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

Anonymous
2023-11-18T09:48:08+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-18T14:02:02+00:00

    Hi ,

    Sabya here, Independent Windows Adviser. Hope you are doing well.

    To get the complete list of fonts installed in your system

    Right click on start menu and open Windows terminal or powershell

    Paste this command there and enter

    Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts'

    This will list you all the fonts that are installed in the system.

    If you want the preview you can browse to this location and get the preview for most of the fonts -

    C:\Windows\Fonts

    Regards

    Sabya

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-12T08:02:16+00:00

    The problem lies in how MS manages cloud fonts. They are cached in a hidden folder rather than being properly installed. In order to see a cloud font in any kind of list, you need to download it from within an Office program, then do some gymnastics to install it fully and be able to see it outside the Office software. This article explains how: Make Cloud Fonts available to all programs, not just Office.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-18T19:27:05+00:00

    Thanks for the tip, but it doesn't work. The Powershell command found 339 files but still missed several fonts, including Aptos. Bahnschrift has dozens of options in Word, but only 1 on this list.

    As to the Fonts folder for a partial list, the point of this post was to find a complete list.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-19T03:45:20+00:00

    Hi,

    When you install any font it will come in the registry.

    Please search for registry editor in the start menu or search bar and open it

    Browse to this location -

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts

    You will find all the fonts that are installed in your system. If Aptos, Bahnschrift type of fonts are not installed it will not show up. However the registry is the last place to get a list of all installed fonts in the system.

    I provided you the fonts folder for a preview as none of these options will provide a preview of the fonts.

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