Your instructions don't match windows 11, and opening up in Chinese is indeed creepy.
Chinese characters on the first screen after switch on
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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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Anonymous
2024-01-31T04:21:32+00:00 Same for me. Only uninstalling and reinstalling worked.
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Anonymous
2024-01-31T04:20:35+00:00 Same problem. One day OK and the next day, not. Didn't help to change the language anywhere I could still read. Another post suggested uninstalling and reinstalling which did work.
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Anonymous
2024-01-30T17:39:23+00:00 I've been having this same issue ever since installing the latest Microsoft update on Friday, January 26th. I tried several of the methods mentioned in prior posts to switch the lock screen back to English, all to no avail. Yesterday, however, the screen had reverted to English on its own and has stayed that way for the past 2 days.
I'm not sure if Microsoft found a fix, because I don't have the automatic updates feature turned on and I haven't downloaded or installed any new updates since the 26th. It'll be interesting to see if others find the same kind of mysterious solution.