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Set-WinUILanguageOverride

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Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012

Set-WinUILanguageOverride

Sets the Windows user interface (UI) language override setting for the current user account.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Set-WinUILanguageOverride [[-Language] <CultureInfo> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Set-WINUILanguageOverride cmdlet sets a user-preferred display language to be used for the Windows UI. If no override setting is used, the display language is dynamically determined from the user's language list (see Get-WinUserLanguageList and Set-WinUserLanguageList).

Parameters

-Language<CultureInfo>

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

  • CultureInfo

    An object that contains the Windows UI language override for the current user account. For more information about the CultureInfo object, see CultureInfo Class.

Examples

Example 1

This command sets the Windows UI language override to German (Germany) for the current user account.

PS C:\> Set-WinUILanguageOverride de-DE

Example 2

This command sets the Windows UI language override to null for the current user account.

PS C:\> Set-WinUILanguageOverride

Get-WinUILanguageOverride