Windows 11 Language stuck in German Despite Selecting English

Ekaterina Borokhovskaia 0 Reputation points
2026-09-07T19:46:09.8333333+00:00

Hello! I am trying to change my Windows to system from German to English but the interface remain in German. In Setting language pack and everything else is in English.

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  1. Emma1-N 11,865 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-09-08T00:20:17.2966667+00:00

    Welcome Ekaterina Borokhovskaia,

    I understand how frustrating this can be when Windows is set to English but the interface continues to display in German. To help determine whether this is a language pack issue or a Windows profile configuration issue, could you please confirm the following.

    To better narrow this down, could you please confirm:

    • Did this PC originally come with Windows installed in German, or was it previously running in English and then changed to German?
    • Under Settings > Time & language > Language & region, is English listed as the Windows display language, and are there any pending language pack downloads?

    In the meantime, please try these checks:

    • Open Settings > Time & language > Language & region
    • Set Windows display language to English, then sign out of Windows and sign back in.
    • If the interface is still in German, select German under Preferred languages, click the three dots (...) > Remove.
    • Restart the PC and check whether the display language changes to English.

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