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[Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Gerira - 08-07-2011
Well, this doesn't really goes in the graphics area, but it's connected to it. If you're using a lot of fonts and you constantly download and install new ones, your PC will start to struggle in performance after a while. If you have more than 300-400 fonts installed and having performance issues, you should check out this method.
First, check if your fonts are causing you performance issues. Also, make sure you scan your PC for viruses and defragment the hard-drive before doing this.
1)
Go to task manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete) and select the "Performance" tab. In the lower right corner there's a button called "Resource Monitor...". Click on it and a new window will show. Click on the "CPU" tab and look for "PresentationFontCache.exe". If it's CPU usage is high (mine was around 45-55) your performance problems are font related. If not, then the issue is probably something else.
2)
Now go to folder options (I don't remember how I enabled the explorer bar in Windows 7 (the one with File, Edit, Tools ..., you should google it)) and make sure you check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected system files" and apply the settings. Now to go C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\ , and delete all Font*.dat and reboot the PC.
3)
Your CPU usage should now be normal and your performance issues caused by large number of fonts should be gone.
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Crystal - 08-07-2011
Thanks for a great share
I would defo save this somewhere for my future uses
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - EnergySource - 08-07-2011
Never thought of this, thanks for the share!
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Ipwnedx - 08-07-2011
Thanks!
A very useful share for me.
I am using larger fonts for folders.
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Gerira - 08-07-2011
Glad I could help
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Pass Candy - 08-08-2011
Thanks for this bro, I do have quite a bit of fonts.
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - CHEESEWIZKILLA76 - 08-08-2011
nice share!
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Chief - 08-08-2011
I have like 3k Fonts. PS goes non responding when I click text sometime.
Thanks.
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - Retrotiger - 08-14-2011
Oh boy. This is such a big help. Thank you very much for this.
RE: [Tut] Optimizing your PC for large ammount of fonts - -Infectious - 08-14-2011
Nice tutorial, I am sure many people will appreciate it.
Thanks!(: