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Change Command Prompt's Default Font for Easier Reading [Windows Tip]
via Lifehacker by (author unknown) on May 11, 2008
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I'm going to do this to all my windows machines
The default prompt in Windows' Command Prompt isn't the easiest to read, but Microsoft has a font, Consolas, that works much better in a terminal, as attested to by ourcommenters. The Digital Inspiration blog runs down how to set Consolas as the default font in your command prompt. Vista users can perform a registry hack to enable their pre-installed Consolas, but XP users without Office 2007 can download the PowerPoint viewer to grab all the Vista fonts. Hit the link for installation and registry-tweaking instructions.Change the Font of Command Prompt Window to Consolas For More Comfortable Reading [Digital Inspiration]Shared by: