How to install fonts on windows 10

Are you tired of using the same old fonts on your Windows 10 computer? Why get stuck when there are several ways you can install fonts on Windows 10? Having new fonts to use can be exciting as they can bring new life to your work.

In this article, learn how to install and manage fonts on Windows 10, and you’ll never again have to settle using the default system fonts. Let get started!

Prerequisites

If you’d like to follow the steps in this tutorial, make sure that you meet these requirements.

• A Windows 10 PC. This tutorial will be using Windows 10 version 20H2.
• If you want to install fonts for all users on the computer, your user account must have administrative rights on the Windows 10 PC.

Installing Fonts in Windows 10

When you need to install fonts in Windows 10, there are several ways you can do so. Each method is different, but the result is the same. You’ll have new fonts that you can use with various applications, such as word processors and text editors, to name a few.

Let’s explore the different ways you can install fonts in Windows 10.

Note: That the succeeding font installation methods install new fonts in the %LOCALAPPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsFonts directory of the current user only by default. If you want to install fonts for all users on the computer, skip to the Using the Font Viewer (All Users) section.

From the Microsoft Store

Microsoft gives its Windows 10 users the ability to install apps directly from the Microsoft Store. But did you know that aside from apps, the Microsoft Store also lets you install fonts on Windows 10?

Best of all, you’ll be browsing available fonts like an online shopping catalog. And installing them is convenient with only a few clicks. To install fonts on Windows 10 using the Microsoft Store, follow the steps below.

1. Before you can install fonts, you first need to open the Microsoft Store. To do so, click Start → Microsoft Store.

2. Once the Microsoft Store window is up, type fonts in the Search box and press Enter to search.

After the search, on the results, click the Explore new fonts button. Clicking the Explore new fonts button will bring you to the fonts gallery.

3. Next, you’ll see the list of available fonts that you can install on your Windows 10 computer. Look for the font you want to install and click it. This example will select the Ink Draft font, which is free.

4. After selecting the font, you’ll arrive at the font’s dedicated information page. On this page, you’ll find the details about the font. To continue installing the font, click the Get button.

The installation process may take several seconds to complete. In this example, the installation took only 30 seconds.

5. After Microsoft Store completed the installation, you will see a message saying This product is installed. To exit Microsoft Store, click the X button in the upper-right corner. Or, if you want to install more fonts, you can repeat the same steps.

Using the Windows Settings App

The internet offers seemingly unlimited resources that you can download, including fonts. If you’ve found a font that you like and downloaded it onto your computer, what next?

Another way to install fonts on Windows 10 is by dragging and dropping a font file into the Font setting app. How convenient is that? Follow the steps below to install a font in Windows 10.

If you don’t have a sample font for testing, you may download the Pattaya font first, which this example will use.

1. First, open the Fonts settings on your computer. To do so, right-click on any blank space on your Desktop and click Personalize.

2. On the Settings window, click the Fonts tab under the Personalization section.

Under the Add fonts section, you should see a rectangular area that says Drag and drop to install. This area is you can drop one or more font files from your computer to install.

3. Now, open the File Explorer and navigate to the directory where you have downloaded the font. Once you’ve located the font file, click to hold the file, drag it to the Fonts settings window, and drop it to the Drag and drop to install area. Doing so will install the font on the Windows 10 computer.

You can also drag and drop multiple font files at the same time.

After installing the font, you can find the new font immediately under the Available fonts list.

Using the Control Panel

The more traditional method to install fonts in Windows 10 is through the Control Panel. Like the Windows Settings app, you’ll need to drag and drop one or more files from a location on the computer to the Control Panel to install fonts.

Follow the steps below to install fonts in Windows 10 using the Control Panel.

1. Open File Explorer and locate the directory where you have downloaded the font files. Keep the File Explorer window open.

2. Next, open the Control Panel window. To do so, click the Start → Windows System → Control Panel.

3. On the Control Panel window, click the search box on the top right and type in fonts to search for the Fonts Control Panel item. On the search results, click the Fonts Control Panel item to open the Fonts window.

