You bought a computer with the native Chinese version of Windows. It will always be a Chinese computer. If you install an English language pack, some of the main interfaces will be translated, but otherwise it's an entirely Chinese computer, made for the Chinese market. On the internet, the computer will present itself as Chinese, and you'll have to use the Chinese version of hardware drivers. Best of luck.
How to fix language back? #Language
I bought a computer from china but the issue is that I can't change the language at all, from a screenshot they had sent me, they had 5 ticks and I had 3, it came without the language pack for English
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Hendrix-V 18,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-08-26T04:47:58.3766667+00:00 Hi Moon,
If the PC was purchased in another region, it's possible that the Windows edition or installed language features differ from what was originally expected. Let's first confirm which edition of Windows is installed, as that determines whether the display language can be changed.
Please check the Windows edition:
- Press Windows + R, type
winverand press Enter. - Take a screenshot of the window that appears and share it here.
- If your device is running a standard Windows Home or Pro edition, we can look at installing the missing language features. If it is a Single Language edition, the available language options may be limited by the edition itself.
Once you share the
winverscreenshot, we'll be able to provide more specific guidance based on your configuration. Looking forward to your update so we can help you get the language settings sorted out.
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- Press Windows + R, type