
- Font explorer x clean system fonts folders not restarting update#
- Font explorer x clean system fonts folders not restarting windows 10#
- Font explorer x clean system fonts folders not restarting windows 8.1#
Font explorer x clean system fonts folders not restarting windows 10#
Use the instructions from Step 2: Windows 10 MBR partitions to do so. Assign a drive letter to the system reserve partition.Remove font files at Y:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Fonts to free up more space.en-US for US English, de-DE for German and so on. Remove all language folders but the folder of the language you want to be used, e.g.Open Explorer and go to Y:\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\.Type explorer.exe to restart Explorer with elevated privileges.Type mountvol y: /s to mount the system partition.Tap on the Windows-key, type cmd.exe, right-click on the result and select "run as administrator".
Font explorer x clean system fonts folders not restarting windows 8.1#
The following instructions are for Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 machines with GPT partitions: Use Step 1 from above to determine the partition type.
Font explorer x clean system fonts folders not restarting update#
Step 3: Run the update again Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 with GPT partition Right-click on the system reserved partition.You should see that the system reserved partition has more free space now. Go back to Disk Management and hit the Refresh button to reload the data.Once done, type icacls Y:\ /restore %systemdrive%\NTFSp.txt /c /t to restore the permissions.Type del *.* to delete all fonts and press Y when you are asked to confirm the operation.Type icacls Y:\* /save %systemdrive%\NTFSp.txt /c /t to back up the permission to the drive.Use cd Boot\Fonts to switch to the fonts directory.Change to the system partition by typing y:.Open an elevated command prompt: tap on the Windows-key, type cmd.exe, right-click on the result and select "run as administrator".Right-click on the partition marked System Reserve and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths".Tap on the Windows-key, type diskmgmt.msc and select the result to load the Disk Management interface.Type del *.* to delete all font files.Navigate to the fonts folder by typing cd EFI\Microsoft\Boot\Fonts.Switch to drive Y by typing y: and press the Enter-key.The /s parameter mounts the system partition. This maps the drive letter Y to the system partition. Type mountvol y: /s and hit the Enter-key.Tap on the Windows-key, type cmd.exe, hold down the Ctrl-key and the Shift-key and select the result to open an elevated command prompt.Check the partition style line to find out whether MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table) is used.Right-click on the disk that Windows is installed on, e.g., Disk 0, and select properties.Tap on the Windows-key, type diskmgmt.msc and use the Enter-key to start the Disk Management interface.See Show hidden files in Windows 8 and 8.1 for instructions. Note: You may need to display hidden operating system files.