4. Now you have both File Explorer and the Fonts Control Panel opened. On the File Explorer window, click or select the font files you want to install.

After selecting the font files, click to hold the files, drag them to the Fonts Control Panel window, and release the mouse button to drop the files. Dropping the files will automatically install the fonts on your computer.

After installing the fonts, you can now see them in the Fonts Control Panel window.

Using the Windows Font Viewer

In Windows, font files open with Windows Font Viewer by default. The Windows Font Viewer is a built-in Windows program for viewing and installing fonts (%WINDIR%System32fontview.exe).

To view and install fonts in Windows 10 using the Windows Font Viewer, follow the steps below.

1. Open the File Explorer and browse to the font file’s location.
2. Once you’ve located the font file, double click the font file to open it in the Windows Font Viewer window.
3. On the Windows Font Viewer, you’ll see the font details and its preview. To install the font, click the Install button at the top of the window. The font installation should complete quickly, and there will be no confirmation messages.

Using the Windows Font Viewer (All Users)

Up to this point, you’ve only been installing new fonts in the user context, which puts new fonts in the %LOCALAPPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsFonts folder by default. Meaning, in shared computers, each user must install the font in their user profiles.

Using the Windows Font Viewer, you can install fonts for all users on a computer. But your user account must have administrator rights on the computer.

Installing fonts for all users will install the font file to the %WINDIR%Fonts folder.

To install fonts for all users, open the File Explorer and browse the font file’s location. Next, right-click on the font file and click Install for all users.

During the font installation, you’ll only briefly see the progress indicator similar to the image below.

Uninstalling Fonts in Windows 10

There may be times when you need to uninstall fonts from your computer. Such as when you no longer need the font or if you plan to install an updated version of the font. Whatever the reason, know the there are ways to uninstall fonts in Windows 10 you can perform.

Note: When uninstalling a system-wide font (all users), your user account must have administrator rights on the local computer.

Using the Windows Settings App

One way to uninstall fonts in Windows 10 is from the Windows Settings App. To do so, proceed as follows.

1. First, open the Fonts Windows Settings. To do so, right-click the Start button and click on Run to open the run dialog box. On the Run dialog, type the command ms-settings:fonts in the Open box and press Enter or click OK.

2. Next, under the Available fonts list, type the font’s name you want to uninstall in the search box. On the search results, click the font name to open its properties.

3. Once you’re in the font’s properties window, click on the Uninstall button. Clicking on this button will uninstall the font from the computer.

Using the Control Panel

Another method to uninstall a font in Windows 10 is through the Control Panel.

1. To open Fonts Control Panel, right-click the Start button and click Run. In the Open box, type in control fonts and press Enter or click OK.

2. You should now be in the Fonts list in Control Panel. To uninstall a font, click to select the font and click the Delete button. You can also select multiple fonts by holding down the CTRL key while clicking on each font.

3. At the confirmation window that pops up, click Yes to confirm to delete the font.

Conclusion

This article showed you how not to get stuck with the same set of system fonts, which can be boring over time. You learned the different ways to install fonts in Windows 10 and how to uninstall them, too. Which method did you like best?

Do you know other ways of installing fonts in Windows 10 that weren’t in this tutorial? Let us know!

Found a great new font, but not sure how to install it? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to do just that—install a font onto your PC running Windows 10. In addition, we’ll look at how to uninstall a font, just in case you’d like to remove one from your list of installed fonts.

Follow along with us over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

What You’ll Need

The following assets are used in this tutorial:

• Modern Serif — Elegant Serif Font

This is the font I’ll install in this example. You’re welcome to use this font with me. Otherwise, you’ll need a font of your choice—the only requirement is that it has not been installed on your computer just yet!

Now, let’s get down to business and install a new font.

1. How to Install a Font on Windows 10

Step 1

First, download your font. 

