All font/words on my computer home screen written in symbols.

[KateWasion]

When I turned on my computer all of the fonts on the home screen underneath all of the icons is now in symobols; squares, arrows, check marks etc. I cannot open anything on my computer because everything is written in symbols. The only thing I can use is the internet. I cannot access any files or open any new windows etc.

How do I resolve this?

[mdklassen]

You have changed the "default" font to the 'Symbols' font.

Once Windows is running:

1. Hold down the "Windows" key (bottom left of your keyboard).

2. Touch/release the "Pause/Break" key (top right of your keyboard).

3. Release the "Windows" key.

4. The first row of "text" on the left will be 'File Edit View Tools Help' (4 symbols, 4 symbols, 4 symbols, 5 symbols, 4 symbols).

5. Below that is the "text":  'Control Panel Home' (7 symbols, 5 symbols, 4 symbols).

6. Click there.

7. Look for an icon of the hands of a clock in front, and slightly to the left of a world-globe.

     Text is 'Region and Language' (6 symbols, 3 symbols, 9 symbols).

8. Double-click there.

9. Open the top-most "pull-down" menu, to give you a choice from many languages.

10. Look for 'English (USA)' -- 7 symbols, '(', 3 symbols, ')'.

11. Select it.

12. Click 'OK' (bottom right).