Language Pack Default Values

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Note

This content applies to Windows 7. For Windows 8 content, see Windows Deployment with the Windows ADK.

The following table lists the values that are set for each language when the language is installed as part of a localized .wim file.

Important

Windows® updates the time zones in the registry when time zones are available and updates are downloaded. Since time zones can change, you should use the tzutil command-line tool to verify the time zone on a computer running Windows® 8. The tzutil tool is installed by default on Windows 8.

  • Language. The name of the default language. This is set by default on a retail image localized for that language.

  • User and system locales. The locale identifier set for the user and system. This is set by default on a retail image localized for that language.

  • Location. The default value of the GEOID setting. This is set by default on a retail image localized for that language.

  • Keyboards. Lists the default active keyboard layouts. This is set by default on a retail image localized for that language.

  • Time zone. The default time zone settings that are set by default on a retail image localized for that language. On a computer running Windows® 8 you can use the tzutil command-line tool to list the time zone for that computer. The tzutil tool is installed by default on Windows 8.

Note

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is now known as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Language User and system locales Location Keyboards Time zone

Arabic

ar-SA

Saudi Arabia

Default: English - US

Additional: Arabic

Registry key: Arab Standard Time

Display name: (UTC +03:00) Kuwait, Riyadh

Bulgarian

bg-BG

Bulgaria

Default: Bulgarian (typewriter)

Additional: Bulgarian (old); Bulgarian (phonetic); Bulgarian (phonetic traditional); English - US International

Registry key: FLE Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius

Chinese - Hong Kong S.A.R.

zh-HK

Hong Kong S.A.R.

Default: Chinese - (Traditional, Hong S.A.R.) - US keyboard

Additional: Chinese - Hong Kong IME

Registry key: China Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

Chinese - Simplified

zh-CN

China

Default: Chinese (Simplified)- US keyboard

Additional: Chinese - Simplified IME

Registry key: China Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

Chinese - Traditional

zh-TW

Taiwan

Default: Chinese (Traditional) - US keyboard

Additional: Traditional Chinese IME

Registry key: Taipei Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+08:00) Taipei

Croatian

hr-HR

Croatia

Default: Croatian

Additional: English - US International

Registry key: Central European Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb

Czech

cs-CZ

Czech Republic

Default: Czech

Additional: English - US

Registry key: Central Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

Danish

da-DK

Denmark

Default: Danish

Additional: English - US

Registry key: Romance Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

Dutch

nl-NL

Netherlands

Default: Dutch

Additional: English - US International

Registry key: W. Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

English

en-US

United States

Default: English - US

Additional: None

Registry key: Pacific Standard Time

Display name: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Estonian

et-EE

Estonia

Default: Estonian

Additional: None

Registry key: FLE Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius

Finnish

fi-FI

Finland

Default: Finnish

Additional: Finnish with Sami; English - US

Registry key: FLE Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius

French

fr-FR

France

Default: French

Additional: English - US

Registry key: Romance Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

German

de-DE

Germany

Default: German

Additional: English - US

Registry key: W. Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

Greek

el-GR

Greece

Default: English - US

Additional: Greek

Registry key: GTB Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Minsk

Hebrew

he-IL

Israel

Default: English - US

Additional: Hebrew

Registry key: Israel Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Jerusalem

Hungarian

hu-HU

Hungary

Default: Hungarian

Additional: English - US International

Registry key: Central Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

Italian

it-IT

Italy

Default: Italian

Additional: English - US

Registry key: W. Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

Japanese

ja-JP

Japan

Default: Japanese IME

Additional: None

Registry key: Tokyo Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo

Korean

ko-KR

Korea

Default: Korean IME

Additional: None

Registry key: Korea Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+09:00) Seoul

Latvian

lv-LV

Latvia

Default: Latvian (QWERTY)

Additional: Latvian (other)

Registry key: FLE Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius

Lithuanian

lt-LT

Lithuania

Default: Lithuanian

Additional: None

Registry key: FLE Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius

Norwegian (Bokmål)

nb-NO

Norway

Default: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Additional: English - US

Registry key: W. Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

Polish

pl-PL

Poland

Default: Polish (programmer's)

Additional: Polish (214); English - US

Registry key: Central European Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb

Portuguese (Brazil)

pt-BR

Brazil

Default: Portuguese - Brazil

Additional: English - Intl; English - US

Registry key: E. South America Standard Time

Display name: (UTC-03:00) Brasilia

Portuguese (Portugal)

pt-PT

Portugal

Default: Portuguese - Portugal

Additional: English - US

Registry key: UTC Standard Time

Display name: UTC : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

Romanian

ro-RO

Romania

Default: Romanian (Standard)

Additional: Romanian (programmer's); Romanian (legacy); English - US International

Registry key: GTB Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Athens, Bucharest, Istanbul

Russian

ru-RU

Russia

Default: Russian

Additional: English - US

Registry key: Russian Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+03:00) Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd

Serbian (Latin)

sr-Latn-CS

Serbia

Default: Serbian (Latin)

Additional: English - US

Registry key: Central Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

Slovak

sk-SK

Slovakia

Default: Slovakian

Additional: English - US International

Registry key: Central Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

Slovenian

sl-SI

Slovenia

Default: Slovenian

Additional: English - US International

Registry key: Central Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

Spanish

es-ES

Spain

Default: Spanish

Additional: English - US

Registry key: Romance Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

Swedish

sv-SE

Sweden

Default: Swedish

Additional: English - US

Registry key: W. Europe Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

Thai

th-TH

Thailand

Default: English - US

Additional: Thai

Registry key: SE Asia Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta

Turkish

tr-TR

Turkey

Default: Turkish

Additional: English - US

Registry key: GTB Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Minsk

Ukrainian

uk-UA

Ukraine

Default: Ukrainian

Additional: Ukrainian (Enhanced); English - US

Registry key: FLE Standard Time

Display name: (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius

See Also

Concepts

Understanding Multilingual Deployments
Available Language Packs
Default Input Locales