Changing the language of Windows 8.1 with Windows 8 Language Packs

What language you speak or if you need to work using another language, your computer with Windows 8.1 can enable you to read and write in several languages. If your language does not come preinstalled, you can easily add extra and choose which language setting for all or some of the programs.

And like in previous versions of Windows, it is possible to switch between installed languages ​​as you need.

Another important improvement is that all Windows 8.1 editions (Core, Pro and Enterprise) have enabled the language packs, allowing an interface in multiple languages.

In the previous tutorial, we saw  How to install Windows 8 from a USB flash drive , and since it is likely that some have a copy of Windows 8 in English,Spanish surely need to convert.

So today we will see how to obtain and install the Language Packs.

ATTENTION: This tutorial does not work if they have Windows 8 or 8.1 SINGLE LANGUAGE , as well as the name implies, it is a cheaper version that supports ONE-LANGUAGE. The solution in this case is: buy the desired language pack, buy a license of Windows 8 or 8.1 Pro to add languages, or reinstall the notebook with a Pro version (and lose warranty).

If you need are the links to download the language packs for Windows 8.1 , you will find in this article . But also the steps in this are for both Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

Method 1: Using the Language Manager Windows 8

Windows 8 introduces over 100 languages. Many include dialects and regional variations. Here's how to change the language or install additional.

. 1 First go to Control Panel, we move the mouse to the bottom left-left and right-clicking:

language packs for Windows 8.1

2. then on Clock, Language, and Region , we opened  Add a language .

Add a language

Add a language

Three. On the Language window, we click the button  Add a language .

4. the window where we have to find euskara language that we seek, and we selected appears.

language selection

5. If the language does not include regional variations, we click Add  .

6. Yet many languages ​​like ours has many regional variations, so let's choose the one that corresponds to our country. Click Open  to view the variants, and re-review the new list by selecting which we are interested, in this case Spanish of Argentina , and we click on  Add .

Regional Image window with regional variants of a variant selected and the Add button highlighted

7. takes us back to the main window Save now showing in the list the language you chose. We click on the  Options  of our language to continue.

Image of Save Options window with selected

8. opens window Language options . If the language pack is available, we click on  Download and install language pack . We may ask for permission to run as Administrator, we give so.

Image of the Language options window listing a language pack available for download

9. thus begins to install the language pack. This can take a long time because the single download can weigh about 600 MB, then you have to install all that ...

Image of a language pack downloading

10. Upon completion of this step, the new language and be available for use on the computer. Now I just need to tell Windows how we use it ...

Changing the display language

Once downloaded and installed the language pack, and we can choose what we want to use.

1. the window In Language , we choose the languages ​​you want to define as the primary and we click on  Move up  until it is first in the list.

Image of Language window with Move selected up.

2. Reboot the computer to take the changes.

3. Through this, the computer restarts showing our language applications, settings and other areas of Windows.

4. To switch between languages, just go to Window Language (Language), the desired move to the top of the list and restart the computer language.

May. If you share your computer with others and having their Windows users can use these packages to define their preferred language, which is used only within their respective accounts.

Changing the keyboard language

Once you have installed the language, we can choose which keyboard layout and language we write. You can add input methods in other languages ​​or select a different keyboard layout.

1. Firstly we return to the Control Panel.

Image of Clock, Language, and Region with change input methods selected

Two. opened Change input methods in section Clock, Language, and Region . 

Image of Save Options window with selected

3. language In the window that opens, if we add a new keyboard layout, touch the Options  of the language in question. 

Image of language options Add window with an input method selected

4. Once inside, we click on  Add an input method . 

Image of keyboard language and layout choices

May. And in this screen you will be able to choose the desired keyboard language from a list, then we click on Add /  Add  .

6. touch And Save the Language window. Once we have chosen keyboard languages, we can exchange one or the other touching the Windows + Spacebar.

ATTENTION: to switch between keyboard languages, just change the way windows recognizes your keyboard, affecting special characters, accents, etc.. In the above sequence Changing the display language are explained the steps to change the language in which the applications, settings, menus, and other areas of Windows is.

7. If you would like each application to use a specific language keyboard in the Language window click  Advanced settings .

Image of Advanced settings window with Let me September a different input method selected for each app window

8. Paragraph of Switching input methods , select the box that says Let me September a different input method for each app window  (Let me choose a different method of entry for each application). And click Save. 

How to apply the display language to the rest of Windows 8

This allows the language installed on the Welcome screen and other user accounts.

1. language From the window, let's advanced settings, Advanced settings .

Apply Advanced settings window with language settings to the welcome screen, system accounts, and new user accounts selected

Two. we click Apply Settings language to welcome screen, system accounts and new accounts ( Apply language settings to the welcome screen, system accounts, and new user accounts ). 

Image of Region window with settings button Copy selected

3. This opens the window Administrative Region, and we click Copy Settings ( Copy settings ). 

Image of Welcome screen and new user accounts settings window with Welcome screen and system accounts selected

4. Now, in the window that will open, we choose the box that says to copy the settings to the Welcome ( Welcome screen and system accounts ) to the display language is visible on the login screen. 

May. If done here, click OK  .

Image of Welcome screen and new user accounts settings window with selected New user accounts

6. But if we want to apply the selected display language for all future new user accounts, we make the following  New user accounts .

