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Title: Severe Font Rendering Issue After Installing KB5122385 and KB5120998 on Windows 11 25H2
Check "Smooth edges of screen fonts": Go to Settings > System > About > Advanced system settings > Performance Settings and ensure "Smooth edges of screen fonts" is checked.
- hossamsolimanSep 03, 2026Copper Contributor
Thank you very much for your suggestion and for taking the time to help. I truly appreciate your interest in trying to find a solution to this problem, and I really value your effort.
However, I believe the proper solution should be to identify and fix the root cause in the Windows updates themselves.
Font smoothing settings may help in some cases, but in my situation, the issue appeared only after installing KB5122385 and KB5120998 and disappeared completely after uninstalling them.
Therefore, rather than relying on a workaround or changing a setting, I believe Microsoft should investigate what these updates changed and correct the underlying issue in a future update.
Again, thank you very much for your attention and for your effort to help resolve this issue. I truly appreciate it.