How to Change your language and regional settings in Teams on Windows 11
Microsoft Teams language and regional settings control how dates, times, and the app’s text appear. Teams usually follows your Windows 11 language, but you can set it independently if needed.
Changing these settings ensures Teams displays information in a way that makes sense to you. This is especially helpful if you use Teams for work or school in a different country than where you live.
For example, you might want to see dates in a DD/MM/YYYY format instead of MM/DD/YYYY. You can adjust this directly within Teams, without needing to change your entire Windows 11 setup.
Change your language and regional settings in Teams by clicking your profile picture, selecting Settings, then General. Choose to follow your OS settings or manually adjust the App language, Date format, and Time format.
Step 1Find Teams Settings
To change your language and regional settings in Teams on Windows 11, you first need to open the Teams app settings.
Look towards the top right of your Teams window, where your profile picture is displayed. Click on it.
A menu will appear. Locate and select Settings from this list. A new panel will open on the left side of your screen, offering various options to customize Teams’ appearance and behavior.
Step 2Should Teams Copy Your Windows Settings?
Teams usually copies your Windows language and regional settings automatically to keep things consistent.
Within the Teams Settings panel from Step 1, access the General section. You’ll find an option related to language and region formats. Look for a toggle labeled Follow OS settings (or a similar option).
- If you want Teams to automatically use your Windows settings: Make sure this switch is turned ON. If you change your language, date, or time in Windows, Teams will change too.
- If you want to set Teams’ language and formats yourself: Turn the Follow OS settings switch OFF. This lets you change these settings just for Teams.
Disable this toggle to manually set your App language, Date format, and Time format.
Important: Adjusting your region and date/time display preferences can affect how these elements appear not only in Teams but also in other Windows applications.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/teams/notifications-settings/change-settings-in-microsoft-teams
Summary
You can easily change your language and regional settings in Teams by choosing whether it follows your Windows settings or if you set them manually.
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