Windows 10: Updated the laptop and cannot log in because the language changed

When I was trying to shut down my laptop, I had the choices of 'update and shutdown' and 'update and restart'. I chose update and shutdown. And it did updated ang shutdown. However when I tried to open and login my password back, the language changed into arabic. I dont speak arabic and I dont know how to make it back into English since I cannot access it and I am basically locked out.


Need help!

:)

 

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

 

language changed in log in screen

Hi,

Before we proceed I would like you to answer the following question:

• Is there any language input shown in the bottom right corner in the login screen of your desktop?

If it is not shown then click on it and try to choose the language you want.

If it is not available then I suggest you to right click on Ease of access
on the log in screen and click on OSK(on screen Keyboard)and the try to enter your password and check.

Please get back to us with updated status, we will be happy to assist you.

 

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

Ok, so finally my brother installed Windows 8.1, but it changed the display language to english (from swedish), and he can't change it back.

Uncle Google tells me some people have this problem if they have changed the language prior to the update (if they bought it abroad or something), but this is a Toshiba laptop bought in Sweden, and the language have never been changed.

The fixes I've found is to manually download the language pack files and install them in clean boot, but the only direct links I've found is for english language packs. Others say you have to set all language settings to the original language, and then you can change, but the original language is swedish so ....

The problem is he lives about 1000km from me, so I can't actually work with the laptop (unless we do some remote desktop magic).

Any ideas? It's Windows 8 Pro btw.