Software & Apps Windows Change the Display Language in Windows 7 Microsoft's operating system supports over 30 languages by Gilberto Perera Writer Former Lifewire writer Gilberto J. Perera is a PMP and Six Sigma professional with more than 15 years of technology education experience and editor-in-chief of GilsMethod.com. our editorial process Gilberto Perera Updated on February 14, 2021 reviewed by Jessica Kormos Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jessica Kormos is a writer and editor with 15 years' experience writing articles, copy, and UX content for Tecca.com, Rosenfeld Media, and many others. our review board Article reviewed on Apr 26, 2020 Jessica Kormos Tweet Share Email Windows The Ultimate Laptop Buying Guide What to Know Download the desired language from Microsoft.Go to Region and Display Language > Choose a display language.Select the language and click OK. This article describes how to change the default language on Windows 7 to any of the more than 30 that are supported. To use languages other than the Windows default, you first need to download them from Microsoft and install them. Select Start (Windows logo) to open the Start Menu. Enter change display language in the Windows search box. A list of search results will appear. Select Change display language on the list. Select the Keyboards and Languages tab once the Region and Language window opens. Select the Install/Uninstall Languages... button. Select Install display languages to download the language packs. You will be prompted to select the location of the language packs. You can either Browse to find the files on your hard drive, or you can 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). You'll see a list of languages under the Optional tab. Check the ones 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. Once your language packs are downloaded and installed, you can make one your display language by returning to the Region and Language dialog box and selecting it from the drop-down menu under Choose a display language. Select OK to save the change. Once you set your display language, you might need to restart your computer before the changes take effect. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit