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In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to add a language pack to change the UI language in Windows 10.
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It’s long been possible to change the display interface language in Windows to view menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface items in a language other than that of the base install. The base language of the OS is chosen during the out-of-box user experience phase of setup when you start the device for the first time. But later you can change the display language.
You can download Multilingual User Interface (MUI) language packs using the Settings app in Windows 10. Some language packs require English as the default base language, and others can be installed on top of any base language. For details about the available languages, see Microsoft’s website here.
Language packs in Windows 10 are installed per user. The following instructions don’t make a system wide configuration change, so first decide which user requires a different language, and if they’re not already, temporarily make the user a local administrator.
If you’re not sure whether the user is a member of the Administrators group, have the user log in and follow the instructions below:
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If BUILTIN\Administrators is not in the list, make the user an administrator as follows:
Now the user has been added to the local admins group. Have the user log in again.
Add a MUI Language Pack in Windows 10 (Image Credit: Russell Smith)
Add a MUI Language Pack in Windows 10 (Image Credit: Russell Smith)
When the user signs back in, the user interface will be displayed in the recently downloaded language. Windows Store apps will only change to the new language when they are next updated. And don’t forget to remove the user from the Administrators group using Computer Management.
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