Windows 10: Fonts on all browsers chrome/firefox/edge are coming in as "symbols" on some websites.

See this screenshot I took. This has been happening on some websites, but not every one. I've been trying to mess with different font settings but no luck so far. Does anyone know what could be causing this? I'm on Windows 10 and everything is up to date.

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How to fix browser fonts in Firefox and Chrome broken by Windows 10 update?

A recent Windows 10 update broke the browser fonts in Firefox and Chrome. But everything looks fine in Edge. This image shows the same content in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome, from left to right. (Ignore the 'redacting'. Look at the fonts.)





What did Windows update change? How can I fix the font rendering in non-Microsoft browsers?

 

Disabling web fonts in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome

Some of us hate downloadable web fonts so here's how you can stop websites (including techpowerup) from forcing their glorious fonts down your throat.

1) Mozilla Firefox

Open about:config
Set "gfx.downloadable_fonts.enabled" to false.

2) Google Chrome
Right Click Chrome's launcher icon, click "Properties".

At the end of the launcher string add the following:

" --disable-remote-fonts" (without quotes).

You're done.

 

Chrome and Firefox browsers close, Edge unaffected

Directly following Microsoft Defender Antivirus cloud protection's gathering of additional security intelligence, both Firefox and Chrome browsers close.

This happens multiple times a day, and is a recurring issue that has been going on for months.

Edge is unaffected, and "just use Edge" is not a viable option.

No virus or malware are present, a complete wipe of Chrome and reinstall was done with absolutely no extensions, but the problem persists.

I've gone over event logs and am coming up with nothing.