How to change the interface language of Windows

Each and everyone loves his mother tongue. We can easily express ourselves in our mother tongue. We comprehend something better expressed in our vernacular language than any other language which we learn. How amazing it will be if we see our computer interface language in our mother tongue or vernacular language. Let’s learn how we can change the interface language of Windows Operating System in our computer.

Necessary Steps:

First, you need to download a Language Interface Pack (LIP).
Install your downloaded LIP.
You have to change and set some options.

Step- 1: Download a Language Interface Pack

You need to download a LIP for your language according to the version (Windows 7, Windows 8/ Windows RT, Windows Vista, Windows XP) and system type (32 bit or 64 bit) of your Windows Operating System.

If you do not know the version and system type of your Windows Operating System go to Computer and click on System Properties.
Click here to go to Windows Language Interface Pack page.

At this page select your operating system from upper right corner and then click your preferable language from the bellow. Now you will be redirected to a new page and download your language according to system type ( 32 bit or 64 bit).

Step- 2: Installation of LIP

Just click double on the LIP file and follow the instructions. It will be installed.

Step- 3: Set the options

Go to Control Panel ( To go to Control Panel click Start button > Control Panel ). Then click on Clock, Language and Region.

Then click on Change keyboards or other input methods.


Region and Language box will appear. There is a Keyboard and Languages tab. In Display language section select your downloaded language. Then click Ok button.


Now you have to log off your computer. Just click on Start button. Then click on the arrow button beside the Shut Down button and click Log Off. Your computer will be logged off and finally your computer will display your preferable vernacular language. Isn’t it amazing?

The words which are not translated in your language will appear in English language. If you want to change the language into English, you have to uninstall your language. As you have the downloaded file in your computer it can be installed and displayed later, following the above steps.

If you want to uninstall your downloaded language go to Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Change keyboards or other input methods. In Region and Language dialogue box there is a Keyboards and Language tab. In Display section click on Install/Uninstall Language. And finally restart your computer.