Non unicode language windows 8

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Microsoft Enterprise. Browse All Community Hubs. If I find out how to do that in Powershell, I will update this post. Was this discussion helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help.

Thanks for your feedback. Now on to the locale changing Before you can change any locales, you must install the language packs of the languages that you plan to use on your system: 1 Open PC Settings. With that out of the way, now it's time to learn how to change the locale for non-Unicode characters which is different from setting a language as primary in the PC Settings : First, you want to open up an instance of Powershell.

Bon appetite! After upgrading to Windows 10, I attempted to change system locale to Chinese Simplified, China in order to make non-unicode programs diaplay Chinese.

I was hoping to follow the approach similar to that of Windows 8. Click the Administrative tab, and then, under Language for non-Unicode programs , click Change system locale. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. But the above approach is no longer possible in Windows The deepest level of menu I could go is to set Chinese as "Primary" system language. Would be nice if we change the language of a particular application!

I have applications that are in different languages. AeroWindwalker See my answer. Also there are tools to change locale for a single application: Locale Emulator. Small Boy Small Boy 1 1 silver badge 11 11 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown.

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