Windows 10: More than one language in Windows Home SL why the greed?

We all know for Microsoft software is about business, no need to rub that speech on our faces. But to force users to pay 99 dollars to be able to add a single language to the operating system is plain and simple abuse. We don´t need all the rest of the perks in Windows Pro, only a single extra language. Please tell me I got it wrong and there´s a hidden eastern egg that I´m unaware of to allow users to add an extra language to the system at a reasonable rate, or even free. C´mon, anyone at Microsoft, from the cleaning lady to Bill Gates, be honest, is 99 dollars reasonable to add an extra language to a single language operating system? Please, work with your crowd!!!

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Windows 8.1 update changed the language, can't change back

Maybe, these will help... it seems it is a common enough problem.

Language packs are no longer available after you upgrade to Windows 8.1

And, sort of the same here --> Add a language or keyboard

Quote from above MS web page:

Spoiler Download and install language packs
You'll need to download the language pack if you want to make a language your Windows display language (that's the language you see most often in Windows and apps).

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
  (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)
• Tap or click Time and language, and then tap or click Region and language.
• Tap or click a language that says Language pack available underneath, and then tap or click Options.
• Tap or click Download. The download process might take a while, depending on your PC and the size of the language pack.
  If you want to make this your display language, see the next section "Change your Windows display language".

Change your Windows display language
To change your Windows display language (that's the language you see most often in Windows and apps), first add a language, download and install the language pack, and then follow these steps.

• Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
  (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)
• Tap or click Time and language, and then tap or click Region and language.
• Tap or click the language that you want to set as your display language.
• Tap or click Set as primary to move the language to the top of the list. If the language can become your Windows display language, you'll see Will be display language after next sign-in appear under the language.
• Sign out and then sign back in to finish.

And here is some more info --> Add Language Packs to Windows

 

windows language SL change

Hi Aditya,

To change the language on your Windows 10 laptop, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows + I keys from the keyboard to launch the
  Settings window.
  
• Click Time & Language.
  
• Click Region & Language.
  
• Click Add a Language under Languages.
  
• Locate then select English (United States).
  
• Select the new language then click Options to download any language packs necessary.
  
• Click Back then click Set as default after clicking
  English language.
  
• Press Windows + X keys from the keyboard to launch
  Power User menu, then click Control Prompt.
  
• Click Add a language.
  
• Click the Advanced settings on the left pane.
  
• Click the Apply language settings to the welcome screen, system accounts, and new user accounts option
  
• under the Override for Windows display language.
  
• Click Copy settings under Welcome screen and new user accounts, then click
  OK.
  
• Tick all the boxes under Copy your current settings to at the bottom part of the window, then click
  OK.
  
• Restart your computer.

Note: Make sure that you are using an Administrator account before doing the above mentioned steps.

Let us know the result.

Regards.

 

Which ISO to use for Windows 10 Home SL?


The Media Creation tool is I believe multi edition Home and Pro, like my MSDN ISO's, but does not include the SL version? I don't see it listed on MSDN either? That's a step back IMHO, it's an option on the Windows 8.1 MCT. An 8.0 Core OEM key (not SL) will install 10 Home. Verified that myself. I don't know where you get that ISO? Hopefully it gets added to the MCT at some point. It's a pain but you likely can run the MCT on each PC and chose the "Upgrade this PC now" option to get around it. Not ideal but it should work. Then see if you get 10 Home or 10 Home SL. If you get the full 10 Home, they will have a digital entitlement for it. Any clean installs after that will work with the ISO's you have now. You just select Home and click skip key.