corrupted fonts

This tag covers issues where fonts become corrupted, causing characters to display as special symbols or strange glyphs instead of the normal alphabet. A common symptom is that after a system boot, all text appears as unrecognizable characters, which can be temporarily resolved with a system restore. The problem may recur periodically, suggesting underlying font file corruption or system file issues. Discussions focus on troubleshooting steps to fix corrupted fonts without reinstalling Windows, such as clearing the font cache, running system file checker, or checking for recent updates or software conflicts.