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One app name won't show up in English

Anonymous
2020-10-06T19:00:37+00:00

I have English as primary and Japanese as secondary language. Everything is set to show up in English such as app names and prompts, except for one thing.

The calculator app name shows up in Japanese. Everything else shows up in English.

Is there something special about the calculator? Does it have its own mind?

I've looked in the app settings but there's nothing that indicates I can change the displayed language.

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  1. John DeV 161.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-10-06T19:13:30+00:00

    Hello YumikoAwae,

    I'm John an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. I'll be happy to assist you today. I understand you have a problem with calculator app name is in Japanese.

    Can you try to find the Calculator app in the Start Menu then check if its name is in Japanese?

    Kindly try the methods below if it helps.

    **Please try to re-pin Calculator app on the task bar

    Press Start then search Calculator

    Right click then Pin to Taskbar

    **Reset the Calculator app

    Press Start then search Apps and Features

    Search Calculator

    Click advanced options

    Select Reset

    **Reinstall Calculator app via PowerShell.

    Press Windows key+X then select Powershell(Admin)

    Copy and paste the command to uninstall Calculator app

    get-appxpackage *windowscalculator* | remove-appxpackage

    After that, Proceed to reinstall Calculator app

    Open Microsoft Store then search Windows Calculator

    Click Install

    or Install Calculator via Powershell

    Press Windows key+X then select Powershell(Admin)

    copy paste the following then hit Enter:

    Get-AppXPackage *windowscalculator* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

    Restart your PC

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Sincerely

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  1. John DeV 161.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-10-06T19:31:17+00:00

    Hello Yumiko,

    Great, I am happy that worked. This may be just a bug/glitch and the app just needs to be refreshed by re-pinning it again on the taskbar. You're welcome. Stay safe and have a great day!

    Sincerely,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-06T19:23:39+00:00

    Hi John,

    That first suggestion did the trick!

    **Please try to re-pin Calculator app on the task bar

    Press Start then search Calculator

    Right click then Pin to Taskbar

    Just curious, could this have happened because the calculator was pinned to the taskbar while the primary language was set to Japanese? If so, I'm very puzzled as to why it didn't happen with all other apps I have pinned, since they were done all at the same time and some of the other apps were showing in Japanese before.

    Thank you!

    Yumiko

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