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Any way to change Microsoft Sans Serif

So I recently saw a tutorial on how to change the windows default font (segoe ui) but that did not change another font Microsoft Sans Serif

The font that i am almost 100% sure my browser uses  (it is the settings font, if its not microsoft sans serif please tell me which one it is)

so the tutorial i did said to put this in a reg file (see the first copy pasted below) and it worked, but when i tried doing it with microsoft sans serif it says that it is not a reg file (see code on 2nd copy paste below

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

"Segoe UI (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Bold (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Bold Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Italic (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Light (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Semibold (TrueType)"=""
"Segoe UI Symbol (TrueType)"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]

"Segoe UI"="ENTER-NEW-FONT-NAME"
2nd copy paste
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"Microsoft Sans Serif Regular (TrueType)"=""


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]

"Microsoft Sans Serif Regular"="Montserrat"

I had the same problem for two days and following these instructions is what eventually helped:

https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/reset-font-default-settings-segoe-ui-windows/

**When creating the note make sure that 

1. The first line is the windows registry line and that there are no blank spaces before

2. The next line is left blank 

Otherwise, the fix won't work and you'll get an error message.

I had to restart for changes to take effect.

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Last updated April 20, 2025 Views 1,269 Applies to: