How to Change the System Locale on a Windows Computer
54How to Change the System Locale on a Windows Computer.
On a Windows computer, the system locale determines what language the text in programs that do not support Unicode is displayed in. The language that non-Unicode applications display text in is determined solely by what the system locale on your computer it set to. Not only does system locale determine the default character set (letters, numbers and symbols) non-Unicode applications use but also determines what font non-Unicode applications display text in, as well as a number of other things.
The system locale setting is primarily aimed at Windows users who speak more than one language and would like non-Unicode programs on their computers to display a certain language of their choosing. It should be noted that the system locale only controls the language of non-Unicode programs – everything on a Windows computer that uses Unicode (from Windows menus to dialog boxes and everything in between), on the other hand, is not affected by a change in system locale in any way. Not having your system locale correctly configured can cause problems when using non-Unicode applications such as Java, which is why setting your system locale and configuring it correctly is highly important.
Changing the system locale on a Windows computer is a pretty simple and straightforward process, although it varies slightly depending on what version of the Windows Operating System your computer is running on. Before you can actually change your computer’s system locale, however, you need to make sure that you are logged into an account on your computer that has administrative privileges and that you have the appropriate language packs for the language you want to set as your computer’s system locale.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).