Here’s how you’re free to use the registry to change Windows 11’s system font.

Carelessly deleting keys or modifying values can break Windows 11.

If you carefully follow our instructions, you’ll be just fine.

Windows 11 Hero Comic Sans

That means we’ll have to modifythe Windows Registry.

Scroll down in the fonts window until you find it, then note the name.

Let’s say for example we want to use the most controversial font in the world: Comic Sans.

Open the Start Menu, search for “font settings,” then open it.

The proper name is “Comic Sans MS” in our example.

Create the REG File

You’llneed a plain text editorfor this step.

Notepad will do just fine if you don’t have any specific program you want to use.

Find the font you want, then take note of the proper name.

Click “Save,” and you’re done.

You’ll get a warning popup that using an untrustworthy REG file can harm your rig.

Generally, you shouldn’t trust random REG files you find on the internet without checking them first.

An example REG file that will change the default system font to Comic Sans.

Go ahead and click “Yes,” then start your PC.

When it finishes restarting, you’ll be using a new default system font.

Of course, you aren’t permanently stuck with the new font once you change it.

Name the REG file whatever you’d like, but ensure that it has a “.reg” file extension at the end. Then click “Save."

you’ve got the option to easily change it back at any time.

launch the REG file, click “Yes” at the warning, and then reset your PC.

Your system font will be back to normal.

Click “Yes."