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
    2024-01-12T09:17:16+00:00

    OK, so no more Chinese characters it is now Swedish.

    Having tried to change everything I can think of to English it is clearly a system problem as it cannot be a mistake to choose Swedish over English.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-12T09:00:56+00:00

    Oh that's creepy.

    I've been online with Microsoft support for 4 hours now and no resolution. They have uninstaller and reinstalled Windows 11 but no change.

    A Microsoft app has popped up in chinese which I can't uninstall, but the support agent said that is for Edge so needs to stay. No idea why it is in Chinese though

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-12T20:57:05+00:00

    This has happened to me as well but I did not set the region to China/Korea/Japan at any point and so have to ask more importantly

    WHY is this happening so suddenly to so many people? Is it hacking or something less important

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-12T15:26:31+00:00

    I can confirm this is happening also on Windows 10, first seeing it today.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-12T15:37:15+00:00

    ok mine has now sorted itself out (at least for now).

    I did the first resetting suggestion.

    Win+R then type in CONTROL

    then went to the CLOCK and Region.

    Then in the FORMAT re set it to English United Kingdom in my case (note already said this but there was also a drop down box to reset it).

    the restarted the Microsoft and all seems OK have the Forgotten Pin written in English rather than chinese.

    Note I am on Windows 11

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