How can I get back to Default WinDbg Font?

Question

I changed my WinDbg font in fonts option and now am not able to revert back as the default font has no name .

I tried to delete all workspaces and also tried to uninstall and install WinDbg again

But am not able to revert back to default WinDbg font (which has no name) as shown in the below photo

I have taken this picture before changing a font and now am unable to get back to that default font.

Is there a way to reset WinDbg settings or get back to default font?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Answer 1

> I tried to delete all workspaces <<

How did you do that?
FAIK defaults are stored in registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windbg\Workspaces
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windbg\Workspaces

Probably it's Windows 10 default system font (here Segoie UI), which is used by Windbg Preview
for Tool window - Consolas for Text Window.

You may probably want to use Procmon to track down stale entries (Workspaces saved as files).

Answer 2

Hey,

I just clicked on "clear workspaces" and "delete workspaces" options in "File" tab.
Also I am using WinDbg and not WinDbg Preview.

I have installed new SDK kit and again it shows by default the font as Courier New

I am sure the font which was default had no name previously and it can be seen here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/getting-started-with-windbg

Image credits from the same link regarding Windbg

So , am concluding that I just need to get hold of the font which used to show no name and used even in the above links and is not courier new

Thanks for telling about registry keys and stuff . Thanks for replying and helping !!

Answer 3

To reset Windbg and get default font back you can remove subkeys 'Default' under
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windbg\Workspaces
But then you will loose all settings, e.g. position and docking status of windows, which might be overkill. (Backup registry first).

Modifying registry incorrectly may lead to very serious problems - standard warnings apply about registry key settings.
No warranty

You ever thought of using a windbg theme
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/loading-a-theme
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/using-themes-provided-in-debugging-tools-for-windows