Force selected system UI language to overwrite the user UI language

Policy ID
MachineUILanguageOverwrite
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Vista
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 which UI language is used for computers with more than one UI language installed.

If you enable this policy setting, the UI language of Windows menus and dialogs for systems with more than one language is restricted to a specified language. If the specified language is not installed on the target computer or you disable this policy setting, the language selection defaults to the language selected by the local administrator.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, there is no restriction of a specific language used for the Windows menus and dialogs.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • MachineUILockREG_DWORD

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