Changing powershell language

Question

Hello,

I've first noticed this with winget, but today I found out that my entire powershell app is set to Russian while the rest of the OS is set to Finnish w/ a Polish keyboard (complicated situation). While I've used windows in Russian in the past, it was on my previous computer and while I used the same microsoft account I did not do any drive transfer or anything. I have a custom Russian kb layout and the language pack installed though. While it's not a terrible issue as I can somewhat get around in Russian, it is bothering me a bit and I would prefer for it to be in English or Finnish, the former being preferred.

I will be grateful for any help you can provide.

Answer 1

Hi Tomasz F'Érrie,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

We use different language packs for testing. Through testing, we can find that the language display of the application UI is highly related to the language pack.It is currently unknown what is causing the issue you are experiencing.To better assist you in analyzing the phenomenon, I would like to confirm some information with you.

• What language is your system currently set to? English, Russian or other languages?
• What version and flavor of PowerShell is on your system? How does the problem behave? Open Snipping Tool and take a screenshot - Microsoft Support
• Do other terminals or applications have the same problem? In my test environment, PowerShell and Terminal are as follows.

Based on our testing process and test results, it is an idea to remove and reinstall the language pack, and then reset the system language.

Language packs for Windows - Microsoft Support****

• Before that, you can temporarily create a local account for testing. Create a local user or administrator account in Windows - Microsoft Support Local accounts have a new profile and registry state, and using local accounts can eliminate most of the factors associated with user profiles.

This process may take some time, but this phenomenon is indeed a bit strange.

In order to help you analyze this problem, and for us to better understand the possible reasons behind this problem, we sincerely invite you to test the above ideas and welcome you to provide us with tests result.

Thank you for your time and effort working on this issue. 

If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards,

Kyo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Hi,
Thanks for Your answer.
My OS is now running in Finnish, though the default keyboard on startup is Polish(Programmer). Besides that I have these language packages:

For Polish and Russian I use a custom layout made with MSKLC and I have one more keyboard made in this program which is technically set to Irish Gaelic but is not used in this way and I don't have the language installed at all (It's not displayed in settings). Thinking about it this might have been useful information before.
After some language pack rearrangement winget and powershell settings seem to have switched to English. The only remaining thing is this "Командная строка"

My version is:

As for other terminals, Command line runs is named in the system language in menus and when I type in "help" I get my response in English.

What I've done so far is move the English language package above Russian. I've also completely removed Russian in settings and changed the system language (under administrative language settings to English and back to Finnish and it has remained as is. The problem has reduced in scope though, I'd say.

I am very thankful for your answer.

Sincerely

Tomasz F

Answer 3

Hi Tomasz F'Érrie,

Thank you for getting back to us.

We're glad to hear that the idea of tweaking your language configuration works for you. Командная строка under the Terminal configuration page seems to be a modifiable named configuration. As the literal meaning of "Profiles", Profiles define different parameters for different terminal applications. Name is one of the parameters. During our testing, just modify the Name parameter to make the Командная строка under Profiles change accordingly.

As an independent configuration parameter, it may not be displayed in the language of the Terminal application as the first priority. 

Having said that, however, verification is still needed.Again, you are cordially invited to perform the appropriate tests and welcome your feedback on the test results.Thank you for your understanding and support.

Best Regards,

Kyo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist