Block clean-up of unused language packs

Policy ID
BlockCleanupOfUnusedPreinstalledLangPacks
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Control Panel › Regional and Language Options

Description


This policy setting controls whether the LPRemove task will run to clean up language packs installed on a machine but are not used by any users on that machine.

If you enable this policy setting, language packs that are installed as part of the system image will remain installed even if they are not used by any user on that system.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, language packs that are installed as part of the system image but are not used by any user on that system will be removed as part of a scheduled clean up task.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • BlockCleanupOfUnusedPreinstalledLangPacksREG_DWORD

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