Initial steps or instructions to begin using Microsoft Q&A
To switch Windows and related Microsoft content to German, change the language in each place that controls display content:
- Windows display language
- Open Settings > Time & language > Language & region.
- Set the Windows display language to German.
- This changes the default language used by Windows features such as Settings and File Explorer.
- Microsoft Edge language
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Go to Settings > Languages.
- Change the browser display/editor language to German.
- Microsoft account language
- Sign in to the Microsoft account language settings and change the display language to German.
- Outlook.com language
- If Outlook.com is still showing another language, sign in to Outlook.com language settings and set the display language to German.
- OneDrive language
- Sign in to OneDrive, open Settings, and change the display language to German.
If pages are still shown in the wrong language after that, make sure the same language and region are used consistently across Windows, browser, Microsoft account, and app settings.