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I'm looking for a way to launch 64-bit programs in a Chinese, Japanese, and Russian locale without changing my current system locale (which is English). With Microsoft's AppLocale I was able to launch 32-bit programs in any locale but AppLocale doesn't launch 64-bit programs in a locale different to the system locale.

I currently use Windows 8.1 x64

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It's more easy: This method works for all Windows 32bits or 64bits ;-)

  • Create different new local users (one for each language).
  • Log in with each user and change the Windows language of that account to the desired language.
  • Log out (Repeat for each user).

When you finish the setup:

  • Log in with your usual user.
  • Run the application you want to see in a different language with the "Run As" method (Shift+right click on the shortcut and select Run as different User) using the user which has that language on his settings.
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    It works but that means that I have to create at least 3 extra accounts on my PC that I will never use
    – Jorge Luque
    Jun 15, 2015 at 2:07
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    Yes I know. But until Microsoft don't updates the AppLocale application it's the only solution I found.
    – NetVicious
    Jun 15, 2015 at 6:44
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    Where's the "Run as a different user" option? In the Start Menu, it's shown when right you click the program, and in Explorer if you Shift+Right click the executable. (You've mentioned this your other answer but not this one.)
    – antak
    Jun 3, 2019 at 6:56
  • Changed, thx ;-)
    – NetVicious
    Jun 3, 2019 at 9:06
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There's an open-source alternative to Microsoft AppLocale that is claimed to work up to windows 10, available on GitHub:

https://github.com/xupefei/Locale-Emulator

Its allows per-app locale settings, accessible via a context menu option.

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