.10
Leelawadee UI	Leelawadee UI	Leelawui.ttf	5.05
Leelawadee UI Semilight	Leeluisl.ttf	5.05
Leelawadee UI Bold	Leelauib.ttf	5.05
Lucida Console	Lucida Console	Lucon.ttf	5.01
Lucida Sans Unicode	Lucida Sans Unicode	L_10646.ttf	5.01
Malgun Gothic	Malgun Gothic	Malgun.ttf	6.68
Malgun Gothic Bold	Malgunbd.ttf	6.68
Malgun Gothic Semilight *	Malgunsl.ttf	6.68
Marlett	Marlett	Marlett.ttf	5.01
Microsoft Himalaya	Microsoft Himalaya	Himalaya.ttf	5.23
Microsoft JhengHei	Microsoft JhengHei Light	Msjhl.ttc	6.14
Microsoft JhengHei	Msjh.ttc	6.14
Microsoft JhengHei Bold	MSJHBD.ttc	6.13
Microsoft JhengHei UI Light	Msjhl.ttc	6.14
Microsoft JhengHei UI	Msjh.ttc	6.14
Microsoft JhengHei UI Bold	MSJHBD.ttc	6.13
Microsoft New Tai Lue	Microsoft New Tai Lue	Ntailu.ttf	5.99
Microsoft New Tai Lue Bold	Ntailub.ttf	5.99
Microsoft PhagsPa	Microsoft PhagsPa	Phagspa.ttf	6.00
Microsoft PhagsPa Bold	PhagsPaB.ttf	6.00
Microsoft Sans Serif	Microsoft Sans Serif	Micross.ttf	7.00
Microsoft Tai Le	Microsoft Tai Le	Taile.ttf	6.00
Microsoft Tai Le Bold	TaiLeb.ttf	6.00
Microsoft YaHei	Microsoft YaHei Light	Msyhl.ttc	6.23
Microsoft YaHei	Msyh.ttc	6.25
Microsoft YaHei Bold	Msyhbd.ttc	6.25
Microsoft YaHei UI Light	Msyhl.ttc	6.23
Microsoft YaHei UI	Msyh.ttc	6.25
Microsoft YaHei UI Bold	Msyhbd.ttc	6.25
Microsoft Yi Baiti	Microsoft Yi Baiti	Msyi.ttf	6.00
MingLiU-ExtB	MingLiU-ExtB	Mingliub.ttc	7.02
PMingLiU-ExtB	Mingliub.ttc	7.02
MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB	Mingliub.ttc	7.02
Mongolian Baiti	Mongolian Baiti	Monbaiti.ttf	5.53
MS Gothic	MS Gothic	Msgothic.ttc	5.32
MS PGothic	Msgothic.ttc	5.32
MS UI Gothic	Msgothic.ttc	5.32
MV Boli	MV Boli	Mvboli.ttf	6.84
Myanmar Text	Myanmar Text	Mmrtext.ttf	1.18
Myanmar Text Bold	Mmrtextb.ttf	1.18
Nirmala UI	Nirmala UI Semilight	Nirmalas.ttf	1.40
Nirmala UI	Nirmala.ttf	1.40
Nirmala UI Bold	Nirmalab.ttf	1.40
Palatino Linotype	Palatino Linotype	Pala.ttf	5.03
Palatino Linotype Italic	Palai.ttf	5.03
Palatino Linotype Bold	Palab.ttf	5.03
Palatino Linotype Bold Italic	Palabi.ttf	5.03
Segoe MDL2 Assets	Segoe MDL2 Assets *	Segmdl2.ttf	1.82
Segoe Print	Segoe Print	Segoepr.ttf	5.04
Segoe Print Bold	Segoeprb.ttf	5.04
Segoe Script	Segoe Script	Segoesc.ttf	5.02
Segoe Script Bold	Segoescb.ttf	5.02
Segoe UI	Segoe UI Light	Segoeuil.ttf	5.62
Segoe UI Light Italic	Seguili.ttf	5.32
Segoe UI Semilight	Segoeuisl.ttf	5.62
Segoe UI Semilight Italic	Seguisli.ttf	5.32
Segoe UI	Segoeui.ttf	5.62
Segoe UI Italic	Segoeuii.ttf	5.32
Segoe UI Semibold	Seguisb.ttf	5.62
Segoe UI Semibold Italic	Seguisbi.ttf	5.32
Segoe UI Bold	Segoeuib.ttf	5.62
Segoe UI Bold Italic	Segoeuiz.ttf	5.32
Segoe UI Black	Seguibl.ttf	2.02
