With each new application you install, more and more fonts accumulate on your computer. This can cause performance to suffer.
Installing and deleting fonts in Windows is easy enough, but there is a way to restore the fonts on your computer to include only those that originally shipped with Windows. This can be helpful if you want to keep a specific font style or if you accidentally deleted a font. ..
This way, you can start over and make your computer work as it should when you use an application that uses the fonts stored and managed by Windows.
Why Deal with Too Many Fonts?
Too many fonts can slow down your computer when you are using applications such as word processors and spreadsheets that use the fonts managed by Windows. ..
Computer systems can experience performance issues when using a variety of fonts. These issues can take the form of slowdowns in applications, font dropdowns becoming difficult to use, and too much memory being used up by the computer to manage all of the fonts.
There are a variety of factors that can affect how many fonts you need, including the number of fonts installed on your PC, the amount of memory available, and the type of processor you have. Some people find that more than six fonts is too many, while others find that only three or four fonts is enough. Ultimately, it depends on your personal preferences and needs.
Deleting fonts that you don’t need can make it easier to find the font you want. ..
Restoring Default Fonts in Windows
On the Control Panel window, click on Appearance and Personalization. On the Appearance and Personalization window, under Fonts, click on Change the number of fonts. On the Change the number of fonts window, select Use the default font settings or Use my preferred font settings. If you want to use your preferred font settings, type a new number in the Number of fonts box and then click on OK. If you want to use the default font settings, click on OK to close the Change the number of fonts window. ..
In the Appearance and Personalization window, click on Fonts. You can also just click on Start and type in fonts in the search box.
To see how many fonts you have installed on your PC, open the Fonts Control Panel. Each font is listed in the Fonts section of the window. To see how many fonts are installed on your computer, look at the bottom of the window.
If you have installed any other fonts on your computer, you will need to uninstall them and then reinstall the ones that came with Windows.
To restore the default font settings on your computer, follow these steps:
- In the Font Settings section of the window, click on the button titled Restore Default Font Settings.
- Follow the onscreen directions to select which fonts to restore.
- When done, only the fonts that shipped with Windows will show up in the list of fonts you have on your PC. ..
If you have a computer with about 2GB of RAM, you may experience problems with fonts starting to slow down your computer and applications.
To delete fonts from your computer, you first need to backup all of your fonts to a separate location. Then, you can delete the ones you don’t want.
Back up your fonts regularly to ensure that you don’t have to search for a specific font you want but deleted earlier. Enjoy!
