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Settings search in wrong language (and nothing else)
I recently switched my system's display language from English (US) to Japanese, and then back. Everything is normal, except when I search for settings in the Settings window or the Start menu, which is still in Japanese. I have restarted multiple times, and done everything on this page and others:
How to change system language on Windows 10 | Windows Central
Here are my language settings, region, etc:
And yet...
I've even tried uninstalling the Japanese language pack, but no dice: the search remains in Japanese, as though the programs were renamed or something.
Any ideas? My version number is 20H2 build 19042.867.
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The problem has solved itself, but I don't really know why. Here's what I can tell anyone experiencing the same problem. I followed the steps from this site: Windows Search Results in Wrong Language – sumselkawumsel . I'd done all of these things before and they didn't work, but for one reason or another, this time they did?
- Open Control Panel (“Windows Settings”)
- Open “Time & Language”
- Click “Language” (on the left)
- Click “Administrative Language Settings” (on the right)
- A popup opened up, called “Region”. In the Tab “Administrative” and te field “Welcome screen and new user accounts”, click “Copy Settings”.
- Tick the boxes “Welcome screen and system accounts” and “new user accounts”.
- Click OK and reboot.
- In language settings, set the “old” language (Germany in my case) as display language, sign out of windows, sign in again.
- Set English as display language, sign out of windows and sign in again.
It may be that the solution only works if you do the steps in this exact order, I can't be sure. Also, when the computer asks to sign out automatically after switching the language, I said No both times, waited a few seconds, and then logged out via the Start Menu, which might be important.
There's really no logic to it, all I can say is to give it a shot... maybe multiple shots.