In most cases, font files tend to be delivered in a compressed document, containing more than one file. A common file type for this is a ZIP file. Make sure to open this file up and extract the font files to your computer.

Below is an example. When, for example, I open a ZIP document, it’s like looking inside a folder. 

All I need to do is select the contents and drag it to a location on my computer. 

I chose to save and store my font files in a folder called «My Fonts» on my Desktop. Here’s what it looks like when my font files are extracted from the zip document and into a folder on my desktop.

Step 2

When it comes to fonts themselves, there are many different file types. I won’t dig deep into the details of that in this article, but here are two of the most common file types that you’ll likely see:

• TTF: this is a TrueType Font.
• OTF: this is an OpenType Font.

What’s the difference? If you’re looking for basic font usage, TTF or OTF would likely serve you just fine. If you’re a designer looking for extras, OTF might be a stronger choice as it can store additional options like ligatures, glyphs, and alternates that a TTF wouldn’t include. 

Again, there are other font file types out there, but these are most likely the ones you’ll encounter. 

Step 3

So, where do the fonts «go» on our computer, when we want to install them? Just having them in any old folder on your computer won’t install them. 

On Windows 10, you’ll want to navigate to your C drive. Double-click to «go inside» and view its contents. Note, if your operating system (Windows) is installed on a different drive, go there instead. However, in most cases, this is assigned to the drive named «C». 

Then, go to the Windows folder. Again, double-click to go inside this folder.

Inside the Windows folder, select the Fonts folder. We’re going to go inside this folder too.

Here’s what the Fonts folder looks like, once I’ve double-clicked to go inside it.

Tip: Not sure where you «are» on your computer? Check out the highlighted square, below. You’ll see that I’m currently viewing «Fonts» inside of Windows, on my C drive.

Step 4

Next, we’re going to take our font files and drag them into the Fonts folder.

Just select a font file, click and hold, and then drag it to the folder. When you do so, you’ll get visual confirmation that Windows is installing the font. 

If there’s any concern or conflict, your computer will let you know. For example, if the font is already installed, it will ask you what you would like to do.

Step 5

And now, your font is installed! However, before we wrap up, let’s look at one additional way that we can install fonts. This way is even faster and even easier.

Go to your font file and double-click it to open it. You’ll get a visual preview, and in the upper left-hand corner, you’ll see a button that says Install. Super easy, right?

When I’m installing a lot of fonts at once, I tend to prefer the first method—dragging multiple font files into my Fonts folder. However, for just one, single font, either method is just fine. Choose the one that’s most convenient for you!

2. How to Uninstall a Font on Windows 10

Step 1

Now, let’s uninstall a font that we don’t want on our computer anymore.

Before we do so, I’d like to recommend backing up your fonts. 

I like to keep a copy of my font files, just in case. Keep in mind that licensing might limit your installations, but keeping a backup for your records is typically acceptable. 

Remember the «My Fonts» folder I made earlier, on my Desktop? This isn’t my live fonts folder—having font files here doesn’t mean they’re installed. They’re just files on my desktop. However, I can store them here as a backup if I’d like to.

I can also select fonts from my Fonts folder (where they are installed)—and copy and paste them to another folder, to back them up. For example, here’s my backup folder with an extra font I copied from my Fonts folder (the font is Mattea!)

Step 2

Let’s go to the Fonts folder in our Windows folder. Again, to get there:

• Go to your C drive. Double-click to go «inside» it and look at its contents. Note, you’ll want to go to where your operating system is installed. This is typically assigned to «C», but may vary if your system was set up differently.
• Go to the Windows folder.  Double-click to go inside and view its contents.
• Go to the Fonts folder. Again, double-click to go inside this folder.

Remember this folder? We can browse through all the fonts installed here. 

Step 3

Now, browse through the list of fonts and find the one that you want to uninstall. Again, I would suggest saving a backup of the font you uninstall, so you have it for your reference—in case you’d like to reinstall it sometime.

Right-click on the font you’d like to uninstall and select Delete.

