Adding a monospace TrueType font for the Windows console
If you want to change the system default monospace font for your Windows command-line, there are a few steps.
- Make sure you have the font installed in Windows
- Add a new "00" registry value with the font name at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont. Add a zero to the value name for each additional font that you want.
- Open a console window, go to properties and select font options. Swith to TrueType and select the font. It won't show in the window until you reboot, however.
- Reboot.
Full details are here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247815