The new Windows 11 comes with many cool features and a refreshing new graphical interface, including a centered Start menu and taskbar, rounded corners windows, themes, and colors that make any Windows device stand out. One thing you can do with Windows 11 is you can change and switch language preferences. You can use Windows 11 desktop and applications in dozens of languages around the world. The translations into other languages may be incomplete and some applications may not provide full support, but the list of languages Windows 11 supports is growing. When you change to a new language, it changes the entire Windows desktop and display language. Any untranslated text will appear in the language the program or software was originally developed in, usually American English. To get started with changing Windows 11 display language, follow the steps below:
Change Windows 11 display language
Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Time & language, then select Language & region on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below. On the Language & region settings page, click the Add a language button in the highlighted section below. Select your preferred language from the list to install, then click Next. On the next screen, check the box next to “Set as my Windows display language” and click Install. Wait until Windows finishes downloading and installing the language pack. Once the download is complete, you’ll have to sign out and log back in for the changes to take effect. Once you log back in, the Windows display language should be set to your preferred. If you want to install keyboard settings for your preferred language, click the language option highlighted in the image below. On the Language options settings page, click Add a keyboard. The keyboard layout should go along with your preferred language selected above. If Windows can’t automatically install the language packs you selected, you will have to manually download and install them in Windows. There are some folders in your home folder for things like music, pictures, and documents. These folders use standard names according to your language. When you log back in, these folders will be renamed to the standard names for your selected language. Conclusion: This post showed you how to change Windows 11 display language. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
title: “How To Change Display Language In Windows 11” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Roger Oneal”
When you are installing Windows on your device, you are given the option to select your preferred installation language. When you do, Windows uses your preferred language for Windows features like Settings and File Explorer. After installing Windows, you can also install additional language packs to add to your list of Windows display languages. Language packs can include features to support text-to-speech, speech recognition, handwriting, keyboard, optical character recognition, and more. To change your display language you should have multiple preferred languages installed. Once you have additional language and language packs installed, you can then change your display language to another. How to learn how to install a language in Windows 11, read the post below: How to install a language in Windows 11 To remove a language, read the post below: How to remove a language in Windows 11
How to change your display language in Windows 11
As mentioned above, the display language you select changes the default language used by Windows features like Settings and File Explorer. You can have multiple preferred languages installed on your Windows device. If you have multiple languages installed, you can change your display language to another language. Below is how to do that. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from the System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click Time & language, then on the right pane, and select the Language & region tile to expand it. On the Language & region settings pane, under the Language section, select the Windows display language tile, and click a language from the drop-down menu to change to. When you switch your display language, Windows will prompt you to Sign out for the changes to apply. Log out of your Windows session and log back in to see your new display language settings. That should do it! You have successfully changed the display language in Windows 11. Conclusion: This post showed you how to change the display language in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
