Chinese characters on the first screen after switch on

Anonymous
2024-01-09T12:53:49+00:00

The screen before I put my PIN in (I don't know if that is the lock screen or called something else) has suddenly started to use Chinese traditional language. I have checked and updated the region in control panel and copied the settings to lock screen and even ticked the new use box, as suggested by other solutions. I've rebooted several times but it still comes back as Chinese. When I click on the area that (I assume is saying) I want more information on the screen, it opens up MSN page with Chinese stories and information. How do I change the settings to show English text again?

Why has this happened? I have not changed any settings in my system prior to now.

I also can't get a screenshot because as soon as I touch a key the PIN request screen comes up replacing the screen with the Chinese characters in it.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-14T08:58:37+00:00

    yes I can confirm this was fixed somehow by microsoft

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-02T07:40:10+00:00

    Same issue here. And it's not just on the start screen, I have some content in Palworld showing up in Chinese sometimes, too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-01T20:17:00+00:00

    Isn't it about time Microsoft came up with a fix for this? It's been a month since this issue appeared!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-13T01:06:23+00:00

    Hi,

    Same issue here. After unlocking the screen in Asian language (not sure which one) the msn start page popped up in the same language. I changed to English in the settings of the msn page and everything turned to normal.

    Cheers

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