Illustrator no longer updating when new fonts added, without restarting.

I just updated to version 30.0 and am still seeing the same issue as of 11/6/2025. At least now I know it's a problem with the program and not my computer. It's still frustrating since the project I'm currently working on involves installing fonts.

Still not refreshing in real time November 2025. This is a horrible change. I upload new font multiple times per project. Have to close out and restart each time is a HUUUGE waste of time. Uhg. I sure hope this is just a "bug" and will be rectified with and update. 😕😕 

Still happening

Yeah i have noticed that as well and its frustrating.
It was much smoother before; I had to reboot the program mid-work just to update the new font

 i hope the fix this

illustrator needs restart after font install

I'm having the same issue. Version 29.8.2 updated 14 days ago. 

I have experienced the same issue, and it’s quite frustrating. I had to roll back to version 28.7.10 to get things working again. Hopefully, this can be addressed in an upcoming update. 

Yes as of today i still need to restart illustrator everytime i install a font into the system. particularly problematic whent trying to create fonts and test them 

I've been experiencing the same problem since the last update. It's really annoying. Hope Adobe fixes it soon.

This is also an issue for me on version 29.8.2, I tried to roll back to 29.8.1 but that didn't fix it. I then rolled back all the way to 28.7.10 and it works again.