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    Display Language - Change

    Display Language - Change

    How to Change the Display Language in Vista and Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise
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    How to Change the Display Language in Vista and Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise

       Information
    This will show you how to change the display language that Vista and Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise uses to display text in wizards, dialog boxes, menus, and other items in the user interface (UI).

    By default Windows uses the language selected during it's installation.

       Note
    When you install a language pack and change the display language to it, this will also automatically add a keyboard input language for this language in the Language bar.

    EXAMPLE: BEFORE and AFTER Display Language Change
    Display Language - Change-default.jpg

    Display Language - Change-spanish.jpg



    OPTION ONE

    To Change the UI Display Language in only Your User Account


    NOTE: This option will only be applied to the user account that this is done in.
    1. Open the Control Panel (icon view), and click on the Region and Language icon.

    2. Click on the Keyboards and Languages tab, then choose a display language and click on OK. (see screenshots below)
    NOTE: If you do not see a Choose a display language option or the language that you want, then this means that you will need to install the language pack that you want to change the display language to first.
    Display Language - Change-change-1a.jpgDisplay Language - Change-change-1b.jpg
    3. Click Log off now. (see screenshot below)
    WARNING: This will log you off immediately. Be sure to save and close all work and opened programs first.
    Display Language - Change-change-2.jpg



    OPTION TWO

    To Change the System UI Display Language


    NOTE: This have the administrator's display language applied in the Welcome screen (log on) and in system accounts.
    1. Log on to an administrator account.

    2. Do OPTION ONE first to set the administrator account's display language to be the what you want to be applied to the system, then log back on to the same administrator account.

    3. Use step 4 in the tutorial below to check the Welcome screen and system acccounts box.



    OPTION THREE

    To Change the Default UI Display Language of New User Accounts


    NOTE: This will have any new user account created on the computer to have the administrator's display language applied to it. Existing user accounts aren't affected.
    1. Log on to an administrator account.

    2. Do OPTION ONE first to set the administrator account's display language to be the what you want to be applied to the system, then log back on to the same administrator account.

    3. Use step 5 in the tutorial below to check the New user accounts box.
    That's it,
    Shawn







  1. Posts : 42
    Windows 7
       #1

    Hi brink,
    I brought a mini netbook in poland and the language is in polish,,,this is with wimdow 7starter and i want a lot to change it to english plz hel me...coz when i open the computer everything in polish and i dont get much about it plz do help me jo
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello Jo, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    I'm sorry, but you can only change the display language in the Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. The Windows 7 Starter editions can only use the same language as you purchased it as.

    However, you are able to change the keyboard input language to another one in Windows 7 Starter.
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  3. Posts : 42
    Windows 7
       #3

    its ok brink thank you for replying.
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  4. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    You're welcome. Sorry about that.
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  5. Posts : 2
    WIN 7 HOME PREMIUM 64bit
       #5

    PLEASE HELP ME


    HOW I CAN CHANGE LANG FROM ARABIC TI ENG IN WIN 7 HOME PREMIUM ?????
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  6. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #6

    To have a true english interface, you need to have win7 enterprise or ultimate, those editions let you download free language packs through windows update. With home premium, you can switch to an english keyboard layout and date time format etc. but the display language, all menus including start menu and messages will remain arabic, so not the ideal situation.

    Your options are:

    1) Anytime upgrade to Ultimate, then download and install the english language pack.

    2) I'm not 100 % sure this'll work but if you have the time and inclination, you can back up everything on this computer (if this is OEM preinstalled, create a set of recovery disks), then borrow or download an english language win7 install disk, install home premium and activate with the COA key/retail key/whatever key you got with the purchase. Now, this may or may not work so you must be prepared to go back to the original install.

    A word of caution- there are hacks and tools floating around that claim to change the language on ineligible editions. Stay away from those, they'll mess up your activation and licensing files.
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  7. Posts : 11
    32 bit
       #7

    can somebody tell me how do I change the language from German to English...
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  8. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #8

    punky said:
    can somebody tell me how do I change the language from German to English...
    What version (enterprise, ultimate, pro, home, etc) do you have?
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  9. Posts : 11
    32 bit
       #9

    well actually, I do not really know :S:S ...where can I see what version is it?
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