This article describes a language issue that occurs when you install language packs on computers that have Windows 8.1 Update 2919355 installed. Consider the symptoms and check the prerequisites before you apply the associated updates.
Note These updates are incomplete language packs. The language packs contain only the updated resources for Windows 8.1 Update 2919355, and they should be applied only after the Windows 8.1 Language Pack has been installed.
Symptoms
Some dialog boxes or text does not respect the language settings in the following scenarios.
Scenario 1
Assume that you have Windows 8.1-based computer. You install Windows 8.1 Update 2919355. Then, you add a language pack.
Scenario 2
Assume that you install Windows 8.1 from installation media that includes Windows 8.1 Update 2919355. Then, you add a language pack.
Note This issue does not occur if you first install a language pack on a Windows 8.1-based computer, and then you install Windows 8.1 Update 2919355.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, install the associated language pack update.
Update information
How to obtain this update
Windows Update
These updates are available from Windows Update.
Microsoft Download Center
You can obtain the associated language pack update through the Microsoft Download Center.
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Language Pack Updates |
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English (United States) Language Pack Update (en-us) |
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English (United States) Language Pack Update (en-us) |
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English (United States) Language Pack Update (en-us) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) Language Pack Update (pt-pt) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) Language Pack Update (pt-pt) |
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Portuguese (Portugal) Language Pack Update (pt-pt) |
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Portuguese (Brazil) Language Pack Update (pt-br) |
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Portuguese (Brazil) Language Pack Update (pt-br) |
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Portuguese (Brazil) Language Pack Update (pt-br) |
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Polish Language Pack Update (pl-pl) |
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Polish Language Pack Update (pl-pl) |
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Polish Language Pack Update (pl-pl) |
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Norwegian Language Pack Update (nb-no) |
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Norwegian Language Pack Update (nb-no) |
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Norwegian Language Pack Update (nb-no) |
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Dutch Language Pack Update (nl-nl) |
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Dutch Language Pack Update (nl-nl) |
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Dutch Language Pack Update (nl-nl) |
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Latvian Language Pack Update (lv-lv) |
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Latvian Language Pack Update (lv-lv) |
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Latvian Language Pack Update (lv-lv) |
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Hebrew Language Pack Update (he-il) |
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Hebrew Language Pack Update (he-il) |
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Hebrew Language Pack Update (he-il) |
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French Language Pack Update (fr-fr) |
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French Language Pack Update (fr-fr) |
Update for Windows 8.1 (KB2938334) |
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French Language Pack Update (fr-fr) |
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Lithuanian Language Pack Update (lt-lt) |
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Lithuanian Language Pack Update (lt-lt) |
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Lithuanian Language Pack Update (lt-lt) |
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Finnish Language Pack Update (fi-fi) |
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Finnish Language Pack Update (fi-fi) |
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Finnish Language Pack Update (fi-fi) |
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Korean Language Pack Update (ko-kr) |
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Korean Language Pack Update (ko-kr) |
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Korean Language Pack Update (ko-kr) |
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Estonian Language Pack Update (et-ee) |
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Estonian Language Pack Update (et-ee) |
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Estonian Language Pack Update (et-ee) |
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Spanish Language Pack Update (es-es) |
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Spanish Language Pack Update (es-es) |
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Spanish Language Pack Update (es-es) |
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Japanese Language Pack Update (ja-jp) |
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Japanese Language Pack Update (ja-jp) |
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Japanese Language Pack Update (ja-jp) |
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English (United Kingdom) Language Pack Update (en-gb) |
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English (United Kingdom) Language Pack Update (en-gb) |
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English (United Kingdom) Language Pack Update (en-gb) |
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Greek Language Pack Update (el-gr) |
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Greek Language Pack Update (el-gr) |
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Greek Language Pack Update (el-gr) |
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Italian Language Pack Update (it-it) |
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Italian Language Pack Update (it-it) |
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Italian Language Pack Update (it-it) |
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German Language Pack Update (de-de) |
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German Language Pack Update (de-de) |
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German Language Pack Update (de-de) |
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Hungarian Language Pack Update (hu-hu) |
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Hungarian Language Pack Update (hu-hu) |
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Hungarian Language Pack Update (hu-hu) |
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Chinese (Taiwan) Language Pack Update (zh-tw) |
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Chinese (Taiwan) Language Pack Update (zh-tw) |
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Chinese (Taiwan) Language Pack Update (zh-tw) |
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Chinese (Hong Kong) Language Pack Update (zh-hk) |
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Chinese (Hong Kong) Language Pack Update (zh-hk) |
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Chinese (Hong Kong) Language Pack Update (zh-hk) |
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Chinese (PRC) Language Pack Update (zh-cn) |
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Chinese (PRC) Language Pack Update (zh-cn) |
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Chinese (PRC) Language Pack Update (zh-cn) |
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Ukrainian Language Pack Update (uk-ua) |
Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2938317) |
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Ukrainian Language Pack Update (uk-ua) |
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Ukrainian Language Pack Update (uk-ua) |
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Turkish Language Pack Update (tr-tr) |
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Turkish Language Pack Update (tr-tr) |
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Turkish Language Pack Update (tr-tr) |
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Danish Language Pack Update (da-dk) |
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Danish Language Pack Update (da-dk) |
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Danish Language Pack Update (da-dk) |
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Thai Language Pack Update (th-th) |
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Thai Language Pack Update (th-th) |
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Thai Language Pack Update (th-th) |
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Swedish Language Pack Update (sv-se) |
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Swedish Language Pack Update (sv-se) |
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Swedish Language Pack Update (sv-se) |
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Serbian (Latin) Language Pack Update (sr-latn-rs) |
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Serbian (Latin) Language Pack Update (sr-latn-rs) |
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Serbian (Latin) Language Pack Update (sr-latn-rs) |
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Czech Language Pack Update (cs-cz) |
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Czech Language Pack Update (cs-cz) |
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Czech Language Pack Update (cs-cz) |
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Slovenian Language Pack Update (sl-si) |
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Slovenian Language Pack Update (sl-si) |
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Slovenian Language Pack Update (sl-si) |
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Bulgarian Language Pack Update (bg-bg) |
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Bulgarian Language Pack Update (bg-bg) |
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Bulgarian Language Pack Update (bg-bg) |
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Slovak Language Pack Update (sk-sk) |
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Slovak Language Pack Update (sk-sk) |
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Slovak Language Pack Update (sk-sk) |
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Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Language Pack Update (ar-sa) |
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Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Language Pack Update (ar-sa) |
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Arabic (Saudi Arabia) Language Pack Update (ar-sa) |
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Russian Language Pack Update (ru-ru) |
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Russian Language Pack Update (ru-ru) |
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Russian Language Pack Update (ru-ru) |
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Romanian Language Pack Update (ro-ro) |
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Romanian Language Pack Update (ro-ro) |
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Romanian Language Pack Update (ro-ro) |
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Croatian Language Pack Update (hr-hr) |
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Croatian Language Pack Update (hr-hr) |
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Croatian Language Pack Update (hr-hr) |
Note The update for Windows RT 8.1 can be obtained only from Windows Update.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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Prerequisites
To apply these language pack updates, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. For more information about update 2919355, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2919355 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update April, 2014
Registry information
To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
Restart requirement
You may have to restart the computer after you apply this update.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
