How can i change System Language

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How can i change System Language ( Alt+Shift ) ?

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Posted 21-Dec-11 19:20pm

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Sandeep Mewara 22-Dec-11 1:51am

Please re-frame your question. Currently it's not very clear on what are you trying to do. For example, if you are trying to change the system language via vb.net code, then please mention the same and also share if any effort made.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 22-Dec-11 1:51am

Do you really want to do it globally? Perhaps just for your application it would be better?
--SA

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Ganesan Senthilvel · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-21T19:52:00

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Useful step by step reference at http://www.astahost.com/info/tsomi-net-switch-regional-language-automatically-field-edited-focus.html[^]

Posted 21-Dec-11 19:52pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-21T19:52:00

I would strongly recommend you refrain from doing it at the level of OS. Your user knows better what language to use at every moment. Moreover, nobody should configure system options like a set of input languages and keyboard shortcut for switching them. It does not have to be Alt+Shift. Only the user or a system administrator trusted by a user should be allowed to do it. Simple security issues and simple common sense dictate it.

However, if you are so stubborn to ignore this advice, you can try P/Invoked Windows API SendInput, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646310%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^]. You can do it via WMI as well. Don't do it!

Instead, you can select the input language just for your application; this is much better, but I would not recommend it, too.

With Forms, you can switch input language, but only for your application, which might be much better for you:

C#

Windows.Forms.InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage = someLanguage;

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.inputlanguage.aspx[^].

With WPF, you can use the class System.Windows.Input.InputLanguageManager for the same purpose. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.input.inputlanguagemanager.aspx[^].

—SA