{"id":74860,"date":"2023-04-18T08:56:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T08:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/?p=74860"},"modified":"2023-04-18T08:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T08:57:03","slug":"block-windows-from-downloading-fonts-and-fonts-data-catalogs-automatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/block-windows-from-downloading-fonts-and-fonts-data-catalogs-automatically\/","title":{"rendered":"Block Windows from downloading fonts and fonts data catalogs automatically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are times when you want to block Windows from downloading fonts and fonts data from catalogs automatically from 3rd party providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920-757x1024.png\" alt=\"Block Windows from downloading fonts and fonts data catalogs automatically\" class=\"wp-image-74861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920-757x1024.png 757w, https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920-768x1038.png 768w, https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920-1136x1536.png 1136w, https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920-770x1041.png 770w, https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/no-g9875a3b65_1920.png 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are in this situation, the following simple-to-follow guide will help you prevent Windows from automatically downloading fonts. The guide can easily be followed by people with 0 experience in doing complicated stuff on their computers. I will show you 2 simple ways of achieving the same, blocking Windows from automatically downloading fonts and fonts data catalogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter why you want to stop Windows from doing automatic updates. A simple reason is that you want to stop this software do things on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason, which is the stronger, is that many viruses are getting in our computers through font files. To say at the least, some font files might contain malicious code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, most antivirus software cannot detect them in font files. Always pay attention to what you install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s first find out what is font catalog data and how does it work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is font catalog data?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting with the guide, I will explain to you what is font catalog data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Font_catalog#:~:text=A%20font%20catalog%20or%20font,what%20a%20printed%20catalog%20provides.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">font catalog<\/a> data is a temporary file that is also gets installed when you add a new font to your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The catalog is used for fonts updates and for finding new fonts from that particular provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these font catalogs are checked periodically by Windows, Adobe, and all the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Block Windows from downloading fonts and fonts data catalogs automatically<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is what you need to do to allow or block Windows from downloading fonts catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will show you two ways of doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Using the Local Group Policy Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Press&nbsp;<em>Win+R<\/em>&nbsp;to open the Run dialog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type&nbsp;<em>gpedit.msc&nbsp;<\/em>and hit the&nbsp;<em>Enter&nbsp;<\/em>button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<em>Fonts&nbsp;<\/em>in the&nbsp;<em>Computer Configuration<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double-click on the&nbsp;<em>Enable Font Providers&nbsp;<\/em>setting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the&nbsp;<em>Enabled&nbsp;<\/em>option to allow and the&nbsp;<em>Disabled&nbsp;<\/em>option to block.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<em>OK&nbsp;<\/em>button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restart your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the&nbsp;<strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Press&nbsp;<em>Win+R<\/em>&nbsp;&gt; type&nbsp;<em>regedit<\/em>&nbsp;&gt; press the&nbsp;<em>Enter&nbsp;<\/em>button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<em>Yes&nbsp;<\/em>option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<em>System&nbsp;<\/em>in&nbsp;<em>HKLM<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on&nbsp;<em>System &gt; New &gt; DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name it EnableFontProviders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double-click on it to set the value data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter&nbsp;<em>1<\/em>&nbsp;to allow and&nbsp;<em>0<\/em>&nbsp;to block downloading fonts catalog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<em>OK&nbsp;<\/em>button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restart your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I remove downloaded fonts from Windows?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To remove downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatfontis.com\/all-fonts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fonts<\/a> from Windows 10 and Windows 11, you need to use the&nbsp;<em>Fonts&nbsp;<\/em>settings panel in Windows Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For that, search for&nbsp;<em>fonts settings&nbsp;<\/em>and open the corresponding search result. Then, choose a font you want to uninstall or remove, and click the&nbsp;<em>Uninstall&nbsp;<\/em>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows is a very powerful and more important, a very reliable platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing that many users find it irritating is the fact that Windows is doing tons of things on its own. 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