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[Maleehah_Young]

how do i change font style on my HP Envy ?

[NonSequitur777]

@Maleehah_Young,

Welcome to our HP Community forum!

Changing the font style on an HP Envy (whether desktop or laptop) isn’t controlled by the hardware -it’s a Windows setting.

 

Windows 11 / 10 – Font Options:

• View & Install Fonts:
  Go to Settings → Personalization → Fonts. You can preview, add, or remove fonts.

• Using New Fonts:
  Once installed, fonts can be applied inside applications (Word, browsers, email, etc.).

• System-Wide Font Changes:
  Windows doesn’t provide a simple toggle anymore. To change the font for menus, icons, and system text, you’d need to:

  1. Edit the Windows Registry manually (advanced), or

  2. Use a trusted utility such as Advanced System Font Changer.

 

App-Specific Fonts:

• Microsoft Office / Text editors: Select the font style from the toolbar.

• Browsers: Settings → Appearance → Fonts.

• Email clients: Font options are in the formatting toolbar.

 

Downloading More Fonts (likely what you have in mind!):

• Install fonts from the Microsoft Store or Google Fonts. Double-click a .ttf or .otf file → choose Install.

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If your goal is to change the default Windows system font, I can provide a safe step-by-step Registry method.

As a matter of fact, why not giving you this step-by-step Regedit method. Here’s a safe, ready-to-post Registry script you can use to change the system font (menus, icons, titles) on Windows 10/11.

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Important:

• Back up your Registry first: Press Win + R → type regedit → File → Export.

• Changing system fonts via the Registry is advanced -please follow carefully.

• This works on any HP system (desktop or laptop).

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Step 1. Pick a Font:

Open Settings → Personalization → Fonts and choose the name of the font you want (e.g., Segoe UI, Arial, Times New Roman). Write down the exact name.

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Step 2. Create the Registry File:

1. Open Notepad.

2. Copy and paste this template:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

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

"Segoe UI"="FONT-NAME-HERE"

1. Replace FONT-NAME-HERE with the font you want.
   Example: "Segoe UI"="Arial"

2. By the way, the square brackets [ and ] must be included exactly as shown.

   They aren’t merely for decoration -they define Registry keys (the “folders” inside the Windows Registry).

   • The line in brackets [ ... ] tells Windows which Registry path the change applies to.

   • The line under it "Segoe UI"="Arial" is the actual value substitution (replace Segoe UI with Arial).

   So if you leave out the [ ], the file won’t work properly.

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Step 3. Save & Apply:

1. In Notepad, go to File → Save As.

2. Save the file as ChangeFont.reg (be sure to set Save as type: All Files).

3. Double-click the file you saved → click Yes to merge into Registry.

4. Restart your PC.

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Step 4. Reset to Default (if needed):

If you want to go back to the Windows default font:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

"Segoe UI"="Segoe UI"

Save as ResetFont.reg, run it, restart -and you’re back to normal.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777