According to numerous reports, therecently launchedWindows 10 October Update is causing font issues on users’ PC. It seems like many users are dealing with some kind of “broken fronts” where font on Windows programs is getting distorted, making it impossible to read the text.
At first, it was only a few Windows apps but now users are complaining that the Windows system settings and even web browsers are showing the same broken fronts.

Ina Reddit post, people reported that they are facing broken fronts while opening web browsers like Google Chrome.
Earlier, a freeware audio player, Footba000 stated showing broken fonts. Usersreportedthat the rating stars are not working anymore after installing the Windows 01 July 2025 Update.

Thankfully, some Redditors have already come up with a fix. It seems like if users update the Intel graphics driver to the latest version, Windows will automatically fix the font issues. If you are facing the same issue, you can go to theIntel official websiteand look for your graphics driver. You can check out ourfull guide here.
Since its launch, the October Update is not going smoothly among Windows users. Form the massivefile deletion bugto abruptsound issues, the update keeps on getting new bugs every now and then.

I hopethe second releaseof the Windows 10 October Update coming in a few weeks gets rid of all the bugs and issues.