Set language per user

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a way to set display language (and locale) per user?
I change it and it's changed for all the users, system wide.

Running Pro 1903 x64

Thanks in advance!

RonAshman said:

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a way to set display language (and locale) per user?
I change it and it's change for all the users, system wide.

Thanks in advance!

Hi there
@RonAshman

Language unfortunately is done at the SYSTEM level rather than the USER level. This is done I suppose because while different users can use Windows the standard Windows (non server editions) are single user -- i.e you can't have concurrent users.

You could I suppose create a Windows to Go system for different users and then each user when booting up the system to go could have their own language but that's a bit "cludgy".

If you have a lot of users who want different languages you'd need to consider something like a Windows Server and set each user up as a client with their own "VDI" (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure). You could do this only needing 1 client windows computer as each person who logs on with that computer would get their own VDI from the server.

Another solution is to create on the windows computer a load of Virtual disks so each person would boot into a different Virtual disk -- there's loads of info about mounting and booting from VHD's.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...-the-boot-menu

depending on the number of users / languages required you might need a LOT of HDD space though !!!!!!

Cheers
jimbo

Kari said:

Display and input languages can be set individually for each user account in Windows. It is both easy and fast to setup a multilingual Windows 10.

Here's my current login screen on Windows 10 PRO x64, Insider build 18922:



When I install Windows 10, I always use British English install media (EN-GB). That language is used for my main user account and the built-in administrator account, both having Finnish as default input language (keyboard layout).

I then create user accounts for both my native languages, Finnish and Swedish, and an account for the language of my adopted home country Germany.

Using the Swedish account as an example, I will sign in to it, install Swedish language pack setting it as display language, sign out and back in to change the display language, and now Windows on that account is in Swedish, and its input language changed to Swedish.

Next, I will repeat this for the Finnish and German accounts. Now I have Windows 10 setup in multiple languages. Same computer, same Windows 10 installation, in my case four different languages depending on which user account I choose.

Kari

Hi there @Kari

thanks for the info

I obviously got that one wrong !!!

we all make mistakes -!! the trick is recognizing and learning !!!

@RonAshman

Please see that it can be done --I made a mistake

Cheers
jimbo

@Kari
@jimbo45

I can't believe how unbelievable rude of me not to reply this, I didn't notice. I'm really sorry!

Thank you both for answering and trying to to help me.

Hope 2020 is not treating you so bad.

Regards.