Windows 10: Changing system default language

Hi,
I got a windows10 edition in a specific language and I would like to change it to English.
How can I do it?
Will it become the original English version or it is only a translation pack?
The only guide I found is this
How to change the system language across your whole Windows 10 PC | Windows Central
But Im not sure it will achieve my goal
Thanks

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Dell OEM English ISO， can i install with windows 10 Chinese ISO and active it?

See
http://www.windowscentral.com/how-properly-change-system-default-language-windows-10

 

No Wifi Settings and Network

Accidentally, I also noticed that I cannot change the system language following those steps:

How to change the system language across your whole Windows 10 PC

The "set as default" button, is greyed out.

 

There are also Region settings and further downloads for Speech. Then there's the input language.

Cortana gets very upset if language settings don't match, and will complain. If there's a mismatch, you will find trying to search Settings gives an error sthg like 'Search results aren't quite complete yet- we're working on it'. How obscure is that.

MS should have done this, say, on a wizard basis instead of leaving users to deal with different aspects piecemeal.

 

Do you know the complete to-do list for making a full transfer to English, as the original English version?
by "input language" you mean what they describe in the link?

I thought windows 10 is built on a one-and-only english theme which is being translated to other language and sold as a "special" version. According to your answer can I assume this not the case??

 

Hi, do you have Home or Pro?
In 2015 there were comments changing the language was only possible in Pro.
I've seen that on this forum, and a comment made by a MS MVP.
I've also seen a contradictory comment. (I have Pro).

Reasonable guide:
How to Change the Display Language in Windows 10
- but misses at least the need to change speech language ...

There's not a more complete tutorial on this site either.

This adds some missing steps:
http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/ch...ice-windows-10

 

Thank you!!
except this, anything else to make it complete?

I have pro

I guess that deep system files that are not reachable to the user are already in English, right?

 

A useful test is as I said to check Cortana works and search in Settings works. These don't depend on the keyboard settings (input language).

 

The Native OS Language,obviously will not be able to delete it fully.
But you can run your OS in the Screen Languages and Keyb you like, more or less, seamless.
Go to Control Panel>Languages
Add a Language for Screen you like
On Options for that language, add any Keyb input you need
Move that Language to Top of languages listed
go to advanced settings and select "Override" the languages for Display and Keyb input
Select "Apply Language Settings to Welcome Screen, systgem accounts and new users"
Reboot
Now , go again to Control Panel > Languages and REMOVE any Screen Languages that you do not need. Also, go to active Selected Screen Language and remove any Keyb Input you do not need.
That´s it.
Native OS Language must remains, you can not delete it because it is a Backup in case of failure/Bad user choice, but as above described, you will not see the Native OS Language.
This procedures are tested on W10 1607.351 and 1607.447

 

Check the last post in this thread: Solved Nov update failed. Media Creation Tool insists on USA not UK - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums I had the same problem with updates as this thread, I'm in the UK but after every upgrade I was reverted to US settings so had to change them back even though UK was set under every available place I could find on my pc, the solution in the post fixed it for me. I don't know which version of English you're after but it gives the code for UK & US, in this case default is US. I know you're not having problems with updates but thought that it may help if your pc isn't giving you the language you want even after changing the language default.

 

I bought Windows 8 Pro x64 in The Netherlands back then and changed the GUI language to English - because I use a lot of English forums and don't like the translating when seeking help for issues - but not all in the GUI has changed to English. Now on Windows 10 Pro x64, but still not 100% GUI changed to English.

Greetz

 

I'm in the UK. My laptop was built for the UK market, but for some reason best known to Toshiba it came with the EN-US version of Windows 7 installed (even the version in the manufacturer's recovery partition was EN-US). When I got the free upgrade to 10240 it too was EN-US (you can only upgrade to the same language) so I then had to install the GB language packs. These of course were lost in the Fall Upgrade to 1511 because that too had to be an upgrade in EN-US.

However, once upgraded to 1511 EN-US I did a second upgrade install, this time using the EN-GB 1511 install media. Apparently though you have to use the same language to upgrade to a newer version if you want to keep your files and apps, you can then upgrade to the same version in another language and keep all your files and apps.

Come the anniversary update I could now upgrade with the EN-GB install media and all my language settings remained as I wanted them.

 

I couldn't understand why a laptop bought in the UK has a US version of Windows either, as stated I was changing language & settings back to EnUK after major updates, but after the above fix I downloaded the anniversary update with no change to language settings.

 

That is fundamentally so wrong and at the same time too important to multilingual users that it has to be corrected:

You can only in-place upgrade or repair install (in-place upgrade with same version and edition) keeping your installed software, settings and files with the same or newer version of Windows when the base language remains the same.

In other words, to give a few examples, you can always in-place upgrade or repair install an English (United States) Windows with English (United Kingdom) Windows install media, Portuguese (Portugal) Windows with Portuguese (Brazil) Windows install media, Swedish (Sweden) Windows with Swedish (Finland) Windows install media, French (Switzerland) Windows with French (France) Windows install media, and so on.

When base language remains the same but is not the same regional version, Windows Setup warns about changing from one regional version of the language to another within same base language, yet allows user to keep installed software, settings and files.

In example here a British English Windows 10 version 1607 build 14939 upgraded with US English Windows 10 Insider Build 14971 ISO image:




I repeat: this option, to keep installed software, settings and files is only available if the current Windows installation has the same base language but different regional version of it than the install media used for in-place upgrade or repair install.

You can never in any circumstances do an in-place or repair install keeping your installed software and settings with the same or newer version of Windows when a base language changes. In some cases it is possible to keep personal files even in this case but all installed software and settings will always be lost.

For instance no regional version of English Windows can be in-place upgraded or repair installed with any regional version of French Windows install media and so on. When the base language of current Windows installation and install media used for in-place upgrade or repair install do not match, only option offered is to keep nothing.

 

Well that sounds promising because I assume there is a general theme which is being "dressed" with the specific language needed. No way there are multi versions for each language.

"This is the solution you are talking about:
I know this is an old thread but it is still relevant especially as the same thing will probably apply to the anniversary update due soon. I had exactly the same problem just recently. I have a Connect 10 Windows 10 tablet. I originally rolled back from 1511 to 10240 for various reasons but recently decided to try 1511 again and although every setting as with Fellwalker was set to UK the media creation tool insisted I had to use the US version if I wanted to keep my personal files and apps. After searching through countless complicated suggestions all over the internet I found the solution was ridiculously simple, so long as you don't mind using regedit. Just go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\Language . Scroll down the menu to the right until you come to "Default" which will read "0409". Change this to "0809". That's it! Now if you use the en-GB language media creation tool, lo and behold you have the option to keep personal files and apps."

What do you say guys, we got the magic solution?