Simple Application Server:Change the default language of a Windows operating system

Procedure

1. Connect to the Windows instance.

   Note

   You cannot change the language of Windows Server 2008 R2.

   Log on to the Simple Application Server console - Servers. Find the target instance and click Remote Connection. Click Log on Now, enter the password and click OK.

2. Click start menu , then search for and open Windows PowerShell .

3. Temporarily disable the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) update source to ensure the language package can be downloaded.

   Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU' -Name UseWUServer -Value 0
   Restart-Service -Name wuauserv

4. Change your preferred language.

   Windows Server 2016 and later

   1. Click Start , click Settings, and click Time & Language.

   2. In the sidebar, click Language. In the Preferred languages section, click Add a language.

   3. In the search box, enter "Chinese". Select the required language pack and click Next.

   4. In the Install language features dialog box, select Set as my Windows display language and click Install.

      

   5. After the download and installation, click Yes, sign out now to confirm the language change and restart Windows. The operating system language is changed to Chinese.

      Warning

      The restart operation stops the instance for a short period of time and may interrupt services that are running on the instance. We recommend that you restart the instance during off-peak hours.

   6. Open Windows PowerShell and re-enable WSUS.

      Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU' -Name UseWUServer -Value 1
      Restart-Service -Name wuauserv                    

   7. Open Settings and click Update & Security. In the Windows Update, check for and download updates. This will apply necessary security patches to the language package to keep your system secure.

   Windows Server 2012

   1. Click Start , click Control Panel , then click Clock, Language, and Region > Language > Add a language.

   2. On the Add a language page, select Chinese (Simplified) and click Add.

      

   3. Download and install the language package. Select a language, and click Move up to change its priority.

      1. To download a language package, click Options to check for updates online. Then a message appears indicating that the package is available for download. Click Download and install language pack.

      2. Install the language package. The installation may take about one hour. The language package is successfully installed, when a page with the Installation complete message is displayed.

   4. Log on to the Simple Application Server console - Servers, restart the Windows instance, and then connect to the instance again. The system's display language is now changed to Chinese.

      Warning

      The restart operation stops the instance for a short period of time and may interrupt services that are running on the instance. We recommend that you restart the instance during off-peak hours.

   5. Open Windows PowerShell and re-enable WSUS.

      Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU' -Name UseWUServer -Value 1
      Restart-Service -Name wuauserv                    

   6. In the Control Panel, open System and Security. In the Windows Update section, check for and install updates. This operation applies the corresponding security patches to the new language package.

   What to do next

   To create servers with the same language, save the current instance as a custom image.

   1. Log on to the Simple Application Server console - Servers.

   2. Create a custom image.

   3. Use the custom image to create simple application servers.