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Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
Use System Restore and select a restore point from immediately before the help desk changed the font; this reverses recent Windows settings and registry changes without affecting personal files.^1^
Restore the previous Windows font
- Save your work and close open programs.
- Press Windows key + R.
- Enter rstrui.exe, then press Enter.
- Select Next.
- Choose a restore point dated before the font was changed.
- If necessary, select Show more restore points.
- Select Scan for affected programs to see which apps or drivers would be removed or restored.
- Select Next → Finish.
- Windows will restart automatically. After signing in, check the text in Settings, menus, and desktop icons.
System Restore keeps personal files, but it can reverse applications, drivers, updates, registry settings, and other system changes made after the selected restore point.^1^
If no restore point is available
Contact the help desk again and ask them to reverse the system-font substitution they applied. Avoid downloading an unknown registry-reset file because registry changes can affect Windows startup and display behavior.
The page at Settings → Personalization → Fonts manages installed fonts; it does not provide a supported control for selecting the typeface used throughout Windows menus, icons, and Settings.^2^
Changing the font in Word would also not correct this system-wide issue; Word’s default-font setting applies to documents rather than the Windows interface.
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