[NUC] Install Language Packs and Alternative Keyboards in Windows® 10 for NUC Kits

For instructions to add alternative languages and keyboards, select your Windows 10 version below.

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Install Language Packs and Alternative Keyboards in Windows® 10 Version 1703 and later 

During the Windows® 10 Setup process, you need to select your preferred language and keyboard setup:

  • If your preferred language isn't on the list of available languages, choose English.
  • If your preferred keyboard isn't on the list of available keyboards, choose US (or whatever you're most comfortable with). Then, click Yes.

After setup is complete, follow the steps in this document to download and install your preferred language pack:

  1. Start the computer and connect to the Internet.
  2. Click the Windows icon in the lower-left corner of the desktop (or press the Windows key on your keyboard). Select the gear icon gear icon (settings).

Click Windows icon

  1. Click Time & language.

Time & language

  1. Click Region & language.

Region & language

  1. Select Add a language.

Add a language

  1. Select the language to add. Windows update starts searching for the latest language pack available.

Select the language to add

  1. Depending on the language selected, there may be another screen to select the dialect.

Languages window

  1. Windows update searches for the language pack and takes you back to the previous screen. When the status shows Language pack available, click Options.

Click Options

  1. Select Download to download the language pack.
  2. To download a keyboard layout, click the + next to Add a keyboard.
  3. Optional: Your language may include handwriting or speech options. Click Download on the respective button.

Select Download

  1. Select the keyboard and click the + next to Add a keyboard.

Add a keyboard

  1. Windows update downloads the keyboard layout.
NoteTo remove any additional keyboards, click the name of the keyboard and select Remove.

UAdd a keyboard

  1. After the language and keyboard have downloaded, click the arrow on the top-left corner of the window.

Click the arrow

  1. Click Set as default.

Set as default

  1. To change the keyboard, click the three-letter language abbreviation in the taskbar. You'll be able to choose from the options installed.

Change the keyboard

  1. Restart the computer for the language change to take effect.
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Windows* Setup asks you to select your preferred language. If your preferred language isn't on the list of available languages, choose English to complete Windows Setup. After setup is complete, follow the steps to download and install your preferred language pack.

NoteImages shown can vary, depending on the version of Windows® 10 you are setting up.

 

 

 

 

 

Start Windows and connect the computer to the Internet.

From the Start page, click the Windows icon in the lower-left corner, then select Settings


Settings

Select Time & language.  
Time and language

Select Region & language.  
Region and language

Select Add a language.  
Add a language

Select the language you want to add. Windows Update searches for the language pack requested.  
Languages

When the status shows Language pack available, click on it. Then, select Options.  
Options

Select Download.  
Download

After the language pack has been downloaded and installed, click the Back button.  
Back

Select Set as default.  
Set as default

Restart the computer.