Windows 11, like Windows 10, offers multiple languages to install and use as display language and keyboard layouts. For example, you can use English as the Windows display language and use other languages when you type.
In this guide, you’ll find step-by-step instructions on how to change the Windows 11 display language and how to add or remove keyboard layouts in Windows 11 in order to type in other languages..
How to Change Display Language and Add/Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 11.
How to Add a Different Language in Windows 11.
If you want to add a different language for typing in Windows 11, or you want to change the Windows display language:
1. Click the Start menu and open Settings.
2. At Time & language options, open Language & region.
3a. To add a different language on Windows 11, click the Add a language button.
3b. Search or locate the language you want from the list, select it and click Next.
3c. Review and select the language features you want to install and, optionally check the “Set as my Windows display language” option, if you want the selected language to be the Windows display language after installation. When done, click Install.
How to Change the Windows 11 Display Language.
If your computer comes with a Windows language other than your native language, or if you want to change the Windows display language.
1. Click the Start menu and open Settings.
2. At Time & language options, open Language & region.
3. Press the drop-down menu next to Windows Display Language and choose your preferred language. *
* Note: If the language is not listed in drop-down menu, follow the instructions below according your case:
a. If the language is not listed under “Preferred languages, follow the instructions above to install it.
b. If the language is listed under “Preferred languages, follow the instructions below to install the language pack.
How to Install a Language Pack in Windows 11.
If the language that you want to change as the Windows Display Language appears on the “Preferred languages” list, but doesn’t appear in “Windows Display Language” drop-down menu, then proceed to install the language pack for that language as follows:
1. In Preferred languages, next to the language you want to install the language pack, press the the three dots menu 
and select Language options.
2. Click Download Language Pack.
How to Remove Keyboard Language in Windows 11.
If you want to remove an installed language from Windows 11:
1. Click the Start menu and open Settings.
2. At Time & language options, open Language & region.
3. Click three dots menu 
next to the language that you want to remove and click Remove.
How to Add Keyboard Layout (Input) in Windows 11.
If you want to type in a different keyboard layout that doesn’t offered with the installed language(s), proceed as follows:
1. Click the Start menu and open Settings.
2. At Time & language options, open Language & region.
3. At the language you want to install the additional keyboard, press the three dots menu 
and select Language options.
4. Scroll down and click Add a keyboard.
5. Click on the keyboard layout that you want to install, you’re done.*
* Note: If you don’t see the keyboard you want, follow the step in part-1 add the corresponding language for that layout.
6. From now on, you can choose the keyboard layout that you want to type from the language indicator (input indicator) on the taskbar, or you can switch between the keyboard layouts by pressing the Windows key + Spacebar.
How to Remove Keyboard Layout (Input) in Windows 11.
In cases where you want to remove an installed keyboard layout in Windows 11,
1. Click the Start menu and open Settings.
2. At Time & language options, open Language & region.
3. At the language you want to install the additional keyboard, press the three dots menu 
and select Language options.
4. Click three dots menu 
next to the keyboard language that you want to remove and click Remove..
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