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Kaiser_Software
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Nov 02, 2022

Decimal Separator keeps changing back

Windows 11 on a HP ENVY All-In-One Region: Deutsch (Schweiz) - German (Switzerland) The decimal separator is set to a comma (,), which is wrong: 123,50 I start 'intl.cpl' to reset it to a point (....
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FlyThePlanet
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Nov 19, 2022

Same problem for few weeks now (maybe 3), on Windows 10 21H2.
On my side, it keeps on switching back from comma to -> dot(!), while in France we use the comma.

 

It looks like it's not an isolated issue as we are several to have the same problem, all for few weeks only. Would a recent software update have introduced the issue?

 

And the weird thing is the decimal separator is not always changing to the same one (like for every one it would switch to comma), but it keeps on switching to the "opposite" of what is first set.
If you need and set comma, it switches to dot.
If you need and set dot, it switches to comma.

 

Like all of you I guess, I keep on trying to identify what could trigger this switch and when exactly it's happening, but so far, I've not identified anything.

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FlyThePlanet
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Nov 27, 2022

I've identify (for my case) a first lead: it's switching not after any software use or upgrade, but every week, on Sunday, around noon time local time 😕

Last week it was Sunday in between 10h00 and 12h43 CET ( UTC+1)

 

This week I wanted to check more precisely but I forgot. It happened again today, in between 00h07 and 14h25 CET (UTC+1). I have a process to manually check with a dedicated Excel workbook that record every check.

 

So I suspect the switch is automatically triggered every week, Sunday, at 12h00 local time. By what, I don't know yet.

 

I've set alarms to control the exact time Sunday next week around 10h, 11h and 12h :smile:

 

Does it ring a bell for you? Do you see any scheduled mechanism that could trigger this switch?

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    Kaiser_Software
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 27, 2022
    Here it's not only after a reboot but also during a windows session - every day!
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      FlyThePlanet
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      Jan 15, 2023

      I confirm. On my side, the update is every Sunday, 10am CET (9am UTC), during the windows session.
      Open Excel at 9:59am the decimal separator is a comma.
      Open it again at 10:01am it's now a dot 😞
      I need to find what's launched precisely at 10:00am maybe with the Windows Event Viewer 😕
      Any idea where to search?

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      Kaiser_Software
      Copper Contributor
      Dec 08, 2022
      Various Windows functions are still running immediately after Windows pretends to be started and the user has logged on. One of them changes the decimal and thousands separator.

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