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May 27, 2026
Question

Adobe Fonts loading/sync experience on Windows feels significantly slower compared to macOS

  • May 27, 2026
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The Adobe Fonts loading/sync experience on Windows is way too slow.

On my PC, after startup, the Creative Cloud Desktop app can take a very long time to load/sync Adobe Fonts, sometimes to the point where it takes up to 20 minutes just to load the fonts. Meanwhile on my MacBook, fonts appear almost instantly.

My internet connection and hardware are not the issue:

  • 720 Mbps download / 500 Mbps upload

  • Ryzen 9 5900X

  • 64GB RAM 3000MHz

  • RTX 4060 8GB

  • 2TB NVMe SSD

Everything is fully updated, which makes this feel more related to Creative Cloud Desktop app/font syncing performance on Windows specifically.

Would love to see improvements to:

  • Adobe Fonts sync speed on Windows

  • startup responsiveness

  • background font activation reliability

The difference between the Windows and macOS experience is very noticeable in professional creative workflows.

    1 reply

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 27, 2026

    post this in the fonts forum, https://community.adobe.com/adobe-fonts-433

     

    and change your title slightly to avoid a duplicate post error.

    Participating Frequently
    May 27, 2026

    Will do