[GH-ISSUE #20] font-install does not properly install fonts on Windows. #4

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opened 2026-02-26 17:39:14 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
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Originally created by @tom2143 on GitHub (Mar 11, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Crosse/font-install/issues/20

Originally assigned to: @Crosse on GitHub.

Using font-install to install fonts on Windows is ineffective. It merely copies the font files to the C:\Windows\Fonts directory. It does not register the fonts in the registry at 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts'. Additionally, font-install does not support installing fonts from local folders, for example: font-install D:\fonts*.ttf

Originally created by @tom2143 on GitHub (Mar 11, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Crosse/font-install/issues/20 Originally assigned to: @Crosse on GitHub. Using **font-install** to install fonts on Windows is ineffective. It merely copies the font files to the **C:\Windows\Fonts** directory. It does not register the fonts in the registry at **'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts'**. Additionally, font-install does not support installing fonts from local folders, for example: font-install D:\fonts*.ttf
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@Crosse commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2025):

Thanks for reporting this. I don't know how I thought the Windows stuff was actually complete. 🤦 I think there is a way to install fonts nowadays (for some value of "nowadays") that is user-local instead of requiring admin rights that is probably a better way to go, to be consistent with the other platforms? I'll take a look.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2769861768 --> @Crosse commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2025): Thanks for reporting this. I don't know how I thought the Windows stuff was actually complete. 🤦 I think there is a way to install fonts nowadays (for some value of "nowadays") that is user-local instead of requiring admin rights that is probably a better way to go, to be consistent with the other platforms? I'll take a look.
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