The Trick to Installing Fonts with a VBScript or PowerShell Script

 Executive Summary:

Windows automatically registers fonts you drag and drop into the Fonts folder. If you use a VBScript or Windows PowerShell script rather than Windows Explorer to copy fonts into that folder, you don't get the automatic registration unless you use the Shell.Application object. Here are the three steps you need to follow when using the Shell.Application object to install fonts through a VBScript or Windows PowerShell script.

Windows automatically recognizes fonts you drag and drop into the Fonts folder. However, if you try to install fonts by copying the file at a command prompt or through a script, you can't see them in the Fonts folder or in the Windows font listings. The problem is that fonts need to be registered. When you drag and drop them into the Fonts folder, the Windows Explorer shell copy operation triggers the registration process. If you don't use Windows Explorer, you don't get the automatic registration. . . .