The need to Russify Windows 8 is not encountered so often, however, it is still important to know how this is done. After all, the interface language is used in menus, help sections, dialog boxes and other important elements of the system. Agree, it’s hard to feel confident if you simply don’t understand half of what’s written on the screen. But whatever language is used as the system language, it can be changed.
Adding Russian language
If you installed, for example, the English version of Windows 8 and want to switch to the Russian interface language without reinstalling the system, then you will need:
Download the package
After restarting Windows, you need to go to the menu for changing language settings again through the control panel (repeat the first step of the previous instructions). There should be the Russian language here, which we have already added, and next to it the “Options” button. Click on it to open the language options.
In the parameters, click on the line “Download and install...” to start downloading the language pack. Immediately after downloading, the language will begin to install. The whole process will take a few minutes.
Now users often complain that when they buy a computer with Windows 8 pre-installed, it has an English interface by default. Few people ideally know technical English - hence the difficulties in using the operating system.
In this guide, we will explain to you how to manually change the system language of Windows 8.
Adding a language to Windows 8
We need to move on to setting up the system language settings. To do this, follow these steps.
Find the "Start" button, right-click on it, and in the context menu, click " Control Panel".
Here we find the “Clock, Language and Region” block, and click the “Add a Language” button. We have added a picture with the Russian interface for you to make it easier to navigate.
The window that opens will display a list of installed system languages. In your case there will be no Russian. We need to add it.
Click the "Add language" button.
A list of language packs available for installation on Windows 8 will appear. You need to scroll the list below, find the Russian language, select it and click the "Add" button.
Configuring additional parameters
Here in the first block" Override for Windows display language" (overriding the Windows language...), we click the line "Apply language setting..." (apply language settings to the welcome screen...) - as in the picture below.
An additional options window will open. Here we click the button "Change system language" (change system language).
Here we must select Russian from the list.
After clicking the "Ok" button, you will be prompted to reboot the system for the changes to take effect. Do it.
Download a language pack
After the computer starts, we again go to the Windows 8 language settings control panel.
Now we select the “Russian” language pack installed in the previous step, and click the “options” button.
In the window that opens, we press the button " Download and install language pack" (download and install the language pack).
After installation, you need to designate the downloaded language pack as the main one that will be used in Windows 8. To do this, click the " Make this the primary language" (assign this language as the main language).
Now all you have to do is restart your computer. The next time you turn on the operating system language will be Russian.
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Conclusion
Don't worry if you got a version of Windows 8 with an English interface. As you can see, changing the main language of the system is not at all difficult. But do not forget that there must be an active Internet connection to be able to download the language pack.
On our website you can download.
We offer you the latest version.
Allows you to create backup copies of the system and individual files.
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Changing the language in Windows 8 has its own characteristics. However, knowledge of some nuances will allow you to easily switch the interface language, change the system language and add new languages.
Step 1
Open your desktop with the Start menu. To do this, click on the icon called “Desktop”, which in Windows 8 is located by default in the bottom row on the left side.
Step 2
Find the language icon in the lower right corner of the desktop, consisting of the first three letters of the current language in the system - for example, RUS or ENG. Click on the icon with the left mouse button.
Step 3
Click "Language Settings" if the abbreviation for the language you want is not available. If yes, go straight to step 8.
Step 4
In the “Change language settings” window that appears, select the “Add language” action.
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Step 5
Select the language you want to add from the slab list. The language can be in several layouts, select the layout you need. For convenience, in the “Language grouping” line, you can select the grouping type “Writing system” or “Language name”.
Step 6
Click the "Add" button.
Step 7
Adjust language settings if necessary. To do this, in the Language Settings window, click Options next to the language you want to configure. You can add a keyboard input method for a given language, set up spell checking, and adjust handwriting input options if handwriting is supported by your computer.
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Step 8
Switch the language to the required one. This can be done in three ways: 1) Click on the language icon in the lower right corner of the screen and select the desired language from the list; 2) Press the Shift and Alt keys simultaneously until the first three letters of the desired language appear in the icon; 3) Press the Win and Space keys simultaneously until you switch to the desired language.
You can also access the “Language Settings” window from the control panel. Hover your cursor over the lower right corner of the screen. Select "Search" from the pop-up menu located at the very top. Write “panel” in the search bar. Select "Control Panel" from the search results. In the window that opens, select “Add a language” from the “Clock, language and region” submenu. Here you can also see which language is currently the main language in your account. This language is ranked first among the languages used.
If the system does not have the language you need, purchase and install a package with that language. To apply the primary language to the Welcome screen and accounts, in the Change Language Settings window, click More Settings. Select "Apply language settings to the Welcome screen, system accounts, and new user accounts." Select Copy Settings. Check the "Welcome Screen and System Accounts" and "New User Accounts" checkboxes. Click OK.
The Windows 8 operating system is significantly different from Windows 7. It causes many difficulties for many users. In this article we will talk about switching languages in Windows 8.
You probably already know that the usual Ctrl+Shift combination no longer works. However (as in previous versions) you can change the language in the taskbar.
1. Click on the language switching icon. A language panel opens in which you just need to select the Russian keyboard or English. You also see a hint that you can switch the language using a keyboard shortcut Windows+Space.
2. Also, do not forget that you can switch the language by pressing simultaneously Alt+Shift.
3. If you want to use a familiar keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift, then let's change the keyboard shortcut to switch layouts using Windows 8 settings.
We call the language bar by clicking on the icon with the mouse (it is located in the notification area on the desktop).
Select “Language Settings”.
The "Language" window opens. On the left, select “Advanced options”.
In this window we find the item “Change language bar keyboard shortcuts”.
In the “Languages and text input services” window that opens, select “Switch input language” and click “Change keyboard shortcut”.
In Windows 8 and Windows RT, Microsoft developers tried to make it as easy as possible to use the operating system in conjunction with various languages. You can now add the desired keyboard layout or change the system interface language from a single “Language” panel. How to do this is described further in detailed instructions with screenshots.
1. First, you should open the “Add language” panel (Add language in English versions of Windows 8), you can simply enter this phrase on the start screen and go to the “Options” section in the search.
2. In the window that opens, you need to click on the “Add language” button, and then select the one you need in the list (for a quick search, just enter the first letter of the name) and click on the “Add” button.
3. Thus, we have already added the desired keyboard layout; priority can be selected by simply highlighting the language and moving in the list using the “Up” and “Down” buttons. Application language and interface parts will be selected according to priority.
4. To completely translate the operating system interface, you need to click on the “Options” link next to the desired language, and then on the “Download and install language pack” link.
5. After completing the procedure for downloading and installing the package, a reboot will be required. This procedure can be done for each of the languages used, and then quickly switch the system interface language by simply moving up or down in the list.