Windows 10: Almost all text is missing from windows 10

I had a problem with permissions in windows 10 messing up the search indexer. I found someone with the similar problem who fixed his problem with "Permissions Time Machine" (to reset all permission to default) It worked but I then restarted and got greeted with

https://i.imgur.com/mG6XLUZ.png


Everything in windows is missing text, desktop icons, windows explorer, context menu, cmd.exe.
The only text I can see is from web browsers and windows metro UI apps (as you can see in the screen shot)


Any help is appreciated.


edit: I've tried a system restore but it failed

:)

 

No text in downloaded manual

I downloaded a manual from Chevrolet for my new Camero.,

The pages loaded and there is no text on almost 400 pages,

Title page is there, but no text on any of the following pages.

Is it Windows 10 or am I missing something on my computer?

 

Almost all text missing after an in-place upgrade (W10 x64)

I've ran system restore in the recovery environment so no antivirus is running (and mine (malwarebytes) is not enabled anyway)

 

How difficult would a clean install be for you?

And when you do again have a working PC, as we repeatedly strongly recommend, start using disk imaging routinely so you can rescue yourself from disasters such as a failed disk, ransomware, unbootable PC - and even user error... without technical help.

E.g, Macrium Reflect (free) + its boot disk + external storage for disk image sets.

How did system restore fail- what was the error message?
(Note, you can start system restore having booted from a Win 10 boot disk)
There are some threads about S.Restore failing and a fix.

However- it is likely that if permissions remain an issue, System Restore may not fix them.
An in-place upgrade repair install is started when logged in- and you have necessary text missing so I doubt that would be feasible.

 

Hi, I forgot to mention I had just "repaired" windows with this tutorial (Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials ) and it reinstalled the creator update.

For the system restore (via the recovery environment), the message is

System Restore could not access a file. This is probably because an anti-virus program is running on the computer . Temporally disable your antivirus program and retry System Restore.
An unspecified error occurred during System Restore, (0x80070005)

 

No text in File Explorer other programs, or in right-click menu - Microsoft Community

Try doing a clean boot (a boot up of the most minimalistic features needed to start up the computer). Here's a link how to do it: How to Clean Boot Windows 10 and Windows 8

See if that brought back all the text during the clean boot. If so, then there is some conflict with, I'm assuming a driver, that is causing this. I would either look online for other people with the same issue and see what they did, or uninstalling drivers, restarting the computer and seeing if the text came back.

 

Doing that is impossible, no text in msconfig, what I get is the title bar and it's stretched 3 km long.
Also, I don't think a clean boot will help, the problems is present is safe mode too.

 

Hmh.. do you want to try this method?

I saw this site: How to Change Text Font Color of Title Bar in Windows 10

I can save that registry key and upload it here. You can try to apply it to your computer. (I don't have any custom font colors; it's all default), then restart your computer? maybe this can work?

 

Thanks but I don't think it'll work. Here is what I see for msconfig

https://i.imgur.com/p9mI4fD.png

 

I see. So the window itself is also screwed up as I can see in the picture.

I looked up online for Resetting the Windows 10 fonts... I reached this: Windows 10 Font Reset - Microsoft Community

Have you ran that sfc command yet? Try it out

 

I've already run sfc scannow, DISM.exe and chkdsk to no avail. (and a registry hive rollback)

I also thought it could fonts but I ran FontReg - Windows Font Registration Installation Utility and tried changing the windows font by another one (with a reg script) but it also didn't help.

 

Can you get to Safe Mode? E.g. Shift left click any restart button if you can identify one- e.g. on your logon screen.

If so what do you see?

If no text, I suggest you simply cut your losses and clean install.

 

I can but the problem persists.

 

Ok, I'm planning on backing up C:/Users/ , all drivers (c:\windows\system32\Drivers c:\windows\system32\DriverStore, ec:\windows\inf)

what else do I need

 

Hi, it depends what personal data you think you need that you haven't already backed up. There might be program configuration settings, favourites.

Here's how I do it- I keep all personal data as far as possible off C: . I don't use the default libraries and don't bother to relocate them. That means I can quite readily reinstall the OS without risk to much of my data, which is on a different disk.

If you're concerned about drivers (normally you shouldn't need to back them up as Windows will provide them for you) there are progs that back up your drivers.