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windows 11 widget language issue
hey there, I just updated to windows 11, and I am facing an issue with widgets, not able to change the lang of it, tried most of the ways to change it but still had no success.
- Just found a solution: Change windows display language and logoff then login, you'll find Widgets in desired language. Note: I had Widgets in Arabic, tried to change language in website to United States (English) but the language only changed for website (which is opened in Edge) then had this thought: Wait, how would changing website language changes an app language. So i changed Region to United States and Tada: Widgets became in English.
- Just found a solution: Change windows display language and logoff then login, you'll find Widgets in desired language. Note: I had Widgets in Arabic, tried to change language in website to United States (English) but the language only changed for website (which is opened in Edge) then had this thought: Wait, how would changing website language changes an app language. So i changed Region to United States and Tada: Widgets became in English.
- **bleep**, that actually worked, but also they should give an option to change the lang to our desire even tho we live in some other country.. hope so before the final release of Windows 11 they make these changes.
Nikhil_Gupta year later, still the same
The way described does work, I did have all the information in arabic despite the fact the system was with french a language paramaeter. In order to get it in french did change the region first United States, did log off and log on, received information in english. then did repaeated the manipulation, but this time use as region France, log off and and log in again and this time get everything in Franch.
- I tried this. I'm in Belgium with English Windows and the feed is in Dutch. I downloaded the French language pack, signed out, signed in, the feed is now in French. So far so good. Switch back to English, it's in Dutch again. FFS fix this Microsoft.
- I am experiencing the same issue. Their language/localization settings do not seem to be connected.
Hello Nikhil_Gupta,
See if this guide helps you:
https://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-change-language-for-widgets-on-windows-11Let me know if this helps!
- Thanks for the reply,
But I did try that already it just changes the lang of https://www.msn.com/en-us/feed/personalize not the widgets at the taskbar.- In that case, I suggest you to drop a feedback for this. Hopefully, we can see a dedicated option in upcoming builds, if the feedback worked.
- No, it doesn't. No effect whatsoever on the widget page
ovancantfort I concur. I just installed the official build of Windows 11, and the widgets language setting is not changed despite all above mentioned language settings.
Thanks this works but this is really not intuitive. This is typically the type of things that frustrates users uselessly: believe me, I spent 20 minutes swearing at my PC before finding your article. Please relay this to the Product team: with all the data already in your possession (language preference is collected with the Microsoft account....), why make it so difficult for the user and get them angry?
- I highly recommend you to drop a feedback on this to Windows team, via Feedback hub app.
- Same issue here in China. No way to change widgets away from Chinese.. #fail
- Hi,
The only way currently to change Widget language is to change it in:
Settings -> Time & language -> Language & region
AND
Change Region -> Country or region
Windows 11 Pro (21H2) Doesn't work. It only change the way the website shows info.
For Belgium, Microsoft had this issues for years... I remember MSN Messenger installed in Dutch on my English Windows just because the regional settings were in French (Belgium).
Now we also have English (Belgium) but it still not work.
The only to fix this is to put the interface in French, which is a no go for me as an IT guy.
So Widgets are definitely disabled for me on Windows...
As anything that try to be displayed in Dutch
