Windows 10: Anyway TO CHANGE fonts OF MENUS / TITLEBARS ETC IN w10

Hi there

on previous releases of Windows you could select Fonts for Window titles, menus , toolbars etc.

On two of my monitors the current fonts just look HIDEOUS and there's no way to change them -- worked fine on Windows 7.

This is going to cause BIG problems for some people if we upgrade to W10. They are using laptops - then it's fine if not using an external monitor but when plugged into decent monitors via HDMI is when the problem starts. Applications are fine but the menus / titlebars etc are almost unreadable !!!!!

For instance -- no problem typing this post on to the Forum but looking at the http address or the menu line of the browser is HIDEOUS.

Using latest INTEL HD graphics drivers.

At least on XP --->W8 you could st the individual fonts for system items such as titlebars etc.

I'm running W10 x-64 pro build 10240 (RTM).

This is a BIG showstopper.

Note it's for the WINDOWS SYSTEM stuff I need to change the fonts for -- in things like Word you can change as desired in the APPLICATION area but not the Menu area etc.

For example -- File explorer list --hideously unreadable !!!! However uploading to png you can't see how bad it is !!! but it IS unreadable on the monitor.





Cheers
jimbo

:)

 

how to change appearance of fonts, menus, etc.

I have tried all the explanations of how to do this but none of them are accurate or complete. I just want to be able to read the text under the icons and change the menu background color. I have no problem making these changes in the past. Why does technology
get worse? It should be better.

I would like to change the menu background color. I would like all my fonts to be visible. Is that too much to ask?

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how to change appearance of fonts, menus, etc.

Hi,

To better assist you, may we know what icons are you referring to (desktop or Start menu icons)? What steps have you taken so far?

Are you looking for the same feature that is in the previous versions of Windows? See below screenshot.





Also, if you want to change the color of the Start menu, taskbar, and action center, refer to this
link.

Regards.

 

Hey Jimbo, *Smile

If you like, you could change the size of the fonts for those items in Windows 10. You have to use the default 96 DPI (100%) to be able to though.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

 

Hi there

Size isn't a problem --it's the default system fonts --on XP / w7 etc you could switch to different fonts e.g Tahoma, segui, etc etc for different things such as window titles, menus etc.

cheers
jimbo

 

You can play around with these reg settings. Suggest you export them first so you can put them back! Google the Font Substitute stuff for Win 7, there are some decent articles out there.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]




[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"Segoe UI (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"=""


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Segoe UI"="Tahoma"
"MS Shell Dlg"="tahoma"
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="tahoma"

 

If you wish, you can try this: Winaero Tweaker
Sample:

 

Hi there

Thanks for the suggestions will have a go with these (on a VM first !!)

Seems stupid though you have to mess around with this when the feature used to exist in Windows already !!!! On laptops / tablets the standard W10 default fonts are fine but try plugging in a laptop to a large monitor via the HDMI cable --especially the older models. !!!

Cheers
jimbo