FontExt.dll
Windows Font Folder by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
fontext.dll has 28 known versions, the most recent one is 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255). The average file size is about 392.32 KB. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program NVIDIA Drivers from NVIDIA Corporation.
What is fontext.dll?
The Windows Font Folder shell extension contains all the font files used on the Windows system and implements the Windows fonts folder whenever new fonts are installed using the control panel or when new devices are installed. Windows Font Folder (fontext.dll) updates the list of fonts installed in Windows.
 Details
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| File name: | fontext.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Font Folder |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\fontext.dll |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Font Folder.)
The NVIDIA Driver is the software driver for NVIDIA Graphics GPU installed on the PC. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of fontext.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Microsoft Windows Font Previewer' with CLSID {8a7cae0e-5951-49cb-bf20-ab3fa1e44b01}
- 'Microsoft Windows Font File Context Menu Handler' with CLSID {1a184871-359e-4f67-aad9-5b9905d62232}
- 'Microsoft Windows Font File Icon Handler' with CLSID {2BC0DA0E-F1BC-43AB-B4B5-738EB6B51E7E}
- 'Microsoft Windows Font Folder' with CLSID {BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}
All file variations of fontext.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
92.51% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
3.37% |
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| Windows XP Home Edition |
1.87% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
1.50% |
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| Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition |
0.37% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
0.37% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.13% of Windows Font Folder.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
47.12% |
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| Intel |
11.54% |
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| Toshiba |
7.69% |
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| Compaq |
6.73% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
6.25% |
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| American Megatrends |
5.29% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.33% |
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| Sahara |
2.88% |
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| ASUS |
2.88% |
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| Gateway |
1.92% |
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| Acer |
1.44% |
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| Lenovo |
0.96% |
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| Sony |
0.96% |
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