【CHANGE Language in Windows 10】▷ Step by Step Guide ▷ 2022

you have always searched for change windows language, and it has been so tedious that you have abandoned the process halfway. It is that the old versions of this OS have made this a real odyssey. Everything is due to the fact that the system already came with a default language and you had to go very deep to change it and if you were not very clear with the steps you had to follow, you could spend hours and hours without getting a successful result.

In view of this, Windows in its new version (Windows 10) has developed new functions, so that this work is not so overwhelming. Whereas before when you bought a computer outside your country, you had to change the language, or even have to pay someone else to do it, but now with version 10, you can change the language of up to three computers at the same time without much hassle.

Today we bring you the best methods and steps so that you can install a new language on your Windows 10 computer. In addition, we will teach you its keyboard shortcuts. You will find very helpful information in each of the sections that we leave you below.

Steps to change the default language on a Windows 10 computer

One of the problems that microsoft operating system has been dragging for a while, it’s the language. If we buy a computer outside the country, it is configured with a default language, making it really difficult to change it by having to download language packsand install them manually.

Aware of the problem that many Windows users experience, the new Windows 10 was bornwhere changing the languages and installing it is very simple, and you can always easily do it as many times as you want. To do this, you simply have to follow the steps that we present below..

The first thing you must do to be able to make the change in Windows 10 is to go to the menu “beginning”, later “Setting” and there you will see the following. As you can see, the language that is by default in the image is Spanish.

In the same place that you are already, look for the option “Hour and idiom”, from there you go to the line that says “Region and language” and the following options will be displayed.

As you can see, by default the system is in Spanish and, other languages are not available. For cases like these, if what you want is to change it to English, you will have to click on the option “add a idiom” and in the window that is displayed you can search for it in the entire list, or simply enter the name in the search box.

Click on the option you want (English) and you will see that new options associated with the chosen language will appear, remember that each language has many variations, due to the different accents in each country.
Among so many options, you select English (United States)” and the window will be displayed again “region e idiom”, in which you will see that the language is already available. While there, click on the chosen language and other options will be displayed.

Then click on the tab that says “Options”, and you will see the download in progress of the language that you are going to configure.
You can download in the same place, parameters such as language, voice and handwriting. Once the download process is finished, you will proceed to install the language.
You go back to the window “Region and language” and click on the language to establish and select the option that says “Set as default” and you will see a message like the following.

In the next , this will be the default language from now on in your Windows. You will have to restart the system to be able to verify the changes and you will see that Windows 10 is now fully in English, as we have configured it.

Change the display language

Many of the users use the same computer but both use different languages. It is a very annoying thing that they have to download and install a new language every time you use it. That is why we bring you how to configure the screen and the system for a specific user.

As a first step, go to the Windows menu, search “Setting” and then in “Time and Language”.

A window will appear, in which you will look for the option to “Region and language”.
The languages that you currently have available will appear in the window, click on the language of your interest and select the option Set as default.

Change the language of the user account

The language that is already configured on your computer or user includes the different support windows, menus, assistant dialogs and all the elements that make up the interface. When the language is changed it is shown concretely to the user, but is not included in these cited items. For this you will have to follow these simple steps:

Locate the “Control Panel” team and go to “Region”.
A window will open, which you will select “copy settings” so that the current language you have is cloned to all the elements.
You will find in the window the option to mark that your current language is copied, to the start session and system accounts. Right there you can select so that these same details are copied for new users. And you click on “To accept”.

Set Cortana’s language

This is one of the new Microsoft features, which helps you with many tasks within the Windows system. The problem with Cortana is that no matter how much you enable it from the installation, it will only be available for countries like:

United Kingdom.
USA.
China.
France.
Spain.
Italy.

For this reason, the other countries will have restrictions to be able to use it, therefore it will be very necessary that you try to do the following steps, if you are within those countries, which enters the group of restricted countries.

