Windows Font Cache Service (FontCache) Defaults in Windows 10
Optimizes performance of applications by caching commonly used font data. Applications will start this service if it is not already running. It can be disabled, though doing so will degrade application performance.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Automatic |
| Display name: | Windows Font Cache Service |
| Service name: | FontCache |
| Service type: | share |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | AudioGroup |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\LocalService |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p |
| File: | %SystemRoot%\system32\FntCache.dll |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FontCache |
| Privileges: |
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Default Behavior
Windows Font Cache Service is a Win32 service. In Windows 10 it is starting automatically when the operating system starts. Then the Windows Font Cache Service is running as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService in a shared process of svchost.exe along with other services. If Windows Font Cache Service fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the FontCache service has failed to start due to the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Windows Font Cache Service
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the commands below, paste them into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config FontCache start= auto
sc start FontCache
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The FontCache service is using the FntCache.dll file that is located in the C:\Windows\system32 directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 10 installation media.