Windows 10: Windows Add A Preferred Language Not Working

Every time I want to add a language to my keyboard under preferred languages in settings, it will freeze up whenever I go to add a preferred language and select one. Is there a way to solve this?

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languages preferred

Hello,

Assuming you want to use English (United States) as your preferred language, try these steps

1. Right click Start Button or press Windows + X keys and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).

2. In the administrative Windows PowerShell window, type these commands one-by-one and press Enter key after each:

Get-WinUserLanguageList

This will display list of installed languages on your machine. Note the LanguageTag for your preferred language.

$1=New-WinUserLanguageList <LanguageTag>

Replace <LanguageTag> for your preferred language. For example, if your preferred language is English (United States), then you can use $1=New-WinUserLanguageList en-US.

Set-WinUserLanguageList $1

After this, when opted, type Y to confirm setting preferred language. Close Windows PowerShell and you're done.

Hope this helps!

 

Windows 10 Language preference

Hi AS Balticom,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community Forums.

I appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

I can understand the situation must be difficult for you when the Language preference settings doesn't work as it should.

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

1. Are you aware of any changes made to the PC prior to this issue?
   
2. Which build version is installed on the computer? Press Windows key + R, type 'winver' and press enter to know this information.
   
3. Is the issue specific to the UK language?
   

Meanwhile, suggest you to follow these methods and check if that works for you.

Method 1: Suggest you to run the LPK setup and remove the language pack.

1. Press WIndows key + R to get the run window.
   
2. Type ‘LPKSETUP’ and press enter.
   
3. Click ‘Uninstall display languages.
   
4. Choose the language then click ‘Next’.
   

Once this is done, restart the computer and check if that helps.

Method 2: Further, suggest you to open the Registry Editor and remove the specific registry key and restart the PC to see if that makes any difference.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi.../desktop/windows-language-pack-default-values

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you follow these steps carefully. For added protection,
back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

Additional Information.

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Let us know the result of the steps performed so that we can help you further.

Awaiting your reply.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator

 

Windows 10 Language preference

Hi,

Thanks for the reply and appreciate your efforts to work on this issue.

• Were you able to follow the suggestions provided by us previously?
  

Let us know the result of the steps performed, so that we can help you further.

Awaiting your reply.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator