Once installed, the language must be activated within the user session. Users can change this manually, or administrators can automate the process using PowerShell. Manual Activation Navigate to > Time & Language > Language .
If you are running older builds of Windows 10 and have a standalone file, Microsoft includes a native GUI tool called lpksetup.exe .
: Contains the primary user interface (LP.cab) files.
For IT administrators managing multiple machines or performing offline installations onto system images, DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) is the industry standard.
Run winver to confirm your Windows 10 build before downloading packs. Microsoft Windows 10 Language Pack Offline Install -Extra
winver
Run the following command to add the package: Dism /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\Path\To\your_language_pack.cab"
: Used for full system display language changes.
According to official Microsoft documentation, you will need both ISOs to install a full language pack offline. Once installed, the language must be activated within
For larger-scale deployments or system imaging, the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool is used. It allows administrators to "inject" language packs into a mounted Windows image (WIM) using commands like Dism /Add-Package . The "Extra" Components: Features on Demand (FOD)
for your language (e.g., Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-fr-fr-Package.cab ). Open Command Prompt as Administrator .
Run the following command to install the package:
Method 1: Injecting Languages into an Online Operating System If you are running older builds of Windows
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) utility is the most reliable tool for offline package injection. You can apply packages to an active operating system or an offline .wim image.
: Contains the extra language packages (speech, typing, OCR). 2. Understanding Language Components
Install OCR (Optical Character Recognition):
Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:"C:\mount\windows" /Commit
If you need to deploy Windows 10 to many machines with the same set of languages, it is far more efficient to integrate the language packs directly into the Windows installation image ( .wim file) before deployment.