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Title: Rebuild Font Cache
Post by: rvail317 on August 05, 2017, 02:15:01 PM

A Windows repair feature that might be worth including as an option in the free version of the Windows Repair utility:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/54452-rebuild-font-cache-windows-10-a.html

Title: Re: Rebuild Font Cache
Post by: Boggin on August 05, 2017, 03:37:29 PM

That would be plagiarizing someone else's work.

Title: Re: Rebuild Font Cache
Post by: rvail317 on August 06, 2017, 09:36:00 AM

Quote from: Boggin on August 05, 2017, 03:37:29 PM

That would be plagiarizing someone else's work.

Not necessarily, if the Tweaking.com software writer were to communicate with that other linked author, and obtain
"official permission" of some kind.
Also: from what I could tell (from reading the comments section), there may be some further modifications needed
to make the software function 100% as intended.

Title: Re: Rebuild Font Cache
Post by: Willy2 on August 21, 2017, 05:35:59 PM

@rvail317: I consider it to be a good suggestion. It's actually quite simple in Windows XP, Vista, & 7.

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-rebuild-a-font-cache

And in Windows 8:

http://www.trishtech.com/2013/11/rebuild-fonts-cache-windows-8/

In Windows 10 one needs to stop the Font Service as well.

But I don't think it should be part of any of the presets in Windows Repair. How often does the fontcache get corrupted ?

Title: Re: Rebuild Font Cache
Post by: rvail317 on September 06, 2017, 02:32:58 PM

FYI: another software program "CCleaner" includes a Font Cache cleaner checkbox option, which may accomplish the same purpose as "rebuild the font cache".