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Windows Language Issue DISPLAY VS LOCALE/REGION
I'm just pasting here what I exposed as possibly part of the problem on another post of mine.
What was once a simple nuisance, now seems to have larger consequences.
I have my OS in EN (full language pack) while my locale/region is PT. This results is very "funny" situations, where PART of my OS features and apps will be in English, while others (ALSO from OS) will be in Portuguese. Example in screenshots.
SYSTEM IN ENNOTEPAD IN PTThis has never been an issue in previous Windows versions and has happened on each installation of this version (Win11).
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
Installed on 18/05/2025
OS build 26100.4652
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.128.0
From the System this is the info I have for OS.
How can my OS actually follow and SHOW in the language I set it to (ENGLISH) while still respecting I am localised in PT?
this is also tangent: games on XBOX app now have a annoying method of forcing me to have games in PT-BR which is completely insulting, especially because it removes the choice. YES, there are work-arounds (the most effective deleing language folders from game files), but still. absolutely trash and doing no one any favours. I am not Brazilian, I do not want my content in PT-BR unless I choose to.
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Some parts of Windows and apps respect the display language, while others default to regional settings or fallback to the system language. That’s why you see some apps or features in English, others in Portuguese — it's inconsistent because Windows tries to adapt based on both settings.
That much I figured. But it has caused issues on the OS itself as it can't read itself. It feels it's not supposed to be like this. In past iterations Win always respected chosen display language, and locale affected date/currency formats as configured by user.
Even the shortcuts shift from application to application (notepad being the most egregious).
In Settings, under Time and Language → Language, set the Windows display language and regional format to the same.
