Install Another Language in Windows 10

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by Steve Rindsberg and Geetesh Bajaj

There are many reasons why you may need to install another language in Microsoft Windows. You may need to use a font in another language or you may have a larger need. Whatever the reasons may be, it’s easy to add another language. We are using Windows 10, but the process should work similarly in other versions of Windows.

Follow these steps to get started:

Click the Start menu in Windows, or press the Windows key. Doing so will bring up the Start menu, as shown in Figure 1, below. Click on the Settings button, as shown highlighted in red in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Start menu in Windows 10

The Settings window shows up as shown in Figure 2, below. Click the Time & Language option, highlighted in red in Figure 2.
Figure 2: The Settings window
This brings up the Language settings window, as shown in Figure 3, below. Click the Language option in the left pane, as shown highlighted in red in Figure 3. Next, click the Add a language option, highlighted in blue in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Add a language
Doing so will bring up the Choose a language to install window, as shown in Figure 4, below. You can either scroll down and click the language you’d like to install, or you can type the first few characters of the language. In our case, we typed in Ja, and then chose Japanese, as shown highlighted in red in Figure 4.
Figure 4: Choose a language to install
Once you choose a language, the Next button is no longer grayed out. Click Next to proceed.
In the subsequent Install language features screen, you can choose whether you want to install Text-to-speech, Speech recognition, and Handwriting options. We deselected these options, as shown in Figure 5, below. Make choices as needed and click the Install button, highlighted in red in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Install language features
Once the install process completes, you can close any open dialog boxes. Now, at the right end of the Windows taskbar, you should see a button representing the current default language. In Figure 6, below, you can see that the default language is set to ENGlish, as shown highlighted in red. Click on this icon to choose from any other languages you’ve installed. You’ll notice that we just installed Japanese, as shown highlighted in green within Figure 6.
Figure 6: Japanese installed as a language in Windows 10

Although the steps shown on this page are for installing Japanese, the process for any other language works in the same way.

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