If after installing the required update for the new Japanese era, you notice that the Office MS Mincho and MS PMincho fonts do not show the new Japanese era as expected, then this post might interest you. In today’s post, we will identify the cause and provide a possible solution to help you mitigate this issue in Windows 11/10.
Office MS Mincho & MS PMincho fonts do not show the new Japanese era
You’ll encounter this issue if Microsoft Office has previously been installed but is now uninstalled.
The updated Office font version in the Windows update may not replace MS Mincho and MS PMincho.
To mitigate this issue, you’ll need to modify the registry. As a precautionary measure, it is recommended to back up the registry or create a system restore point before you attempt the registry operation.
Once you have carried out any of the aforementioned actions, you can now proceed as follows.
- Press Windows key + R. In the Run dialog box type regedit and hit Enter to launch Registry Editor.
- Navigate to the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts
- On the right pane scroll and locate the registry subkey for MS Mincho (TrueType) and if the value is anything other than MSMINCHO.TTF, then right-click or long-press on the registry subkey for MS Mincho (TrueType) and select delete.
- Still on the right pane, locate the registry subkey for MS PMincho (TrueType) and if the value is anything other than MSPMINCHO.TTF, then right-click or long-press on the registry subkey for MS PMincho (TrueType) and select delete.
- You can now exit Registry Editor and restart your device.
On boot, verify that you can use MS Mincho and MS PMincho fonts and display the new Japanese era.
That’s it!
