Apps on Desktop in Spanish language . . .

JamesNoBonds · 23 February 2024 at 12:12AM

When I don't want them to be. . . arrgghh!

This is a weird one. I am in England, and my windows 11 (which sucks by the way) was installed in English. But when I download new apps (like right now I have just downloaded HP Smart - print scam software) they always default to Spanish language and I cannot find anywhere to change the language to English.

Does anyone know a quick fix for this?

*My computer keyboard layout is not British though, as there is no pound sign (just dollar)

cerebus · 23 February 2024 at 4:05AM

Are you using a vpn?

Also check you have the correct location set in windows 11 I.e. the UK

facade · 23 February 2024 at 10:08AM

I often get poorly written "apps" installing in Japanese, because my non-unicode language is set to Japanese.

(I set it that way for a reason)

Maybe yours is set to Spanish.

Check here (Win 10), I imagine 11 is similar

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JamesNoBonds · 23 February 2024 at 12:02PM

facade said:

I often get poorly written "apps" installing in Japanese, because my non-unicode language is set to Japanese.
(I set it that way for a reason)

Maybe yours is set to Spanish.

Check here (Win 10), I imagine 11 is similar

I just checked that and it's already set to English.

cerebus · 23 February 2024 at 12:23PM

JamesNoBonds said:

facade said:

I often get poorly written "apps" installing in Japanese, because my non-unicode language is set to Japanese.
(I set it that way for a reason)

Maybe yours is set to Spanish.

Check here (Win 10), I imagine 11 is similar

I just checked that and it's already set to English.

What about your location, where does windows think you are?

Are you using a vpn?

JamesNoBonds · 23 February 2024 at 9:00PM

cerebus said:

JamesNoBonds said:

facade said:

I often get poorly written "apps" installing in Japanese, because my non-unicode language is set to Japanese.
(I set it that way for a reason)

Maybe yours is set to Spanish.

Check here (Win 10), I imagine 11 is similar

I just checked that and it's already set to English.

What about your location, where does windows think you are?

Are you using a vpn?

Not in any Spanish speaking country, so it's just weird.

Also the Windows menus are all in English - Settings, Control Panel etc. Not in the Spanish equivalent.

cerebus · 23 February 2024 at 11:09PM

So you are using a vpn?

If so turn it off and download the app again, what happens?

You still haven't said where windows thinks you are I.e. when you installed windows you were asked to select your country , did you select the UK?

RizwanKhan · 24 February 2024 at 11:51AM

It's odd that your apps default to Spanish despite your Windows being in English. Have you tried checking the app settings specifically? Sometimes, they have their language settings separate from the system. As for the keyboard layout, maybe it's worth exploring that too—maybe a switch there could do the trick. Tech quirks are a puzzle, but we'll get it sorted!