How to Change the Language on Your Computer
This wikiHow teaches you how to change your computer's language. This will affect the text used in menus and windows. You can do this on both Windows and Mac computers. Changing your computer's default language will not change your...
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On Windows
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Picture 1 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Open StartPicture 2 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer - You can also press the Windows key on your keyboard to open Start.
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Picture 3 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click SettingsPicture 4 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer -
Picture 5 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click Time & language. It's in the middle of the Settings window. -
Picture 6 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click the Region & language tab. You'll find this on the far-left side of the window. -
Picture 7 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click Add a language. It's next to a large + sign in the middle of the page, below the "Languages" heading. -
Picture 8 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Select a language. Click the language you want to use on your computer. -
Picture 9 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Select a dialect. If clicking your preferred language brings you to a page with different regional dialects available, click a dialect to select it.- This may not be available for your selected language.
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Picture 10 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click your added language. It should be below your current default language in the "Languages" section of the window. Doing so will expand the language's box. -
Picture 11 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click Options. This button appears below the language. Doing so opens the language's Options window. -
Picture 12 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Download the language pack. Click Download below the "Download language pack" heading in the upper-left side of the page. -
Picture 13 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click BackPicture 14 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer -
Picture 15 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click the language again, then click Set as default. You'll find this button below the language. Doing to will move the language to the top of the "Languages" section and set it as the default for all built-in menus, apps, and other display options. -
Picture 16 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Restart your computer. Open the Start menu, click PowerPicture 17 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer
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On Mac
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Picture 18 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Open the Apple menuPicture 19 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer -
Picture 20 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click System Preferences. It's near the top of the drop-down menu. -
Picture 21 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click Language & Region. It's a flag-shaped icon near the top of the System Preferences window. -
Picture 22 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click +. This icon is below the bottom-left corner of the "Preferred language:" box on the left side of the Language & Region window. Doing so prompts a pop-up window with different languages. -
Picture 23 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Scroll to select the language you want, then click Add. -
Picture 24 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Click Use [Language] when prompted. This is the blue button in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will set your computer's default display language to the added language.- If you miss this step, just click and drag the language you added from the bottom of the "Preferred languages" box to the top.
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Picture 25 of How to Change the Language on Your Computer Restart your Mac to complete the language change.
Update 24 March 2020
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