How to install a language pack and change the Windows display language
To download and install a language pack, follow these steps:- On the Start page, type language, and make sure that the search scope is set to Settings.
- In the Results panel, click or tap Language.
- In the Change your language preferences pane, click or tap Add a language.
- Browse or search for the language that you want to install.
For example, select Catalan, and then click or tap Add. Catalan is now added as one of your languages. - In the Change your language preferences pane, click or tap Options next to the language that you added.
- If a language pack is available to download for your language, click or tap Download and install language pack.
- When the language pack is installed, the language is displayed as available to use for the Windows display language.
- To make this language your display language, move it to the top of your language list.
- Log off and then log back on to Windows for the change to take effect.
- Administrator rights are required to install a language pack.
- If you install many additional language packs, the disk space and system performance are affected. In particular, disk space and system performance are affected during servicing operations, such as Service Pack installations. Therefore, we recommend that you only add a language pack to your computer if you will use the language pack.
- Language packs also let multiple users who share a computer select distinct display languages. For example, one user can select to see the dialog boxes, menus, and other text in Japanese, whereas another user can select to see the same content in French.
How to uninstall a language pack
To uninstall a language pack, follow these steps:- On the Start page, type language, and make sure that the search scope is set to Settings.
- In the Results panel, click or tap Language.
- In the Change your language preferences pane, click or tap Options next to the language that you want to change. You must make sure that the language pack that you want to remove is currently not being used. Be aware that you cannot remove the original install language of Windows.
- If the language pack can be uninstalled, a link to uninstall the language pack is shown. Click or tap Uninstall language pack.
- Follow the instructions to uninstall the language.
Notes
- Administrator rights are required to uninstall a language pack.
- Language packs that are installed by using the language control panel can be uninstalled if they are currently not being used.
- After you uninstall a language pack, other users on the same computer cannot use that language pack
