【 CHANGE Language in Windows 8 】 Step by Step Guide ▷ 2022

Often happens. You buy a computer online and when you get home after the long wait, it is completely in another language that is not yours. In principle this is not a serious problem since the functions of the Windows 8 operating system They will be complete and perfectly usable, but if you do not understand things well it can spoil your experience as a user.

The real problem is that When you are about to make the change, you do not know how, since the functions are moved, you have no idea how to get to the section corresponding to the language change.. But you don’t have to be alarmed, it’s perfectly correctable and you’ll be able to do it even if you don’t fully understand the original language of Windows 8 that came with your computer.

In this article we are going to teach you how to change the language of Windows 8 in every way, from the screen to the keyboard and each of its characters.. In addition, we will share with you the list of all the language packs Existing for both the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version.

Steps to download and install the language pack in Windows 8 (Windows 8 Language Packs)

The reality is that Microsoft is aware that this scenario can occur on many occasions. For this reason, it makes available to the user two fairly simple methods to apply to change the computer’s language with astonishing ease.

Below we explain each of them so that you can do it whenever you like in the most practical way possible:

Method 1: Using Windows 8 Language Manager

The first method to do this task is by using the Windows 8 Language Managerwhich is an application that Microsoft has designed so that you can make changes to the language of your computer automatically. This assistant has more than 100 pre-installed languagesincluding regional variations for each dialect that you will find very interesting.

This means that finding a Spaniard from Spain, as well as one from Latin America or the United States, the choice is yours.

To apply these changes you simply have to follow the steps that we explain below:

Enter the Windows 8 Control Panel and locate the section “Clock, Language and Region”.

Once the previous section is identified, click on the option “Add language”which is located just below.
This will open a window where you can configure various aspects of your computer’s language. The next thing is to look for the option “Add a language”.

After doing this, a large window will appear. list of pre-installed languages that you can add to apply, what you should do is select the one you want to apply according to your needs. Once found, click on “Add”. You should bear in mind that there are many variants of the same language, so it is best to choose the one corresponding to your country to avoid confusing phrases in the future.

This will take you back to the window where you clicked add language in the second instance, and you’ll see that the new package is added so you can download and apply it. The next thing to do is click on “Options”.
This will open a new window in which you will see the different language options. What you have to do is select the option “Download and install language pack”which is an option that you must run as administrator.

After doing this, the language begins to download, which It may take a few minutes as the lightest package weighs about 600Mb, so it will all depend on the , but it’s usually pretty fast. Either way, you will see a window showing the progress of the download and installation.

Once the language is downloaded and installed, what you should do is to restart the computer and all the work will be done.

Method 2: Manually

There are a few reasons that the above method may not work correctly. Among them is the fact that you want to get smart by installing a pirated copy of the operating system that is incompletebecause we already know that pirate is not 100% perfect.

Another more common reason is that have an OEM version of Windows that has a default language and won’t let you change itwhich is very common, but it does not mean that you are condemned to use the OS in a language that is not yours.

Your lifesaver is to perform the installation manually, which you can do perfectly regardless of the type of license you have or if Windows is pirated and incomplete.

To do this you must follow the steps that we explain below:

Download the language pack you want to install. It is important that for this you look at the version of your Windows 8, which can be from 32bit either 64bit, which means you must install a language pack with those features.

*Note: In the final section of this guide you have the official links to download each available package according to the version you have installed on your computer.

Once the installation is finished you will have a .cab file which cannot be executed normally. To be able to do it you will have to open the execute box by pressing the keys “Windows+R” and typing the command “LPKSetup.exe”.

Once this is done, a window will open in which you must select the option “Install display language” which is always the first of the two possible ones.

This will open a new window in which you will have to select the option “Search”.

After this, the system will open a small window in which you will have to find the path where the .cab file is saved that you downloaded, in which the language pack is located.
Once you do this, the system itself will identify it as a language, which will appear among the eligible options.
Now you must click on “Following” so that the system proceeds to install the selected language automatically.

Before installation you will have to accept the Microsoft license terms and then click on “To accept”. After that, the installation will begin, which shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes.

Now you will see a window where the installed language is displayed. The next thing you should do is check the box “Apply display language to splash screens and system accounts” and then click on “Change display language”.

Now what you have to do is simply Restart your computer and when it starts again the language will be completely changed.

How to change and activate the language on your Windows 8 computer?

If you did the above process correctly, then everything should be fine by now, but the job is not done. To make the language change, what you have to do to apply the new language is the following:

Open the control panel and locate in the section “Clock, Language and Region”.
Once there click on “Add language”. After that, you will see the list of installed languages, which should include the one you recently downloaded and installed. What you have to do is select it and click on “move up” to be in the first position, which will make it the default language of the operating system.

after that just we have to restart the computer and that’s itthe job will be finished.

If you want to change the language again in the future, You simply have to enter this section and follow the steps mentioned to establish it, or download it the way we teach you in the first sections of this guide. However, there is still something that has not changed, and it is the keyboard, which we will show you in the next section.

How to put the keyboard of your computer with Windows 8 in Spanish?

Once you install the language pack, what changes is the computer’s screen language, but not the entire system. Thus, If you want to have the entire operating system in Spanish, you will have to apply more changes. The first thing we are going to teach you is .

To do this you simply have to follow the steps below:

Enter the control panel and position yourself in the option again “Clock, Language and Region”and then click on the option “Change input methods”.

After that you will see a window with the available languages, among which must be the one you already installed. Now what you have to do is click on “Options”.

Once this is done, a window will open with all the language options, to which you will have to click on the option “Add to input methods“.

The above action will open a window in which are the different input methods available depending on the selected language. Choose the one you like best and click “Add”.

One thing to be aware of is that this will simply change the way your keyboard is recognized by the operating system, which will affect the order of some keys and special characters.

How to apply the display language to the rest of Windows 8?

Now you have almost the entire operating system changed the language, but you still need to apply the changes to the rest of it. This will make each and every character in Windows 8 in the language you want to applythus ending your mission.

What you have to do is quite simple:

Enter the control panel and go to the section “Clock, Language and Region”. Once there click on “Advanced configuration”.
This will open another window, in which you need to select the option “Apply language settings to welcome screen, system accounts, and new accounts.”

This will open a new window. In the section “Welcome screen and new user accounts”you must click on “Copy settings”, which will open a new window.

In the new options window you must check the two boxes at the end that say “Welcome screen and system accounts” Y “New user accounts” respectively, and finish by clicking on “OKAY”.

Once this is done, the language changes will have been applied to all aspects of the system and your work will be finished. The only thing left for you to do is reboot to w8.

How to uninstall one or multiple language packs in W8?

In case one day you want remove a language from your Windowsit is good that you know that you can do it without this causing any consequences other than returning to the default language with which the computer came.

All you have to do is the following:

Enter the control panel and the section “Watch, language and region”click “Add language”. This will show you the list of languages that are installed.
In the selected language click on “Options”.
In the window with the list of options, you must click on “Uninstall language pack”which is an option that you must run as administrator.

You will then see a screen showing the progress of the uninstallation.
When finished, you must return to the window with the list of languages, select the language you just uninstalled and click on “Remove”.

After this simply you must restart the computer and you will see the original language again the one it was with when you first turned it on.