How to remove a language from Windows?

I have completely removed it from the Settings app, rebooted, but it is still there, keyboard layout is cycling through it and it is available in language switcher menu.

I tried to re-install the language as advised here: Remove unwanted keyboard or language from Windows 11 and then remove again, this did not work. And there is no "Remove" button under language options.

I did this already TWICE. It does not work. As said above, the language disappears from the Settings app but still is there in language switcer!

In old Control Panel in Windows 8.1 all worked well. I generally do not use the Settings app because it is buggy, but this is one function I needed there and it simply does not work!

It seems, Windows nowadays is not tested in multi-language environment and intended only for English users.

I had French and German also installed and this worked fine.

You should read the question, I explained that this does not work.

CountMike said:

I had French and German also installed and this worked fine.

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Works for me too.

Remember also to reset administrative language settings and regional options correctly as well.

@Anixx

No problem with installing additional languages and getting most of the stuff in the target language. Some languages won't do the whole kybosh but usually 90% of it. Major languages like French, German, Spanish etc absolutely no problem.

Ocasionally with preview / beta test builds language does get hosed up after update but that's to be expected with essentially "Beta builds". RTM / stable builds are OK though. I start with the ENG GB base version of Windows as that seems to have least trouble installing other languages on top of it.

Cheers
jimbo

Anixx said:

You should read the question, I explained that this does not work.

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I read the question and explained how it worked for me and more than once.

Well, this tutorial worked for me:

CountMike said:

I read the question and explained how it worked for me and more than once.

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The OP says it does not work for me. If it worked, I would not post here.

Anixx said:

You should read the question, I explained that this does not work.

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You should post a screenshot - you have to change the language before removing it - Windows won't remove the current language in use.

Okay, this tutorial worked for me:

It is a shame that a user has to spend half a day and learn powershel commands to remove a language.
Linuxization of Windows is ongoing at full speed.

Superfly said:

You should post a screenshot - you have to change the language before removing it - Windows won't remove the current language in use.

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Of course the language was not used when I removed it. It was never an interface language and the current keyboard layout was English.

Anixx said:

Of course the language was not used when I removed it. It was never an interface language and the current keyboard layout was English.

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Of course?.. how? you did not even mention that beforehand. Post screenshots next time..

If I want to remove language, why would I use it? And how from screenshots you will know what is available in layout switching cycle anyway?

Anixx said:

If I want to remove language, why would I use it? And how from screenshots you will know what is available in layout switching cycle anyway?

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LOL.. Let's not go there - you solved your issue so moving swiftly along... :roll-eyes:

This is what I did:
1. Run PowerShell as admin

2. Enter to get language codes

3. Run the following (inserting the lang code to remove):

Anixx said:

This is what I did:
1. Run PowerShell as admin

2. Enter

Code:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-WinUserLanguageList

to get language codes

3. Run the following (inserting the lang code to remove):

Code:

$LangList = Get-WinUserLanguageList
$MarkedLang = $LangList | where LanguageTag -eq "<languagecode to remove>"
$LangList.Remove($MarkedLang)
Set-WinUserLanguageList $LangList -Force

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OK I didn't know about that PS command so thanx for that.

I always install Windows International and get the UK language and have to change to en-ZA in settings.