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How can I change the Windows language from Spanish to English in a Windows 7 Professional?

Please note that this is not Enterprise or Ultimate version. So the normal way using a MUI is not possible.

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    This question is really not a duplicate, it is the other way around. The "duplicate" does not give any useful answer while this one does.
    – eudoxos
    Commented Jan 20, 2015 at 8:26

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The installation of additional languages is normally not possible - unless you upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise.

However, it can be done. But it will violate your Windows EULA.

Instructions

  1. Download the MUI (Multilingual User Interface) for your Language. I downloaded the hu-HU package on C:\lp.cab. You have to change the path and language shorthand to your own

  2. After the download completes, open a command line prompt as administrator and type

    DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\lp.cab
bcdedit /set {current} locale hu-HU
bcdboot %WinDir% /l hu-HU

  3. Open regedit.exe and delete the en-EN key under

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / MUI / UILanguages

  4. Reboot

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  • This leads to blue screen bad answer
    – Raymond Ghaffarian Shirazi
    Commented Nov 7, 2015 at 22:20
  • I know that this has worked in the past for others and I, could it be possible that an update has stopped this working?
    – Autumnal
    Commented Nov 8, 2015 at 20:13
  • Best way download english version burn it to a dvd install it, then Use your old serial number.
    – Raymond Ghaffarian Shirazi
    Commented Nov 9, 2015 at 16:59
  • Working for me even with newest windows updates (2016/11)
    – Daniel Hári
    Commented Nov 27, 2016 at 11:34
  • This is not working at all. Black screen. It is a problem
    – Linga
    Commented Aug 15, 2018 at 9:24