You can follow the below steps to change the display language in Windows 7:
Open the ‘Region and Language’ window from Control Panel or simply type ‘change display language’ in the Windows search box that you get by clicking on Start button. Switch to ‘Keyboards & language’ tab at the top.
Click the ‘Install/Uninstall Languages…’ button.
(Note that if you’re willing to change the language other than the default installed on Windows, you need to download them from Microsoft and install the pack for your desired language.)
Click Install to download the language packs on the Install or uninstall display languages wizard.
A prompt window asks to select the location of the Language packs with two options, Launch Windows Update or Browse computer or network. You can select Launch Windows Update unless you have a language pack stored on PC. Click on the ‘X optional updates are available’ option (X à no. of updates) over the Windows Update window and manually select the language pack you wish to download.
The ‘Select updates to install’ screen loads a list of available updates that are Important and Optional. Click on Optional in the left-most. Select the language with check mark next to the language pack on the list from the Windows 7 Language Packs section.
Once selected, click OK. Click on ‘Install updates’ button on Windows Update screen. Once the installation is completed, it is made available for use. Return to the ‘Region and Language’ screen, select the language you downloaded from the Choose a display language drop-down menu. Click OK.
After making all necessary changes, you need to log off from your computer and log back in. Once you do that, you can see changes as every text will be in your desired language. If you want to make English as your primary language, just select it from the drop-down list to change the display language in Windows 7.
title: “How To Change The Display Language In Windows 7” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-18” author: “Paul Fitzgerald”
How to Download and Install Languages in Windows 7
To use languages other than the Windows default, you first need to download and install them from Microsoft.
Select Start (Windows logo) to open the Start Menu. Enter change display language in the Windows search box. Select Change display language from the list of search results. Select the Keyboards and Languages tab in the Region and Language window. Select Install/Uninstall Languages. Select Install display languages to download the language packs. You will be prompted to select the location of the language packs. Select Browse to find the files on your hard drive, or Launch Windows Update to download them from Microsoft. If you’re downloading the language packs from Windows Update, select the X optional updates are available hyperlink (where X is the number of files you can download). Under the Optional tab, check the languages you want to download, then select OK. Return to the Windows Update page and select Install Updates to begin downloading the language packs you chose from the list. When your language packs finish downloading and are installed, return to the Region and Language dialog box and select the language you want from the drop-down menu under Choose a display language. Select OK to save the change.
