Windows 10: Where to find a complete list of fonts on my computer?

There are several places to look in Windows for fonts but none of the lists seem complete. The list in apps like Word seem the most complete, but you can't really manage them from there and it often misses installed fonts that are not part of the Microsoft install. There is a list in the Control Panel and another in the Settings. Not sure if these are the same but they are definitely incomplete. Even the new default, Aptos, is not in either of these lists. Where can I see the complete list of fonts, preferably with previews?

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FONTS

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

I suggest you to follow the instruction provided below and check.

Step 1:

• Download the font type you want to install.
• Right click and click on install.
• Check if you are able to view the fonts in documents.

Or

Step 2:

• Download the font type you want to install.
• Open Control Panel.
• Click on fonts.
• Now, drag and drop the downloaded fonts in the font’s folder.

Hope this information helps. If you have any queries, let us know. Will be happy to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Fonts

Hello,

I found these steps in this forum from back in 2010:

Step 1:

I would suggest you to try these steps and check whether it helps in fixing your issue.

Open font settings by clicking on start, click on control panel, and then click on appearance and personalization, under fonts click on change font settings. And select the font size.

Step 2:

If you’re trying to change windows font size then please follow the steps below:

To change Windows fonts

1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type window color, and then click Change window colors and
metrics.

2. In the Item list, click the part of Windows that you want to change the font for. For example, if you want to change the menu font, click Menu in the list. Then, make any of the following changes:

· In the Font list, click the font that you want to use.

· In the Size list, click the font size that you want.

· In the Color list, click the font color that you want.

3. Repeat these steps for each item that you want to make changes to, and then click OK.

Does that help?

 

Fonts not Found in programs, but placeholders are in the list

Good morning,

My mum has recently stepped into an interesting problem. She has had many run ins with viruses and her computer has been restored many times. She runs a stenciling business, and uses her PC to design and cut the stencils she uses. As such, she has a huge collection of fonts. A few weeks ago, more than half of her fonts simply disappeared; there was a gap in the drop down font list in all of her programs where those fonts should be, and when they were moused over, a name would come up along with (font not found), and would be displayed in a default kind of script. Some of those fonts, when selected, would type in the default kind of text, some displayed nothing, and some caused the view of Microsoft word to suddenly shift and change, which I thought was weird. A few days later all of the fonts mystically came back, and then, this week, they disappeared again. Looking at the font folder, I couldn't find any evidence of the missing fonts, even after displaying hidden files. I'm wondering if they're housed somewhere else and are somehow in the list file for the fonts, but the path is somehow broken or lost. Any ideas about what has happened?

One: is it possible to restore these fonts, and find where they might have been hiding?
Two: if not (as I realize these details are nebulous), is it possible to remove the "missing" fonts from the list so that it isn't so cluttered, and she can begin rebuilding it?
Three: how might I back up these font files so that she can restore them in the event of another viral infection that causes a computer wipe?

Thank you all for your assistance.