Advanced System Font Changer is a nifty little application that brings more control to font customization settings in Windows; it was initially released to give users the possibility to control the OS font in Windows 10 Creators Update.
Advanced System Font Changer can be used not only to change the size of certain OS elements such as title bar and message boxes but also to modify the font style and script. Plus, it has customization settings for additional elements, like menu or scroll height.
With the Advanced System Font Changer, the system settings for text rendering in Windows OS can be changed. The software is designed to fill the gap created by Microsoft's decision to discontinue the option for setting the font sizes used by the system in Windows 10 Creator Update. Besides, according to the feedback and suggestions received since publishing the previous version of the program, the need for a version that allows more detailed settings has emerged.
Besides setting font sizes, the major novelty in Advanced System Font Changer is the possibility to set fonts per categories and to define the relative distance between desktop icons. Thanks to these significant developments, Advanced System Font Changer provides setting options for all currently supported versions of Windows that are not available in the basic system, which is of high importance for the users of Windows 10 Creators Update.
Advantages of using Advanced System Font Changer:
- Advanced setting view options, currently not supported by the basic system
- Allows the detailed setting of Windows 10 Creators Update
- Setting options for font type, size and style (Bold or Italic) per view categories
- Setting the distance of desktop icons
- Exporting safety backup and settings
- Tracking the current changes in settings
- Doesn’t require installation
- Free to use
- It supports Windows 7/8/10 operating systems
Usage:
Control the font type and size in Windows:
Installation isn't necessary, so you can double-click the downloaded .exe to reach the main app window right away as well as keep it stored to a USB flash drive to be able to quickly tinker with system settings on any PC when you're on the move. If you experience startup or runtime errors, make sure that .NET Framework is enabled on your PC.
At startup, it asks whether or not to save your current registry settings to file (metrics). This is a good idea if you wish to easily revert to the old font configuration if you're not satisfied with the new one.
The main window is split into three parts, with the first one being familiar, as it lists the same options as System Font Size Changer, along with the current font properties. The trick here is to click an option from title bar, menu, message box, palette title, icon and tooltip, in order to bring up the classical font configuration panel and choose a preferred font type, style, size and script.
Log off to apply effects and save favorite configurations:
Settings aren't immediately applied to the desktop and all utilities. To make this happen, it's necessary to log off and into Windows again. Any preferred font layout can be saved to a registry file in order to rapidly apply settings by double-clicking its associated .REG file. This doesn't require Windows logoff, though, since effects are applied right away.
The second pane of System Font Size Changer holds options for controlling the size of the icon horizontal and vertical spacing, menu and caption height, together with scroll height and width. Once again, settings can be saved to file. The last pane shows a history of all changes made since the last program startup, useful for retracing your steps after making too many modifications and not knowing how to go back without a backup file.
OS: Win 10 / 8 / 7
Homepage: https://www.wintools.info/index.php/advanced-system-font-changer
Download Portable: https://www.wintools.info/Download/advchange.exe