Windows 10: Font is messing up my applications and I am unable to delete it

I installed Helvetica Neue and since then it has replaced the existing fonts in some of my applications. I don't want it on my system anymore.I am in AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts, I have tried numerous times to delete the OTF file from my system, but this message always appears: This action can't be completed because the file is open in System. Close the file and try again.I have also tried uninstalling the font in System Settings because the font is "in use". I have no other applications open.I have also tried locating the font in the Registry Editor, I did not find it there.I am a s

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Deleting non-Latin fonts in Windows 10 Home


Thanks for the suggestion, but, sadly, it does not. In addition, I have gone to the Font Management setting and followed Microsoft's directions explicitly. Win 10 will NOT let me delete any installed font (except ones that I have installed myself), and it will NOT let me hide any font at all. The 'Hide' setting says it will hide the font from applications, but EVERY application that offers a choice of fonts, whether from Microsoft (Office, Word, Wordpad, Notepad, etc.) or third parties (such as OpenOffice) shows ALL the fonts listed in the Font Management listing. Every. Single. One.

There was a script for removing the non-Latin fonts from Win 7 that automated the process. That script does not work in Win 10. Is there one that does?

Thanks in advance for any help/

 

Unable to delete/uninstall a otf

Hi Malathy,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I understand that you have an issue with deleting fonts. I appreciate your efforts,
I will surely help you to fix this issue.

To understand the issue better, let me know what happens when you try to delete the fonts? Do you get any error message?

This issue could have occurred due to incorrect font’s settings or conflict between third party applications.

I suggest you to perform a clean boot and try to delete the fonts again. Check if it helps.

Step 1:

To perform a clean boot follow the link. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

How to perform a clean boot in Windows - Microsoft Support

Warning:

1. Applies to Windows 10.

2. After clean boot troubleshooting steps, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup
mode.

Step 2:

Now follow the steps to delete the fonts:

• 
  Click on Start Button.
  
• 
  Type Preview, delete or show and hide the fonts installed on your computer in the search box.
  
• 
  Open that Window and select fonts you want to delete one by one.
  
• 
  Right-click on the fonts and select
  delete.
  

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

Download Windows 10 Font Pack

Thanks for the info but it's not the solution to what I need. It does not include the complete list of fonts originally included in windows 10. In addition to the fact that as it is mentioned in it at the time you restore the system, you will for certain
lose other information that is unnecessary to delete and could be hard to restore. In previous editions there is a downloadable package with all the fonts which allows you to fix fonts problems without messing around with other configurations. If you follow
the steps suggested you need to restore corel, acrobat, illustrator, among other programs since each one of them have some unique fonts.