Change Default Font in Windows 10

Solution – Change the registry

We have to warn you, changing your registry isn’t always simple, and if you’re not careful you can damage your operating system, so before we start, we just want you to know the risks of playing with registry.

  1. Press Windows key + R to open the run Window and type regedit. Press Enter to start Registry Editor.
  2. When Registry Editor opens navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics on the left side of Registry Editor.
  3. On the right side of Registry Editor you’ll see list of keys such as Caption font, Icon font etc.
  4. Select the font you want to change, right click it and choose Modify.
  5. New window will open with the name of the registry key and font name on the right side.
  6. Change the font name to name of the font you want to use. Take care to watch the spaces while entering the new font name.