When installing Windows 7, the user establishes which language he wants to configure for the operating system. These settings, both for the language displayed on the screen and for the keyboard layout, can be changed at any time. In this guide you will learn how to change the language of Windows 7 step by step and the differences that must be taken into account depending on the version: Starter, Home or Enterprise..
Changing the language of the operating system will depend, among other things, on the version of Windows 7 you have installed on your computer. When it comes to setting up the Windows 7 language, the Starter, Basic, and Home versions offer fewer options than the Ultimate and Enterprise versions.
Microsoft stopped giving official support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020. That is, since that date, the product no longer receives technical support or security updates. As an exception, professional paid technical support is still offered to companies until 2023. If you are not requesting this service, we recommend that you upgrade to the new edition of Windows . You will find more information on this topic in our detailed article on the end of support for Windows 7..
If you are a Windows 7 Starter, Basic or Home user, you can download the Language Interface Pack (LIP) , which offers a partial translation of the most used areas of the menu. If you want to download the language packs for the user interface, go to the Microsoft support page and install them on your computer.
If you are a Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise user, you will have automatic access to language packs with full translations of dialog boxes, menu items, and help content . To change the language of Windows 7 in these two versions, you just have to access the Windows download center, download the desired languages from there and install them. In this way you can download some basic languages, such as English, also if you are a user of the non-professional editions..
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Windows 7 Starter, Basic, or Home users must download and install the language packs they need themselves if they want to change the language on their computer. Below we have outlined the step-by-step procedure to download and install the language packs for further configuration .
Access Microsoft's support page and select? Windows 7? as product version. Once there, you can download the desired language pack by clicking on the option ? Get now ? that you will find next to the language you want. If at this point the message? Windows Update? Appears, you can easily install the language from the download center (in the instructions below we explain how to do it). Also, the page lists the base languages required to install a specific language pack.
Once the download is complete, you can install the Windows 7 language pack by double-clicking on the file. The wizard to install and uninstall the display languages will then automatically open. Check that the checkbox of the language you want to install is activated and continue clicking on? Next ?
After installation, you can configure the language and set it as the new display language and, in this way, immediately change the language of Windows 7. You can apply the same changes on the start screen and in the system accounts if you check the corresponding box . To complete the installation, click? Change display language ?, log out and log back in with your profile. In some cases, it may be necessary to restart the operating system.
You can change the time, language and region settings of the operating system from the control panel. Open the control panel by clicking on? Start? and then "Control Panel". If you wish, you can also type? Control Panel? in the search window.
Then access the menu item? Region and language ?
In the tab? Keyboards and languages ?, you can either change the language of the Windows 7 keyboard or manage the display languages.
If you have the Ultimate or Enterprise version of Windows 7 installed, you can download and change the language from the update center . If you prefer, you can find the language packs on your computer and thus modify the language of Windows 7. In Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise you can change the language by following the steps below.
Open the control panel and once inside, select the option? Region and language ?
On the? Keyboards and languages? Tab, click on the option? Install or uninstall languages? to install new language packs in Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise or remove already installed packs. In the last step, select? Start Windows Update ?. You can then select, download and activate the language packs you want.
Once the desired language packs have been installed and activated, you can modify the keyboard language in Windows 7 with keyboard shortcuts. Press the [Shift] + [Alt] keys simultaneously to change the keyboard language. Next, check if the active language has been changed on the keyboard at the bottom of the screen, on the taskbar.
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