How to install a font from the command line on Windows 7. Set objShell = CreateObject('Shell.Application') Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(' 192.168.1.1 Font') Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName('rupi_foradian.ttf') objFolderItem.InvokeVerb('Install') The script creates an instance of the Shell.Application object.
I have a folder filled with TTF files of custom fonts. I need to install them as system fonts using a powershell script (this is on Windows Server 2008 R2). Does anybody know how to do that in powershell?Thanks!
gustavodidomenicoIt is quite simple. Take a look on the snippet below:
And it should not require to restart/logoff..
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In addition I just found this tutorial explaining each step above:
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gustavodidomenicogustavodidomenicoJust wanted to post an alternative which doesn't require 0x14
to be hard coded into the script. Pass the file object to the function, and it will just run the 'Install' based on where the file is:
Using the Shell.Application
COM object doesn't work on Server Core (at least not on 2012 R2).
I had success by simply copying the font file to C:WindowsFonts
(in this case times.ttf) and then adding the corresponding registry entry with PowerShell:
Removal is the reverse of installation. The only downside is that a restart is required both after the font has been installed and also before it is uninstalled if an application has referenced it.
Lucifer SamLucifer SamShell code has been known to fail on Remote and Build agents - if the comobjects using shell are failing and you are vetting via Remote or Build agents then you will need to use the framework classes to do this (reference)
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