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TheHarley
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Dec 23, 2020

Setting the application locale to en-AU via GPO does not work

When applying a GPO that configures the Application Locale and Spellcheck Languages as "en-AU", the browser does not automatically install the language and instead defaults to English (United Kingdom...
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TheHarley
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Mar 26, 2021

gyost ThatConfigMgrGuy 

 

I've got a workaround/solution. This is what you do:

 

Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge, create a new string value named DefinePreferredLanguages
Set the value to be en-AU

 

 

Once you open Edge, English (Australia) will now be selected and enforced in the languages section without the need to manually select it. I haven't tested with just the reg key and no GPO but you might still need it.

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    ThatConfigMgrGuy
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    Mar 29, 2021

    TheHarley  gyost 

     

    Thanks mate, Yeah just got a reply to my prem case too.

     

    I've also just confirmed that this setting in endpoint manager does the same thing and works as expected on v89

     

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    gyost
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    Mar 28, 2021
    Fantastic work Harley. I can confirm it has worked on Edge 89.0.774.45.
    Thank you for posting this issues here and putting the time and energy into the premier support case.

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