How to Change your language and regional settings in Teams on Windows 11
Microsoft Teams language and regional settings control how the app displays dates, times, and text. You can change these settings in Teams without affecting your main Windows 11 preferences.
Adjusting these options helps you avoid mistakes when working with people in other countries or time zones. For example, you can switch date styles from month-day-year to day-month-year so your schedules always match.
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
Launch the Teams app and open your settings to begin customizing your regional preferences.
Locate your profile picture in the top right corner of the Teams window. Clicking this image opens a drop-down menu containing your account controls.
Select Settings from this list. A dedicated panel opens, offering various options to tailor Teams behavior.
Step 2Should Teams Copy Your Windows Settings?
Keep your app consistent by having Teams mirror your Windows language and regional preferences. Head to the General tab inside your settings panel.
Locate the language and region section on this page. 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 configure your App language, Date format, and Time format.
Reference:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/teams/notifications-settings/change-settings-in-microsoft-teams
Summary
Teams language preferences adapt to your workflow, whether you choose to mirror Windows or set manual configurations.
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