Windows 10: Strange Characters display for numbers only

Discus and support Strange Characters display for numbers only in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello all, So I have this odd issue on a users Windows 10 pc. Basically the time and date on the screen displays odd symbols. It however does say the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by win10questions, Aug 20, 2020.

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    win10questions Win User

    Strange Characters display for numbers only


    Hello all,
    So I have this odd issue on a users Windows 10 pc. Basically the time and date on the screen displays odd symbols. It however does say the day...spells out Thursday perfectly. This is the screen before you log in. once logged in, when it goes into screen saver mode, the time and date appear as numbers as expected. The 2nd oddity is that I noticed today when deleting some files you know how it'll say deleting 1 mb of 27mb's etc...or what have ytou, well on this users pc, the numbers here appear as symbols as well.

    I've reset the system font to the default system font. I've tried changing the system font. I've previously updated the system default font. I've checked for new drivers for the graphics card.

    So far no joy. Has anyone seen this with just the numbers? What might be the issue and how can I resolve for the user? Thanks.

    :)
     
    win10questions, Aug 20, 2020
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  2. WIN10QUESTIONS
    win10questions Win User

    Strange Characters display for numbers only

    I did reset back to the system defaults, still same strange characters display for TIME and counting on system type functions.
    Thanks
     
    win10questions, Aug 22, 2020
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  3. F14TOMCAT
    f14tomcat Win User
    Strange Characters display for numbers only

    After changing system defaults, a restart is required to take effect. Did you restart?
     
    f14tomcat, Aug 22, 2020
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    kstam---01 Win User

    Strange Characters display for numbers only

    6300 Contacts List Maximum Number of Characters on Display

    When dispaying the contacts list if a contact entry is more than 12 characters then in the end there's 3 dots, even if there's enough space on the display for more characters. Would that be fixed in new firmwares? The current version 4.71 isn't patched
    for diplaying the maximum available number of characters.
     
    kstam---01, Aug 22, 2020
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