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How to change the language in Windows 8

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Change the language in Windows 8.1: install new languages
Change language in Windows 8: turn on another language
Change Windows 8 language: effects on other Microsoft programs
Remove languages ​​from Windows

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How to change the language in Windows 8

In some cases, it is useful to be able to switch between multiple languages ​​in one operating system , for example in multilingual companies. This allows multiple users to view menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface elements in their preferred language..

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Not sure which version of Windows you have installed on your regular computer? You can see what the Windows version is at any time with several simple commands.

Next, we explain step by step how you can change the display language in Windows 8 ..

Index

1. Change the language in Windows 8.1: install new languages
2. Change language in Windows 8: turn on another language
3. Change Windows 8 language: effects on other Microsoft programs
4. Remove languages ​​from Windows

Change the language in Windows 8.1: install new languages

If you have not used other languages ​​on your computer so far, before changing the language in Windows 8, you will first have to install the desired language pack . To do this, you have to proceed as follows:

1. Open the Control Panel . To do this, use the keyboard shortcut  [Windows] + [X] or click with the right mouse button on the Windows symbol located at the extreme left of the taskbar. In both cases, a menu opens at the bottom left of the screen that allows you to select the "Control Panel" option.

Windows 8 menu that allows access to the Control Panel

2. In the Control Panel dialog box, you can access the language settings in the options? Add a language ? or? Change input methods ? from the category? Clock, language and region ?.

?Watch, language and region? in the Windows 8 Control Panel menu.

3. In the next dialog box, click? Add a language ?:

Add a language in the "Change your language preferences" dialog box.

4. In the next dialog box, click the option? Add a language ? Below the list of languages, click on the option? Add? or? Open? (Yes, as in the example, multiple languages ​​can be selected).

Language selection in the "Add Language" dialog box.

5. In some languages ​​there are different regional variants . In these cases, another list will be displayed. Select the version you want and click? Add ?:

Dialog box for selecting regional language variants.

The new language will appear in the list, although its activation will not yet be available. From the link? Options ?, you can access the settings for the new language.

Dialog box? Change language settings ?.

6. In the most used languages, you can automatically download and install the corresponding language packs from the link? Download and install language pack ? in the Control Panel language options dialog.

Windows 8 "Language Options" dialog box.

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You can download language packs that cannot be downloaded from the control panel on Microsoft's help page..

7. From now on, you will be able to choose and activate the new language in the language list.

"Change your language preferences" dialog box.

Change language in Windows 8: turn on another language

If you have already installed additional language packs, you will be able to change the language in just a few steps.

1. Open the language settings dialog box , as described in the previous section, in points 1 and 2.
2. Select the desired language and activate it by clicking on the option ? Up? to place it at the top of the list. You can also click next to the desired language in? Options? and select? Set as primary language ?.

Set the new language as the default on-screen display language.

3. After the next login or reboot of the operating system, the new language will be active as the on-screen display language.

Change Windows 8 language: effects on other Microsoft programs

When the Windows default display language is enabled in the Office language settings, it will also be displayed as the display and help language in Office.

To do this, the language installed in Windows must also be included in the version of Office installed. If not, the missing Office language pack will need to be installed so that it is also the document viewing and reviewing language.

Changing the language in Windows will also change the language of the keyboard , something to keep in mind when working with text in Office if different or additional languages ​​must be used. Keyboard settings can be changed in the lower right corner of the Windows taskbar.

The languages ​​of the user interface (menus and buttons), the proofing tools (spelling and grammar check) and processing (keyboard language) in Office can also be fully customized individually and independently of Windows from the language settings Office . The three options can be configured independently of each other.

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The latest versions of the popular Word, Excel or PowerPoint programs are part of Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 is the convenient online version, with centralized storage in the cloud and whose use is not limited by location, nor is technical service nor the installation.

Remove languages ​​from Windows

The function? Delete? allows you to remove from the list of languages ​​those that you do not use regularly. You will not be able to delete the language that is currently being used as the display language. Note that removing it from the list does not uninstall the language pack from your computer.

Windows 8: remove a language from the language list.

From the? Language Options? for each language you can uninstall the language pack . The files will be removed from your computer.

Uninstalling a language pack in Windows 8.

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If, after the language installation, your operating system stops working correctly or if, during the language installation, problems appear in the operating system , you will always have the possibility to undo the changes by resetting Windows 8. In general, you can decide if you completely reset the system to factory settings or if you prefer to restore the system state to its settings from a few weeks ago.

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