How to Add a Language Pack on a Running Windows Installation

You can add support for additional languages on a running operating system, or to an offline image. For information about how to install languages to an offline image, see How to Add and Remove Language Packs Offline.

For information about installing Language Interface Packs (LIPs), see How to Add Language Interface Packs.

In Windows® 8, end users can use the Language page in the Control Panel to download and install additional language packs and Language Interface Packs (LIPs) from Windows Update.

Add a Language Pack Online

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When you add language packs using DISM, the licensing requirements of how many language packs are allowed to run on the Windows edition are not verified. If you add multiple language packs, all non-default, non-user selected languages will be removed from the computer after a period of time. For more information, see Multilingual Deployment Overview.

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You can also add language packs to Windows Preinstallation and Windows Recovery installations. For more information, see Walkthrough: Create a Custom Windows PE Image and How to Customize Windows RE.

To add a language pack by using DISM

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1. On the running operating system, open an elevated command-line prompt.

2. Type the following command to add a language pack to the operating system.

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   Dism /online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\test\LangPacks\lp.cab
   

For more information about DISM international servicing commands, see Languages and International Servicing Command-Line Options

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