


You cannot add languages to Home Single Language and Home Country Specific editions. For example, you can neither add a Windows 10 version 1809 LIP to Windows 10 version 1803 image, nor add a Windows Server 2019 language pack to Windows Server 2016. The version of the language, LIP, or Feature on Demand must match the version number. For more information, see Language packs. LIPs are available for Windows desktop releases, but are not available for Windows Server. For example, the Catalan (ca-ES) language interface pack can be installed only if one of the following languages is already installed: English US (en-US), Great Britain (en-GB), Spanish (es-ES), or French (fr-FR).įor a list of the LIPs and their parent languages, see Available Language Packs for Windows.The following tables show the supported language packs for Windows desktop editions and Windows Server, and supported language interface packs (LIPs) for Windows desktop editions. LIPs require at least one language pack (or parent language) to install. Language interface packs include Windows user interface text for a region, and can provide a better experience in countries or regions where two languages are commonly used. Device manufacturers can find details for deployment options at Features On Demand V2 (Capabilities).

Other language features, including spell checking, text prediction, word breaking, hyphenation, fonts, optical character recognition, handwriting recognition, text-to-speech, and speech recognition are installed as needed using Features on Demand v2 (Capabilities). Language components include the user interface text for that language and basic Cortana capabilities. To reduce disk space requirements in Windows 10 and improve installation time, language packs have been split into language components and Features on Demand v2 (Capabilities). Language packs and language interface language packs (LIPs) are available for devices that are running Windows 10 Version 1511 and can be installed by using the Language Control Panel.įor a list of language packs that are available for Windows 10 Version 1511, see Language packs.ĭevice manufacturers can find details about deployment options for language packs at Add Language Packs to Windows.
