Windows 10: Canceling Optional Language Features download

Hi, I wanted to start typing in Mandarin on my Windows 10 PC, so I installed several different input languages for Chinese. I removed the input languages that I didn't like, but I didn't know that the optional features were still being downloaded, resulting in a pile-up of optional features. I want to reinstall a language from the clean slate, so I cancelled the downloads, only for these features to be stuck on "Canceling". When I closed the settings window and opened it up again, it went back to downloading them again. Is there anyway to forcefully cancel these downloads?




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Cannot remove languages from Optional Features

Hi, all,

I have a Windows 10 (went through all of the Insider builds) and have a dozen languages that ended up in Optional Features (without my knowledge) that cannot be removed. Those languages (Chinese, Swedish, etc.) have only "Manage" button which does nothing.
In Control Panel -> Languages I have only English and Bulgarian.

I see that there are two places for language packs to install - System32 and SysWOW64. The contents of SysWOW64 is what corresponds to the list in Settins -> System -> Apps & Features -> Optional Features.

I've read on other forums that there was a bug around builds 1004x that could lead to large install times and the addition of many LPK (language packs). And indeed, my RTM install took a good whole night to complete.

So far I have:

• used Lpksetup /u and uninstalled everything there but English. This removed only the languages from System32 but had no effect on SysWOW64 and what is listed in Optional Features.
• have added the languages listed in Optional Features in Control Panel -> Languages so that I can uninstall the language packs from there, but the option available is to Download and install the pack and not to uninstall it
• With #2 in mind, I have downloaded the corresponding language pack in Control Panel -> Languages and have then uninstalled it - Optional Features still list it

How can I remove those languages?

 

Uninstalled a language, Basic Typing in "Manage Optional Features" still present.

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I suggest you to try adding the Polish Language completely by checking the options
Speech and Handwriting in Install language features.

Once you have added the Polish Language, restart the computer once and follow the below steps.

• Click on the Start Menu > Search for PowerShell >
  Right-click on PowerShell > Click on Run As Administrator.
  
  Once the PowerShell window is up and running, type the following command and hit
  Enter.

Get-WinUserLanguageList

• Now, you will get the languages which are installed. Make a note of language tag of the language which you want to retain. Let's say that this language tag is
  en-US.
  
  Now, type the below command and hit Enter.

Set-WinUserLanguageList en-US

• This command will make other languages disappear.
• Once the above commands are executed successfully, restart the computer once and check if you are still seeing the
  Polish Typing in Manage optional features.

Give it a shot and let us know of any changes.

Hope it helps.

 

Language options fail to download

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately the suggestions are of no help and don't address the specific issues I raise.

How do I change the Speech language if English (United States) is the only option and yet if I try to download the Speech pack for English (UK) it fails?

The link you sent to language packs has no download links as far as I can see but the page just lists languages.

Still not fixed...

Download fails every time.