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Turns the feature on, logging installation attempts to the event log, but not blocking untrusted fonts. To turn on and use the Blocking Untrusted Fonts feature through the registry To turn this feature on, off, or to use audit mode:. Open the registry editor regedit.

Right click on the MitigationOptions key, and then click Modify. Make sure the Base option is Hexadecimal , and then update the Value data , making sure you keep your existing value, like in the important note below:. Your existing MitigationOptions values should be saved during your update.

For example, if the current value is , your updated value should be After you turn this feature on, or start using Audit mode, you can look at your event logs for details. Open the event viewer eventvwr. EXE attempted loading a font that is restricted by font-loading policy. Event Example 2 - Winlogon Winlogon. TTF Blocked: true. Your company may still need apps that are having problems because of blocked fonts, so we suggest that you first run this feature in Audit mode to determine which fonts are causing the problems.

As the default solution, we highly recommend that you install the problematic font. Installing fonts is safer than excluding apps because excluded apps can load any font, trusted or untrusted.

To fix your apps by excluding processes. On each computer with the app installed, open regedit. Add any additional processes that need to be excluded here, and then turn the Blocking untrusted fonts feature on, using the steps in Turn on and use the Blocking Untrusted Fonts feature , earlier in this article. Double-click on it. Note: If the font file has a. It will open in the font previewer. Click Install Font. It will open in the Font Book. Close the Font Book. Your font should now be available to Microsoft Office.

When you install a custom font, each font will work only with the computer you've installed it on. Custom fonts that you've installed on your computer might not display the same way on a different computer. Text that is formatted in a font that is not installed on a computer will display in Times New Roman or the default font. Therefore, if you plan to share Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files with other people, you'll want to know which fonts are native to the version of Office that the recipient is using.

If it isn't native, you may have to embed or distribute the font along with the Word file, PowerPoint presentation, or Excel spreadsheet. For more information about this see Fonts that are installed with Microsoft Office. Microsoft Typography. Change or set the default Font in Microsoft Office.

Language Accessory Pack for Office. See How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office? Select your operating system. Select your operating system Windows 7, 8 or 10 Mac. Double-click the font file to open it in the Font Previewer If you're satisfied that this is the font you want, click Install at the top left.

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