The Terminal
font on my computer (Windows 8) is messed up. I think some application I had from earlier changed it to look different.
Looks fine in the CMD:
Everywhere else, ugly:
So, how do I restore the font to its former glory?
The Terminal
font on my computer (Windows 8) is messed up. I think some application I had from earlier changed it to look different.
Looks fine in the CMD:
Everywhere else, ugly:
So, how do I restore the font to its former glory?
If your problem is exclusively tied to notepad as in the screenshot, it's located in the format
tab, and under font
.
If your issue is system wide, then by default Windows reads the default font from Appearance and Customization
and under Fonts
. In there, if you go into Font Settings
you can click Restore default font settings
. This should return it back to normal.
Go into regedit then HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Font Substitutes
in there, go into the key MS Shell Dlg
edit the string value and type in the name of your desired font e.g. Times New Roman
. Also change MS Shell Dlg 2
then do a reboot and you should be good to go.
Restore default font settings
didn't work.
Apr 29, 2013 at 20:31
Terminal
font. Flash games, notepad, etc.
Apr 30, 2013 at 21:40
Delete the font cache at C:\Windows\system32\fntcache.dat. This should fix your problem
It is because "Terminal" is not actually the font used for console. If my memory serves me well, the font you need is stored in "dosapp.fon" file, but it is not compatible with Windows.
I've see this same situation happen in Windows 7 when given temporary admin rights on my laptop at work.
The 9-point terminal font, which I tend to use heavily in places like PuTTY windows and the like, changes size drastically from a font roughly similar to 9-point Fixed Sys to a very narrow font like the original person describes above.
No other fonts are impacted. Just the 9-point Terminal font as far as I can see.
Things return to normal when I reboot the machines and my temporary admin rights go away. So if the problem occurs with temporary admin privileges, the issue is temporary and rebooting fixes it.