Windows 10: Deleting "protected system" fonts

Discus and support Deleting "protected system" fonts in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; When will you take protection off the multitude of foreign fonts most of us have no use for? There's no reason I should have to eat up facilities with... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by LawfulPopcorn77, Aug 14, 2019.

  1. Deleting "protected system" fonts


    When will you take protection off the multitude of foreign fonts most of us have no use for? There's no reason I should have to eat up facilities with a hundred or more fonts I will never use ever! How 'bout some action? Why are they protected in the first place? What is your reasoning?

    :)
     
    LawfulPopcorn77, Aug 14, 2019
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  2. Windows 10: Unable to delete fonts (protected systems)

    I found a way to delete the system protected font Comic Sans MS.

    • Open up regedit
    • Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts
    • Make a note of all of the names of the fonts that you want to remove
    • Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes
    • Create a new string key for each font name that you will delete and set the Data to the name of the font that you want to replace it with.
    For example, I removed "Comic Sans MS (TrueType)". I added a new key "Comic Sans MS" and value "Arial". I did this for all 4 comic sans fonts.

    • Then go back to the Fonts section and delete the keys for the fonts that you no longer want. The font files will still be on the hard drive but windows will no longer use them.
    • Reboot
    • Enjoy a life free of ever seeing Comic Sans again!

    I can make a simple program to automate this if there is enough interest.

    Do be careful if you are deleting fonts that the system actually uses. It worked with comic sans because it really isn't used by the system. Don't go deleting Segoe UI.
     
    Chad Hansen, Aug 14, 2019
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  3. Windows 10: Unable to delete fonts (protected systems)

    I have followed the suggested procedure exactly but still receive the same message to the effect that the font(s) in question cannot be deleted because it is a "protected"font!
     
    BillPriceTR, Aug 14, 2019
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  4. Deleting "protected system" fonts

    Windows 10: Unable to delete fonts (protected systems)

    Hi,



    Welcome to Microsoft community.



    The system fonts cannot be deleted and it is protected, you can delete the fonts which are downloaded from the website.



    Hope it helps.
     
    Suvarna Govinda, Aug 14, 2019
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