First make the change of languages as we have described previously. When you already have the new language established, go to the option “Region and idiom” again, click on the button “Options” (Options).
Then you will see a window, which there you must download the option “Speech” of the installed language, and you wait for it to download and install it on the system.
Once it is installed, in the window of “Region and idiom”, select the line “Speech” and in the field “Speech Language”, Select the new language, in this case it is English. It will be very necessary that you activate the box “Recognize non-native accents for this language”.
Once all the changes have been made, you restart the operating system and you will be able to use Cortana freely and with its functions in full activity. It is necessary that you define the keyboard with the language already selected, for this click on the default language, which is located on the taskbar. From the drop-down list, find the language and select it. In this case “English (United States)”.
Finally, you can change the current region of the system for everything organized, for this you go to the control panel.
You select the option “Clock, Language and Region” and in the displayed sale, Pulsas in Region. Once there, you select “United States” from the dropdown list and click “Okay”.
By always following these steps you will be able to establish a new language to your Windows and also enable Cortana features, whenever you want.

How to add a new language to Windows 10?

Just like in the previous method, you can install a new language in your operating system, since in this you can add the languages you want.

Follow the steps that we leave below:

To do so, you’ll need to open the control panel first. In the Windows 10 search engine, type Control Panel, then you will see the options, select the option with the same name to open it. Once there, select the option “Watch, language and region” and click on the option “add a idiom”.

Select the languages that you will find in the list(the ones you want to add) and then click add.
When you return to the window of your languages, you will see that the one you just added already appears among your languages, which are installed.

How to remove an installed language in Windows 10?

There are two methods to remove a language in Windows 10:

The first method consists of looking for the option of “Region and idiom”, Click on that language that you want to delete, and in the options that are displayed, select remove either “Put off”.

The second methodconsists of opening a command prompt terminal as administrator and running it with the following syntax: lpksetup /u (language). For example, if you need to remove the Spanish language, you execute the following: lpksetup /u en-us, and if you want to remove the english: lpksetup /u en-en.

Shortcuts and key combinations to change the language in Windows 10

Something that we have always liked about this operating system are its . Those key combinations that make it easier for you to access sections of the OS that would be much more difficult to access normally. Unfortunately, there is no one of these formulas to change the language completely.

The closest thing that exists is the combination “Windows Key + Space Bar” to change the keyboard language. However, we took the liberty of making a guide to keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft operating system for you. So take note of each one of them.

Screen division of applications and windows

To be able to make a division of screens or as it is said in the language of Windows, a snap, too easy. This has improved a bit in version 10 and here we will explain the keyboard shortcuts so you can try it out.

Application windows can be positioned on any side of the screen, like in Windows 8, but this version can assign it to quadrants so you can do or have four boxes (windows) open at the same time.

*Note: = Windows key.

+ left — to snap, from the active window to the left.
+ right — snap the active window to the right.
+ up — snap the active window to the top.
+ Down — snap the active window down.

You will see that when you are Snapping a window to one side or quadrant, Windows will suggest that you locate, among the applications that you already have open, in some quadrant that is empty.

virtual desktops

The virtual support for the desktops that Windows 10 brings, It shows how much this operating system has evolved, to offer a better quality to its users. It is as if you have several additional invisible monitors. You can save a different activity on each desktop, but what is not different is the wallpaper and the shortcuts.

+ Ctrl + D — creates a new virtual desktop.
+ Ctrl + Left — move to the desktop on the left.
+ Ctrl + Right — move to the desktop on the right.
+ Ctrl+F4 — close the current desktop.
+ Tab — view all your desktops and applications.

Cortana settings and shortcuts

Cortana is the best search assistant on the platformIt has functions that are being improved every day. You can activate it by your voice, but if you are one of those who does not like (for comfort) to shout “Hey Cortana”, or whatever the reason for not doing it, we offer you the shortcuts that will help you. Once you have activated Cortana, you can choose whether to use your voice or just the keyboard.

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