Step 4

Next, we’re given a warning prompt. It asks us to confirm if we’d like to delete this font from our computer. Click yes if you’d like to, or click no if you’ve changed your mind.

And That’s How It’s Done!

Installing and uninstalling a font on Windows 10 only takes a couple of clicks. Hopefully, this tutorial has helped you figure out how to install fonts and uninstall fonts to your heart’s content. 

Love fonts? Check out these tutorials for more how-tos and typographic inspiration.

If you want to add some additional cool fonts to your Windows 10 OS, you don’t have to put much effort in it, because it’s very easy.

And in this article we’ll show you not only how to install fonts in your Windows 10 but we’ll also provide you with interesting data on how to manage them.

How can I install and manage new fonts in Windows 10?

1. Use the Fonts folder in Control Panel

1. Go to Search.
2. Type fonts and open Fonts.
3. Drag your font file to Fonts folder and wait until the installation is complete.

Your fonts are packed in .otf files and these files have an installing option, so just right-click on the font you want to install, and choose Install.

There are two ways to add fonts to Windows 10: you can add them simply by installing them or putting them in the Fonts folder in Control Panel.

2. Download fonts from the Microsoft Store

You can also download and install Windows 10 fonts from the Microsoft Store. There are many resources that you can use to add new fonts on your computer.

For example, the Fonts app lets you customize your posts and replies on social media using a wide variety of fonts.

You can write in different styles and your text will definitely stand out in the crowd. You can also rotate your text if you want to puzzle your friends.

3. Use Adobe Fonts

However, if you want to see what it is truly like to have all of the top-quality fonts at your disposal, then your best bet is with Adobe Fonts.

By using Adobe Fonts, you will get the fonts directly on the websites that you are using. More so, they become synced via Adobe Creative Cloud to applications installed on the subscriber’s PC.

Get ready to be amazed by the multitude of style fonts that can help you enhance the impact you make whether you’re an entrepreneur or a media content creator.

You have over 1.000 different options to choose from and they’re all one click away, all you have to do is switch the toggle button and you’re free to make the best of those amazing fonts.

The fonts you download with this smart tool can also be used with other editing programs, for example you can add the Adobe font to Photoshop in your Windows 10.

A great advantage of this high-quality tool is the fact it’s reliable so you won’t have to deal with bugs or other annoying errors.

Adobe Fonts

Get your hands of this amazing tool that provides you with the largest variety of professional fonts!

4. Manage your fonts

Once installed, you can manage your fonts. You can preview them to make sure that you really like them, hide them if you’re not planning on using them any time soon or you can simply delete them.

All you need to do is go to Start, type fonts and double click on the first result. The fonts window will now open and you just have to select the font that you want to manage and click on the option of your choice.

There you go, with just a few simple steps, you have new fonts installed on your computer, ready to decorate your project or other kinds of work.

As we already showed you, managing your fonts is as easy as installing them. Just go to the above-mentioned Fonts folder in Control Panel, where you can preview, add, delete or even print your fonts.

5. Manage possible font issues

Upgrading to Windows 10 can also create some font-related problems. These are not some out-of-normal issues but can seriously obstruct you from using your PC.

Hopefully, we have managed to find the necessary fixes for the most faced font issues in Windows 10.

First of all, we have a great fix article if you encounter problems with installing fonts in Windows 10 that it’s definitely worth your attention.

Fortunately we managed to offer solution for one of he most common issues that users confront with and you can check it in our article on how to fix the font being too small in Windows 10.

If you’re having issues with changing the default font in Windows 10 Registry Editor, take a look at this guide that will help you handle the problem. Checking the fixing guides above will help you get rid of various font issues in Windows 10.

As you can there are plenty of sources if you want to install fonts in Windows 10 and we recommend you to try all of them.

Don’t forget that if you encounter any issues you can always check out the useful guides we mentioned about how you can fix potential errors.

If you have some additional comments or questions, please write them down in the comments section below, we would love to hear them.