Export this Key as a backup (normal warnings apply when editing the registry - you may wish to save a Windows restore point before hand - search for “Create a Windows restore point”).Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes in the registry.Installing it throught the Windows Font Viewer OR by drap-and-drop onto the Fonts folder will instead install it to C:\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Fonts. This will install the file to the C:\Windows\Fonts\ folder. Install the font in Windows by R-clicking the font file and selecting.Compare the font in Windows Font Viewer to see if it is larger and suitable.Save the altered font as a new file with a name reflecting its relative size e.g.Go to menu Font > Rename Font… and add a number to the internal Font names reflecting the change.Click on the Advanced button and tick Calculate automatically then OK, then OK.Or if the initial figure is 1000 (for OpenType fonts) then just reduce accordingly. To enlarge the font reduce the figure from 2048 to something like 1820 to have an 8 point font display at size 9 point.Go to the menu Font > Metrics… and find the first edit box “EM Unit Size” - view the entry in the Help PDF on this for more information.Make a backup copy of font to the Desktop and open that in the font editor.Choose a free dialog type font to edit (either one already installed or downloaded).Download and install Type Light 3.2 a free Windows font editor.It is somewhat involved but once done is relatively permanent (apart from the occasional major Windows Update). One way in which I have attempted to adjust for this is by editing a font by changing its “EM unit size” and specifying that modified font in the registry as the dialog font. Small font size in Windows dialogs with high res monitors has been an issue for a long time.
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