In standard Western versions of Windows (from Windows 2000 up to Windows 11), MS Shell Dlg 2 typically points directly to Tahoma . In older legacy systems, its predecessor (MS Shell Dlg) pointed to MS Sans Serif.

Then reboot. Windows will restore all default font mappings.

In the early days of Windows development, programmers faced a problem: a font that looked good in English might not exist or look right on a computer in Greece or Japan. To solve this, Microsoft created MS Shell Dlg (and later MS Shell Dlg 2 ) as a "placeholder" name. MS Shell Dlg 2

Open the and navigate to Appearance and Personalization . Click on Fonts . In the left-hand menu, click on Font settings . Click the button labeled Restore default font settings . Summary for Developers