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This wikiHow teaches you how to add a language to your computer's available system languages, and switch your system's default setting to it, using Windows.
Steps
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1Open Windows Settings on your computer. Hold the ⊞ Win button and press I on your keyboard. This will open your computer's Settings menu.
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2Find and click Time and Language on the Settings menu. This will open a new window with a menu panel on the left-hand side.Advertisement
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3Click Region & Language on the menu panel. This option is located on the left-hand side. It will open your “Date & time” settings.
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4Click Add a language under Languages. This option is listed next to a "+" icon under the Languages heading. A list of available languages will pop up.
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5Select the language you’d like to use. This will add the selected language to the Languages list.
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6Click the language on the Languages list. This will highlight the selected language, and reveal three buttons next to it.
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7Click the Set as default button. This will change your system language to the selected language.Advertisement
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1. Open Windows Settings.
2. Click Time and Language.
3. Click Region & Language.
4. Click Add a language.
5. Select a language to add.
6. Click the language on the Languages list.
7. Click Set as default.
