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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.
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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
I have the same problem on my Windows laptop and desktop computers. I've cleared my cache, cookies, and reset Edge to defaults. My Windows language preferences show English as the preferred language, yet I still get the foreign characters on my opening screen. This is really frustrating. Funny thing (but not funny Ha-ha), I don't see non-English language characters when using my Mac-mini!
I can confirm this is happening also on Windows 10, first seeing it today.
Same here - Windows was updated a day or so ago so I am assuming this is a bug.
My time and date are correct and not Chinese time.
Hopefully someone from Microsoft will pick this up and escalate and an update to correct it.
BTW would prefer Finish to Chinese!
I have the same problem with the lock screen which now has foreign characters. This has occurred on both my PCs after the latest windows update. Seems like there was a bug in the last Windows software update?
