How to Remove a Language in Windows 11
Removing a language in Windows 11 stops it from appearing in your menus and apps.
A language pack in Windows 11 includes the language you see on screen, how you type, and speech features. When you uninstall one, like Spanish, you won’t see Spanish menus or be able to type in Spanish anymore.
Windows 11 offers more than 100 language packs you can install. You might want to remove a language pack if you installed it by mistake or no longer need it.
Removing unused language packs can also free up a small amount of storage space on your computer.
Uninstall a language pack via Settings Time & language Language & region. Click the three dots next to the unwanted language and select Remove. You must change your display language first if it’s the one you wish to remove.
How to Remove a Language Using Settings
Removing a language from Windows 11 is possible through the Settings app.- Open Settings : Press Windows key + I on your keyboard.
- On the left side, click Time & language. Then click Language & region on the right.
- Under Preferred languages, find the language you want to remove.
- Click the three dots (…) next to the language and select Remove.
- If the language is your current display language, you won’t be able to remove it. Change your display language first.
- Confirm by clicking Yes when asked.
- Close Settings when done.
How to Remove a Language Using PowerShell
If you’re comfortable with computer commands, you can remove a language in Windows 11 using PowerShell.
- Open Windows Terminal by right-clicking the Start button and choosing it. Select Windows PowerShell as the tab.
- Type
Get-WinUserLanguageListand press Enter. This shows all languages installed on your account. - Find the LanguageTag for the language you want to remove. For example, “en-GB” is English (United Kingdom).
- Type
$LangList = Get-WinUserLanguageListand press Enter. - Type this command, replacing LanguageTag with the tag you found:
$MarkedLang = $LangList | Where LanguageTag -eq "LanguageTag"
- Type
$LangList.Remove($MarkedLang)and press Enter. - Finally, type
Set-WinUserLanguageList $LangList -Forceand press Enter. - You can now close PowerShell.
Things to Remember
- You can remove languages either through Settings or PowerShell.
- You cannot remove a language that is currently your Windows display language. Change your display language first.
- Removing a language also deletes its extra features like text-to-speech and handwriting.
- Always confirm the removal when prompted to avoid mistakes.
Need More Help?
If you need more help with your Windows 11 language settings, Microsoft offers official guides that explain how to manage languages and keyboard options.
- Manage language and keyboard settings in Windows 11
- Remove unwanted keyboard or language from Windows 11
- PowerShell command for managing language list
Users can organize their Windows 11 language settings by following specific steps. This process allows for a clean and personalized user experience, ensuring only desired languages appear.
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How do I completely remove a language from 🪟 Windows 11?
To remove a currently installed language pack: Select Start and then select Settings > Time & language > Language. In the Language window, under Preferred languages, select the language that needs to be removed and then select the Remove button.
How do I remove multi language?
And click on the time. And language option here and it will bring up for this time. And language settings for you. So go and click onto the language and region.
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