7. Now click on  OK  on all screens to close and restart the computer if the system calls.

Uninstalling language packs

Language packs occupy significant disk space, and if we use several different applications in the system can note something heavy. If you install more than we need, we can uninstall the ones not needed most.

1. going to Control Panel, we Add Language, and touch the link for the language options to uninstall.

Image of Language Uninstall window with options selected language pack

Two. On the language settings screen, we click on Uninstall Language Pack ( language pack Uninstall ). 

Image of Windows uninstalling a language pack

3. a showing the progress of the uninstall window opens. This can take several minutes. 

4. the end, we ask you to reboot the computer.

May. Upon rebooting, return to the Language screen, mark the language uninstalled and touch Remove . 

Image of Save selection Remove window with highlighted

6. Reboot your system if requested.

7. And finally uninstall all traces of the deleted language, perform the process steps described earlier in this article, in the section  How to apply the display language to the rest of Windows 8. 

Method 2: Download the Windows 8 Language Packs and install manually

This is our Plan B. When Method 1 above does not work, because the copy of Windows is pirated or incomplete, or we have an OEM disk in a default language, or computer for X reason can not connect to the Internet or it was, we apply these steps.

First we need to have the links officers Microsoft to  download all Language Packs for Windows 8, both for 32-bit and 64-bit. Here we publish the links so you can download the necessary file, and then explain how to install them, or is not executable.

Language Packs for Windows 8 32-bit

ar-sa (Arabic)  windows8-x86-ara...
bg-bg (Bulgarian)  windows8-x86-bgr...
cs-cz (Czech)  windows8-x86-csy...
da- dk (Danish)  windows8-x86-dan...
of-de (German)  windows8-x86-deu...
el-gr (Greek):  windows8-x86-ell...
en-gb ( Inglés - UK):  windows8-x86-eng...
en-us (Inglés - USA):  windows8-x86-enu...
en (Spanish)  windows8-x86-esn...
fi- fi (Finnish)  windows8-x86-fin...
fr-fr (French)  windows8-x86-fra...
he-il (Hebrew):  windows8-x86-heb...
hr-hr ( Croatian)  windows8-x86-hrv...
it-it (Italian)  windows8-x86-ita...
ja-jp (Japanese):  windows8-x86-jpn...
ko-kr (Korean) :  windows8-x86-kor...
nl-nl (Dutch)  windows8-x86-nld...
pt-br (Portuguese - Brazil):  windows8-x86-ptb...
pt-pt (Portuguese - Portugal):  windows8-x86-ptg...
ru-ru (Russian):  windows8-x86-rus...
sv-se (Swedish)  windows8-x86-sve...
zh-cn (Chinese - Simplified)  windows8-x86-chs... 
zh-hk (Chinese - Traditional)  windows8-x86-zhh...

Language Packs for Windows 8 64-bit

ar-sa (Arabic)  windows8-x64-ara...
cs-cz (Czech)  windows8-x64-csy...
da-dk (Danish)  windows8-x64-dan...
de- of (German)  windows8-x64-deu...
el-gr (Greek):  windows8-x64-ell...
en-gb (Inglés - UK):  windows8-x64-eng...
en- us (Inglés - USA):  windows8-x64-enu...
en-us (English):  windows8-x64-esn...
fi-fi (Finnish)  windows8-x64-fin...
fr- fr (French)  windows8-x64-fra...
he-il (Hebrew):  windows8-x64-heb...
hr-hr (Croatian)  windows8-x64-hrv_...
it-it ( Italian)  windows8-x64-ita.. 
ja-jp (Japanese):  windows8-x64-jpn...
ko-kr (Korean)  windows8-x64-kor...
nl-nl (Dutch) :  windows8-x64-nld...
pt-br (Portuguese - Brazil):  windows8-x64-ptb...
pt-pt (Portuguese - Portugal):  windows8-x64-ptg...
ro-ro ( Romanian)  windows8-x64-rom... 
ru-ru (Russian):  windows8-x64-rus...
sv-se (Swedish)  windows8-x64-sve...
zh-cn (Chinese - Simplified)  windows8-x64-chs...
zh-hk (Chinese - Traditional)  windows8-x64-zhh...

Now that we have the file . cab with the Language Pack you want to install, follow the steps below.

1.  rang the keyboard shortcut  Windows + R  to display the window  Play . In the text box write LPKSetup.exe  and [Enter]

LPKSetup.exe

2.  A window opens choose Install display languages  ​​( Install display languages ​​)

Install display languages

3.  then click Browse ( Browse)  and look for the file . cab  you downloaded.

. cab file

browse file

4. Windows will detect the language Spanish  (Spanish), select it and touch " Next ":

 language Spanish

5. must accept the terms of the license to carry on and press again " Next "to start to install (it may take a while to take advantage a coffee!)

Image of accept the terms of the license

Image of Installing Language

Image of Installing Language complete

6.  After installing, in the next screen select the "Spanish" language, mark the casllero " Apply display language to welcome screen and system accounts "and touch the button" Change display language ". At the end you must restart the computer:

Image of Change display language

With this we leave we want the language installed on our computer or tablet.

As indicated in the above method, for this new language is used by default in the system, go to Control Panel , Clock, Language, and Region , enter language , click on the  options  of the language we use default. And we played the option that says Make this the primary language . And now enjoy Windows 8!