Can I change the Windows 8 Pro language after buying a PC?

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Yes you can! This represents a change from Windows 7.

You can change the language by

  1. From the charm search bar search language and choose Settings
  2. In the Language Control Panel, tap or click Add a language
  3. To make it a display language move the panel to the top of the list. For example, move the spanish panel on top of the English panel.

See the official kb.

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--edit-- Wikipedia says these features should be available in all versions; with the exception of exotic Chinese only versions.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Pleerock
    Pleerock almost 2 years

    Possible Duplicate:
    Is it possible to have several languages in Windows 8?

    I want to buy a laptop with Windows 8 Pro.

    Can I then install another language in this edition of Windows?

    And if yes, can you please provide additional information about how to change language?

  • Pleerock
    Pleerock over 11 years
    Thanks for reply.. But I need to change not INPUT language, but WHOLE OS Language
  • Mikhail
    Mikhail over 11 years
    @Pleerock its called windows display language.
  • Lukas Cenovsky
    Lukas Cenovsky over 11 years
    This is correct - I have just replaced US Windows with UK Windows by doing exactly this.
  • Pleerock
    Pleerock over 11 years
    And what about OS version? Is it possible to change in Windows 8 Pro Edition? (because I know in windows 7 I can't change display language in starter, home and pro editions)