{"id":100611,"date":"2023-12-22T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=100611"},"modified":"2023-12-22T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:58:50","slug":"change-region-settings-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/change-region-settings-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change region settings on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To change the region on Windows 10, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Time &amp; Language<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Region<\/strong> and choose the country and regional formats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 12\/22\/2023:<\/strong> On Windows 10, the region settings allow the system and apps (such as the Microsoft Store) to personalize the experience, showing content based on your location. In addition, based on your location, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\">Windows 10<\/a> can also show the correct format for dates, times, and currency automatically.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, you needed to use the Control Panel to change these settings (such as the first day of the week, currency, and date and time formats), but this configuration can now be done from the &#8220;Region&#8221; settings page using the Settings app.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I will teach you the steps to change the location on Windows 10 and set the correct regional formats.<\/p>\n<h2>Change country and regional formats on Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>To adjust the region settings on Windows 10, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings <\/strong>on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Time &amp; Language<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Choose the correct country under the &#8220;Region&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Choose the date and time format based on your language and regional settings under the &#8220;Regional format&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;Change data formats&#8221;<\/strong> option under the &#8220;Regional format data&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-162011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windows-10-resion-settings-page.webp?resize=827%2C571&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Regional data formats on Windows 10\" width=\"827\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windows-10-resion-settings-page.webp?resize=832%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 832w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windows-10-resion-settings-page.webp?resize=300%2C207&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windows-10-resion-settings-page.webp?resize=150%2C103&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windows-10-resion-settings-page.webp?w=1038&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select your language options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calendar.<\/li>\n<li>First day of the week.<\/li>\n<li>Short date.<\/li>\n<li>Long date.<\/li>\n<li>Short time.<\/li>\n<li>Long time.<\/li>\n<li>Currency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-162012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-formats-windows-10.webp?resize=827%2C504&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Change region data formats on Windows 10\" width=\"827\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-formats-windows-10.webp?resize=941%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 941w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-formats-windows-10.webp?resize=300%2C183&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-formats-windows-10.webp?resize=150%2C91&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-formats-windows-10.webp?w=1038&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the region settings will reflect your preferences. However, you may need to close and relaunch some apps for the settings to take effect. (If you can, the best option would be restarting the computer to complete applying the changes.)<\/p>\n<p>While the page includes most region settings if you need to adjust the language for non-Unicode programs or you have to make a copy of the settings, on the right side of the <strong>&#8220;Region&#8221;<\/strong> page, under &#8220;Related settings,&#8221; click the <strong>&#8220;Additional date, time, &amp; regional settings&#8221;<\/strong> option. The option will open the <strong>&#8220;Clock and Region&#8221;<\/strong> settings in the Control Panel, where you can access the settings to change the <strong>&#8220;Administrative&#8221;<\/strong> preferences.<\/p>\n<h3>Change region from PowerShell<\/h3>\n<p>To change the region with commands, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Search for <strong>PowerShell<\/strong>, right-click the top result, and open the app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Type the following command to change the region setting and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>Set-WinHomeLocation -GeoID 242<\/pre>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-command-windows-10.webp?resize=827%2C292&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PowerShell command change region\" width=\"827\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-command-windows-10.webp?w=877&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 877w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-command-windows-10.webp?resize=300%2C106&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/change-region-command-windows-10.webp?resize=150%2C53&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the command, the identifier number &#8220;242&#8221; changes the settings to &#8220;United Kingdom.&#8221; When using this command, replace <strong>&#8220;242&#8221;<\/strong> with the number that corresponds to your geographical location. You can confirm your geographical location identifier on this <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/win32\/intl\/table-of-geographical-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft page<\/a>. You can also change these settings from Command Prompt using the <code>PowerShell Set-WinHomeLocation -GeoID 242<\/code> command.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Type the following command to change the regional format (such as date and time) and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<pre>Set-Culture en-GB<\/pre>\n<p>In the command, change <strong>&#8220;en-GB&#8221;<\/strong> for the identifier for your region. For example, the &#8220;en-GB&#8221; option is for the United Kingdom, and the &#8220;en-US&#8221; option is for the United States. You can confirm your culture identifier on this <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/bingmaps\/rest-services\/common-parameters-and-types\/supported-culture-codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft page<\/a>. You can also change these settings from Command Prompt using the <code>PowerShell Set-Culture en-GB<\/code>\u00a0command.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, the region information on Windows 10 will change to the one you specified in the command.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update December 22, 2023:<\/strong> This guide has been updated to reflect the changes on the latest version of Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to set the correct location of your device or adjust the date, time, and currency formats, you can now change these settings using the Settings app on Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[95,19,2540,2576],"class_list":["post-100611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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