How to install Multiple Languages using Windows 10 Upgrade Task Sequence

by Lena Smith Technical Engineer

More and more Windows users are motivated by the Microsoft to enhance their experience to the latest version of Windows 10 operating system but the process is not always liked by the customers as it faces obstacles, not resulting in a smooth experience.Mostly, this type of situation appears when the Standard Desktop Client installs the Multiple Language Packs.But now there is no need to worry, as for providing a solution to this problem Microsoft is coming up with a built-in System Center Configuration Manager as an Upgrade Task Sequence. If both the Operating System User Interface Language and the used Windows Setup Media Language get matched with each other,then all the upgrade options are made available at one place by it. Moreover this technique leaves the users file untouched, not harming them in any way.

Addition of Multiple Languages packs

Here as said, the license required for many of the language packs running on the Windows new version will not be verified, if the language packs are added using DISM(Deployment Image Servicing and Management). As a result, the multiple languages packs that have been accessed from any other source instead of the provider will be removed after duration of time from the computer. Hence, finding that which Multiple Language packs are installed recently on the devices that are running Upgrade Task is a necessity.

This verification can be carried out easily using the command line given below:

dism.exe /Online /Get-Intl

Doing this will show you that the system is running on which Windows as well as that which languages packs are installed here.

As mentioned above that all the upgrade options will be made available at one place by the Windows Setup,only when the condition that the Operating System User Interface Language and the used Windows Setup Media Language well match with each other is satisfied. Hence, setting the default OS Language to German (de-DE)will proves to be beneficial. On the other hand choosing English (en-US) language will provide us with a different screen, being different from the default German language on the sample device.

Boot from Windows 10 Setup Media

As soon as the first screen appears in front of you, click and hold Shift + F10 key to open a command prompt. Now run the command prompt given below:

run dism.exe /image:d:\ /set-uilang:en-us

in opposition to Installation of your Windows

Restart your Device

One’s personal files and settings will remain in their original form by running the Windows Setup once again on the same device.

All the command-line options required for the Setup of the Windows is provided under this MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network)page of Microsoft.An alternate option provides you to make use of setup configure file to passing parameters for Windows Setup on a command line.

Or one more alternate option for the same above mentioned work is also provided and that is making use of an automated solution in which two power shells scripts along with the Task Sequence Steps based on some Condition to get the work done is required here.

This article has been written by Lena Smith. She has a keen and devoted interest in technical writing and carries out writing on technical topics for the purpose of educating, informing or directing as well as imparting its readers some specific skills and abilities and hence always focuses on grabbing some advanced and detail-oriented knowledge. And found successful in achieving all this. Some related topics on which she has written are Support for Microsoft office, Windows 10, Versions of Office and for Antivirus support, etc.