How to adjust region settings on Windows 11
You can change the country and format settings on Windows 11 at any time to match your location, and in this guide, we’ll show you how.
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OnWindows 11, the region settings make it easy to ensure that the system and apps can show content based on your location. For example, the Microsoft Store uses the region information to display the apps, games, and videos available in your territory.
In addition, you can also adjust regional format settings to show date, time, numbers, or currency in a different format, across the desktop and apps.
Whether you made a mistake during theinitial setup, want to try an app or feature only available in another region, or need to show the date, time, numbers, or currency in a different format, Windows 11 provides an easy way to change region settings with the Settings app.
In this Windows 11 guide, we will walk you through the steps to personalize the region settings on your computer.
How to change region settings on Windows 11
To change the system region settings on Windows 11, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the system will apply the new region settings, affecting Windows and apps, including the Microsoft Store.
Sometimes when a software company (or Microsoft itself) announces a new application, but it is limited to a specific region, users would change region settings to make the app available for download through the Microsoft Store.
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How to change regional format settings on Windows 11
To change the regional format settings, use these steps:
After you complete the steps, the updated format settings will be reflected across the desktop and apps.
How to change advanced region settings on Windows 11
To customize how numbers, currency, time, and date should appear on Windows 11, use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the new format for numbers, currency, time, and date will be reflected across the desktop and apps.
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Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.
