{"id":11562,"date":"2018-05-23T02:54:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T02:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11562"},"modified":"2018-05-23T03:07:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T03:07:48","slug":"change-region-location-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/change-region-location-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Ways to Change Region Location on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The region location in Windows 10 is used by apps to provide localized content. For example, the built-in news or weather app shows you local news or weather forecast for your country, and the Windows Store shows local apps in the first place. By default, the region location is configured during Windows 10 installation but you can change it later. Here are 2 simple ways to change region location on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Change Region Location on Windows 10 Using Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> in <strong>Large icons<\/strong> view, and then click <strong>Region<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/region.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8889\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the Region window, go to the <strong>Location<\/strong> tab. You can select a new country from the &#8220;<strong>Home location<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down list.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/change-home-location-in-windows.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11566\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to confirm changing the region location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Change Region Location on Windows 10 Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the [Windows] + [L] keys to access the Settings app, and then click <strong>Time &amp; language<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/time-language.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10842\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose the <strong>Region &amp; language<\/strong> tab in the left side. On the right, click the &#8220;<strong>Country or region<\/strong>&#8221; drop-down list and select the new country you want applied.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/change-windows-10-country-region.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11567\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Restart your computer to force all apps to use the new region location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The region location in Windows 10 is used by apps to provide localized content. For example, the built-in news or weather app shows you local news or weather forecast for your country, and the Windows Store shows local apps in the first place. 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