Currently, the Volcano Engine platform only provides Chinese and English versions of Windows Server public images. If you need other system languages, such as French or Japanese, you can change the system language by following the guidance in this topic.

Applicable scenarios

Local technical support

For cross-border businesses, switching the server language to the local language helps local team members quickly interpret error messages and perform system configuration tasks, thereby reducing O&M costs and improving troubleshooting efficiency.

Multilingual development and testing

Switching the server language helps developers and testers set up different language environments to perform functional and compatibility tests on software of different language versions. This ensures that the software runs correctly in the target language environment and improves software quality.

Prerequisites

You have purchased an ECS instance and associated an EIP with it.

The ECS instance status is Running.

Procedure

Windows Server 2019 and later versions

Windows Server 2012 & 2016

Log in to the ECS instance.

On the server desktop, click "Start > Settings" in the lower-left corner, and then select "Time & Language".

In the left-side navigation pane, select "Language".

Click the "Add a language" button.

After you select the target language, click the "Next" button.

On the Install language features page, configure features based on your needs, and then click the "Install" button. In the example provided in this topic, default settings are retained.

tip

By default, after you install a new language pack, the corresponding language is automatically set as the default system language. If you do not want to change the system language, uncheck "Install language pack and set as my Windows display language". Then, in the list of supported languages, click "Options" of the corresponding language for download and installation.

From the "Windows display language" dropdown menu, select a language based on your needs.

(Optional) Configure the language of the welcome screen and new user accounts.

Select "Related settings > Administrative language settings".

Click the "Copy settings..." button.

Check the "Welcome screen and system accounts" and "New user accounts" options based on your needs, and then click the "OK" button.

Restart the instance to check whether the language has been changed.

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