Windows 8 language

User avatar
Cah
3StarLounger
Posts: 293
Joined: 26 Mar 2010, 10:53

Windows 8 language

Post by Cah »

With Windows 8 how easy is it to change the default language? Ideally I'd like to be able to switch between English and Japanese or even better have different languages for different user accounts. I want the whole interface to chance. Is this remotely possibly with Windows 8. Thanks.

User avatar
Claude
cheese lizard
Posts: 6241
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Location: Sydney Australia

Re: Windows 8 language

Post by Claude »

I haven't tried this, but, in the Administrative tab of the Region setting you can copy a Region setting to the welcome screen, system accounts and new user accounts.

The only Windows 8 I have access to at the moment is a customer's computer, so I can't really test it, in case I can't revert those changes.

That sounds to me like what you're after.
Cheers, Claude.

User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: Windows 8 language

Post by Rudi »

Here is a step by step: Change default language in windows 8
It seems to involve first ensuring you have the language packs installed, and then you can easily switch between the languages. As Claude says, I'm sure you can try creating a shortcut on the desktop to quickly access the options to switch language...
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.

User avatar
Cah
3StarLounger
Posts: 293
Joined: 26 Mar 2010, 10:53

Re: Windows 8 language

Post by Cah »

Thank you both, Microsoft claim one user can use one language and another user a different one so that is perfect.