Windows Font Cache Service (FontCache) Defaults in Windows 11
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 11 it starts automatically during the operating system startup. Then the Windows Font Cache Service logs on as NT AUTHORITY\LocalService and running in a shared process of svchost.exe. If Windows Font Cache Service fails to start, the failure details will be recorded into Event Log. Then Windows 11 should boot up and notify the user about the FontCache service startup failure.
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 11 installation media.