How to Reset Windows Fonts

Microsoft Windows Vista/XP allows you to easily reset the Windows fonts. You can change the font used for ToolTip, Selected Items, Palette Title, Message Box, Menu, Inactive Title Bar, and Active Title Bar. You can also change the font color along with the font size for some of these options. Changing the font here will not change the font on webpages. For additional information on how to change the font on webpages, refer to your browser's Help files.

Instructions

Reset Windows Fonts on Windows Vista

1. Click on “Start” and then click on “Control Panel.”

2. Double-click on the “Personalization” icon in the "Control Panel" window.

3. Click the “Window Color and Appearance” option in the "Personalization" window that opens.

4. Click the “Open classic appearance properties for more color options” option in the "Personalization" window that opens.

5. Click the “Advanced” button on the "Appearance Settings" dialog box that opens.

6. Click the “Item” drop-down box on the "Advanced Appearance" dialog box that opens, then select a Windows item for which you want to change the font.

7. Select the “Font” and the “Size” that you want from the drop-down box.

8. Click the “OK” button on the "Advanced Appearance" dialog box.

9. Click the “OK” button on the "Window Color and Appearance" dialog box.

Reset Windows Fonts on Windows XP

1. Click on “Start” and then click on “Control Panel.”

2. Double-click on the “Display” icon on the "Control Panel" window.

3. Click on the “Appearance” tab of the "Display Properties" dialog box that opens, then click on the “Advanced” button.

4. Click on the “Item” drop-down box on the "Advanced Appearance" dialog box that opens, then select a Windows item for which you want to change the font.

5. Select the “Font” and the “Size” that you want from the drop-down box.

6. Click the “OK” button on the "Advanced Appearance" dialog box.

7. Click the "Apply" button and then “OK” on the "Display Properties" dialog box.

Tips & Warnings

• To change the font color, click on the “Color” drop-down box on the "Advanced Appearance" dialog box, then select the color of your choice.

References

• "Microsoft Windows Vista Inside Out"; Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson; 2007

Resources

• Microsoft: Change the Colors and Fonts Used for Webpages