Segoe UI Black Italic	Seguibli.ttf	2.02
Segoe UI Historic	Segoe UI Historic *	Seguihis.ttf	1.03
Segoe UI Emoji	Segoe UI Emoji	Seguiemj.ttf	1.29
Segoe UI Symbol	Segoe UI Symbol	Seguisym.ttf	6.23
SimSun	SimSun	Simsun.ttc	5.16
NSimSun	Simsun.ttc	5.16
SimSun-ExtB	Simsunb.ttf	5.03
Sitka	Sitka Small	Sitka.ttc	1.12
Sitka Small Italic	SitkaI.ttc	1.12
Sitka Small Bold	SitkaB.ttc	1.12
Sitka Small Bold Italic	SitkaZ.ttc	1.12
Sitka Text	Sitka.ttc	1.12
Sitka Text Italic	SitkaI.ttc	1.12
Sitka Text Bold	SitkaB.ttc	1.12
Sitka Text Bold Italic	SitkaZ.ttc	1.12
Sitka Subheading	Sitka.ttc	1.12
Sitka Subheading Italic	SitkaI.ttc	1.12
Sitka Subheading Bold	SitkaB.ttc	1.12
Sitka Subheading Bold Italic	SitkaZ.ttc	1.12
Sitka Heading	Sitka.ttc	1.12
Sitka Heading Italic	SitkaI.ttc	1.12
Sitka Heading Bold	SitkaB.ttc	1.12
Sitka Heading Bold Italic	SitkaZ.ttc	1.12
Sitka Display	Sitka.ttc	1.12
Sitka Display Italic	SitkaI.ttc	1.12
Sitka Display Bold	SitkaB.ttc	1.12
Sitka Display Bold Italic	SitkaZ.ttc	1.12
Sitka Banner	Sitka.ttc	1.12
Sitka Banner Italic	SitkaI.ttc	1.12
Sitka Banner Bold	SitkaB.ttc	1.12
Sitka Banner Bold Italic	SitkaZ.ttc	1.12
Sylfaen	Sylfaen	Sylfaen.ttf	5.06
Symbol	Symbol	Symbol.ttf	5.01
Tahoma	Tahoma	Tahoma.ttf	7.00
Tahoma Bold	Tahomabd.ttf	7.00
Times New Roman	Times New Roman	Times.ttf	7.01
Times New Roman Italic	Timesi.ttf	7.01
Times New Roman Bold	Timesbd.ttf	7.01
Times New Roman Bold Italic	Timesbi.ttf	7.01
Trebuchet MS	Trebuchet MS	Trebuc.ttf	5.15
Trebuchet MS Italic	Trebucit.ttf	5.15
Trebuchet MS Bold	Trebucbd.ttf	5.15
Trebuchet MS Bold Italic	Trebucbi.ttf	5.15
Verdana	Verdana	Verdana.ttf	5.33
Verdana Italic	Verdanai.ttf	5.33
Verdana Bold	Verdanab.ttf	5.33
Verdana Bold Italic	Verdanaz.ttf	5.33
Webdings	Webdings	Webdings.ttf	5.01
Wingdings	Wingdings	Wingding.ttf	5.01
Yu Gothic	Yu Gothic Light	YuGothL.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic Regular	YuGothR.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic Medium *	Yugothm.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic Bold	YuGothB.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic UI Light *	YuGothL.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic UI Semilight *	YuGothR.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic UI Regular *	Yugothm.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic UI Semibold *	YuGothB.ttc	1.90
Yu Gothic UI Bold *	YuGothB.ttc	1.90

Fonts included in Feature On Demand (FOD) packages

Here’s a comprehensive listing of which font families are included with each of the optional font features. Some font families may include multiple fonts for different weights and styles.