Strange Japanese Symbols when I right click on the Desktop


  1. sutper
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    Strange Japanese Symbols when I right click on the Desktop


    I just noticed that when I right click on my desktop, there are these random Japanese characters.

    When I click on them, it seems to be for my graphics properties, and my resolution.

    Is there a way to turn them back into English.




    Toshiba m645 Laptop
    Intel i5 M450. So integrated Graphics.

    There was this Japanese game that my brother wanted to play. I guess something to do with the installation of it must have done something.
    Last edited by sutper; 21 Aug 2013 at 16:29. Reason: More info
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  3. YoYo155
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    Welcome to SF :) .

    Can you spend some more details?
    What make and model is the laptop?
    What GPU software you have installed, i.e. nVidia / AMD ?
    Did you change anything, on the software side, before you noticed it?
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  4. sutper
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    I'm also not sure when this problem first arrived. I just noticed it now, but could have been like that for much longer.

    I'm also on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
    I just looked at my other laptop and I think the characters are for
    Graphic Properties and Graphic Options.
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  6. YoYo155
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    Yes it does look like the intel hd graphics context menu.

    I don't use the intel hd graphics so I can't experiment but if you right-click on the tray icon



    Language setting should be under Options and Support.



    You could always use Google Translate to make sense of the lettering.
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  7. sutper
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    Start Menu > Control Panel > Region and Language
    Administrative Tab > Change system locale Button
    Change to English
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  8. YoYo155
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    Thank you posting a solution for future reference :) .
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