Pfm not a valid font file

If I download a new one from there, still the same issue. Fonts from other websites have the same issue. Here is what i've tried so far Re-enable, no luck. Tried to convert font to every type I could find.

Does anyone else have any other ideas? The fonts are key to the business. I've fixed the issue with a reset of Windows I used the built in option to do this. The fonts installed without a problem then.

They did. Then I tried a virtual windows 10 on the Surface, this also worked. So I knew then a reset would work. Another note: The customer rung Microsoft for help and advice.

They remoted onto the Surface, tried to install the fonts etc. Then told her the fonts weren't compatible with Windows 10 and that she needed to get new fonts from Dafont. So they were no use. Have you tried it on another windows 10 device, I can't see it being a hardware issues on the SP4, sending it back wont resolve the issue, if its anything its software issue.

Login as an administrator on the computer and install the font. Make sure to unzip the font and then install it. Otherwise make the user a local admin on the computer. Rod-IT: I'm going to try another windows 10 computer tomorrow.

The fonts are key to business. If she can't use them the Surface Pro becomes irrelevant. Although a fresh install may be an option, i'm new to Windows The title is the error message, i. Same message. File works on Windows 7 machines, tried to convert files to other formats from ttf. Is a complete wipe an option? I've never done it on Windows Worked in IT for over 20 years just seeing if there's anything new I may have missed. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.

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Privacy policy. The AddFontResource function adds the font resource from the specified file to the system font table. The font can subsequently be used for text output by any application. To mark a font as private or not enumerable, use the AddFontResourceEx function. A pointer to a null-terminated character string that contains a valid font file name. This parameter can specify any of the following files.

To add a font whose information comes from several resource files, have lpszFileName point to a string with the file names separated by a " " --for example, abcxxxxx.

When an application no longer needs a font resource that it loaded by calling the AddFontResource function, it must remove that resource by calling the RemoveFontResource function. This function installs the font only for the current session.

When the system restarts, the font will not be present. To have the font installed even after restarting the system, the font must be listed in the registry. After restarting the system, the font will no longer be loaded and can be changed. The wingdi.