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How to change regional format settings on Windows 11
How to change regional format 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.

Elsa Stadler avatar
Written by Elsa Stadler
Updated over a week ago

On Windows 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 the initial set-up, 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.

To change the regional format settings, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Time & language.

  3. Click the Language & region page on the right side.

4. Select the Regional format setting.

5. Click the Change formats button.

6. Select when your week starts in the "First day of week" setting.

7. Choose the date format in the "Short date" setting.

8. Choose the date format in the "Long date" setting.

9. Select the time format in the "Short time" setting.

10. Select the time format in the "Long date" setting.

After you complete the steps, the updated format settings will be reflected across the desktop and apps.

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