Can't uninstall a language pack using lpksetup /u: "Language is the system language (default language of the user interface)."

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_{Monday, April 4, 2016 12:16 AM | 1 vote}

I am trying to uninstall Russian language pack from the system, but lpksetup /u command shows me that this language is a default system language:

"Language is the system language (default language of the user interface)."

If I open Control Panel -> Region -> Administrative -> Copy settings" everything is set to "English (United States)".

In the "Control Panel -> Language -> Language options" English is set as a "Windows display language".

Is there any way to change the "default language of the user interface" to English so I can uninstall unnecessary language pack?

Thanks!

UPDATE:

Okay, I successfully changed the language pack by rebooting into the recovery mode command prompt and changing the default system language with the command:

DISM /image:D:\ /set-uilang:en-US

(Beware - your system C:\ disk most likely will become D:\ in the recovery mode).

After that, I still wasn't able to remove the language pack (it showed an error when I tried) so I restarted the computer into recovery mode again and removed language pack with DISM:

DISM /image:D:\ /Get-Packages

(find the name of the language pack package, copy it's name by selecting it and then pressing enter)

And then:

DISM /image:D:\ /Remove-Package /packagename:"NAME_OF_THE_PACKAGE"

That way Russian language pack doesn't show up in the lpksetup /u list.

However, recovery mode menu is still Russian. And I believe some menus (line when you update and restart your PC) will also remain Russian.

All replies (1)

_{Tuesday, April 5, 2016 2:51 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Your line of thought and behavior are exact, I don’t find mistake in your description.

In fact, since Russian is not appearing in the list, it indicates that you have uninstall it.

For current situation, I suspect that your user profile has trouble, please try another account to login system. Meanwhile, make sure you have the same configurations as me.

Best regards

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