How to Change the Windows 10 Language

Windows 10 supports over 108 languages, and more than 202 different keyboard types, which means that Windows 10 supports over 7,000 different writing systems.[1] This may seem unbelievable, but it's true. If you want to change the language in your computer, it's pretty simple to do. This wikiHow will describe how to change the language in Windows 10.

Steps

  1. Image titled Open Windows 10 Settings Step 1
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    Open Settings. Click Start
    Image titled Windowsstart.png
    , and then click the settings gear
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  2. Image titled Change System Language on Windows Step 2
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    Select "Time in Language".
  3. Image titled Open Language Settings Windows 10.png
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    Select "Language" in the left pane.
  4. Image titled Windows 10 Add Language.png
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    Select "Add a language". It'll be near the bottom of the page.
  5. Image titled Select Language Windows 10.png
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    Select the language that you want from the list. There are a lot of supported languages, so you can use the search bar at the top to search for the language that you want.
  6. Image titled Windows 10 Select Language Click Next.png
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    Click Next.
  7. Image titled Windows 10 Language options.png
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    Select which options you want. There are multiple different packs for the languages. Make sure to check the box that says, "Set as my Windows display language".
    • If you're going to set a language as your display language, then you might as well download all the optional features. Then, click Install
  8. Image titled Restart Windows 10 Step 3
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    Restart your computer. The display language will be noticeable after a restart.

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References

  1. ↑ https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2014/02/05/over-7000-languages-just-1-windows/

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Updated: December 17, 2020
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