The fonts.exe file is a process used by the application dp4 Font Viewer for Windows. It is a non-system process that originates from the software installed in the system. It is not a core file for Windows. The dp4 Font Viewer for Windows is a free software. This file is PE32 executable on MS Windows GUI Intel 80386 32bit. The dp4 Font Viewer for Windows program is a free tool that shows all the fonts of a particular folder in TrueType format or OpenType format. It uses its own rendering engine to display the fonts. It uses several parameters for filtering such as Panose, Unicode and OpenType ranges. It directly compares multiple fonts. It provides all the text information for a certain font. You can use the print and display functions with own text samples. It displays key codes and all Unicode. It offers functions for basic font management, complete font list and single fonts print function.
How can I stop fonts.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. fonts.exe. is used by dp4 Font Viewer for Windows, If you shut down fonts.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop fonts.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is dp4 Font Viewer for Windows, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as dp4 Font Viewer for Windows, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is fonts.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if fonts.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if fonts.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that fonts.exe, belongs to, in this case dp4 Font Viewer for Windows