Microsoft to Stop Supporting Adobe PostScript Type 1 Font in Future Windows Versions

TapTechNews August 6th news, Microsoft Corporation today released an announcement declaring that future versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems will no longer support Adobe PostScript Type 1 font, but the official did not publicly announce the specific deactivation time.

The content of Microsoft's announcement is as follows:

Adobe has announced in January 2023 that its latest software products no longer support PostScript Type 1 font. Microsoft recommends that users delete their reliance on this font type and migrate to other font types that are in a supported state.

To display the currently installed fonts, go to Settings > Personalization > Fonts. Application developers and content owners should test their applications and data files after deleting the Adobe Type 1 font.

For more detailed information, please contact the application vendor or Adobe.

TapTechNews note: Type 1 font (also known as PostScript, PS1, T1, Adobe Type 1, MultipleMaster, abbreviated as MM) is a format in the font industry and has been replaced by a format that can support larger character sets.

Type 1 font was introduced by Adobe in 1984 and used in conjunction with its PostScript page description language, and became widely used with the popularity of PostScript-enabled desktop publishing software and printers.

In 1996, Adobe's product and text development began to focus on the more versatile OpenType font, and the attention to Type 1 decreased.

Most browsers and mobile operating systems do not support Type 1 fonts. Similar to Adobe, most operating systems are likely to continue to evolve to support the more powerful technical potential of the OpenType format font and stop supporting the Type 1 format.