Get languages for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
You can download and install additional languages to view Windows Vista and Windows 7 menus, dialog boxes, and other user interface items in your preferred language. Additional languages will work only with a genuine copy of Windows. Some languages are installed from the Microsoft Download Center, and some are installed using Windows Update. In addition, some languages require a premium edition of Windows or a particular parent language. For more information, see How do I get additional display languages?
- Language Packs. If you're running the Ultimate or Enterprise edition of Windows Vista or Windows 7, you can download any of the 33 available language packs by using Windows Update. Language packs provide a translated version of Windows dialog boxes, menu items, and help content.
- Language Interface Packs (LIPs). LIPs can be installed over any edition of Windows Vista and Windows 7, providing a translated version of only the most widely used dialog boxes, menu items, and help content. You can download LIPs from the Microsoft Download Center by using the links below. To install a LIP, you will need to have the required parent language installed on your PC. If your language is listed as "coming soon," it's on the way—check back here for updates.
Note: Language packs for Windows XP are also available. To use Microsoft Office in your preferred language, you can download an Office LIP.
Language | Native name | Base language and edition required |  Windows 7 |  Windows Vista |
Afrikaans | Afrikaans | English (any edition) | ||
Albanian | shqipe | English (any edition) | ||
Amharic | አማርኛ | English (any edition) | ||
Armenian | Հայերեն | English (any edition) | ||
Arabic | العربية | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Assamese | অসমীয়া | English (any edition) | ||
Azeri (Latin) | Azərbaycan | English or Russian (any edition) | ||
Basque | euskara | French or Spanish (any edition) | ||
Bengali (Bangladesh) | বাংলা (বাংলাদেশ) | English (any edition) | ||
Bengali (India) | বাংলা (ভারত) | English (any edition) | ||
Bosnian (Cyrillic) | босански | English, Croatian, or Serbian-Latin (any edition) | ||
Bosnian (Latin) | bosanski | English, Croatian, or Serbian-Latin (any edition) | ||
Bulgarian | Български | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Catalan | català | French or Spanish (any edition) | ||
Chinese (Simplified) | 中文(简体) | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Chinese (Traditional) | 中文 (繁體) | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Croatian | hrvatski | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Czech | čeština | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Danish | dansk | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Dari | درى | English (any edition) | Coming soon | Not available |
Dutch | Nederlands | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
English | English | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Estonian | eesti | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Finnish | suomi | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Filipino | Filipino | English (any edition) | ||
French | français | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Galician | galego | Spanish (any edition) | ||
Georgian | ქართული | English (any edition) | ||
German | Deutsch | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Greek | Ελληνικά | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Gujarati | ગુજરાતી | English (any edition) | ||
Hausa (Latin) | Hausa | English (any edition) | Coming soon | |
Hebrew | עברית | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Hindi | हिंदी | English (any edition) | ||
Hungarian | magyar | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Icelandic | íslenska | English (any edition) | ||
Igbo | Ndi Igbo | English (any edition) | Coming soon | |
Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | English (any edition) | ||
Inuktitut (Latin) | Inuktitut | English (any edition) | ||
Irish | Gaeilge | English (any edition) | Not available | |
isiXhosa | isiXhosa | English (any edition) | ||
isiZulu | isiZulu | English (any edition) | ||
Italian | italiano | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Japanese | 日本語 | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Kannada | ಕನ್ನಡ | English (any edition) | ||
Kazakh | Қазақ | English or Russian (any edition) | ||
Khmer | ខ្មែរ | English (any edition) | ||
KiSwahili | Kiswahili | English (any edition) | ||
Konkani | कोंकणी | English (any edition) | ||
Korean | 한국어 | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Kyrgyz | Кыргыз | Russian (any edition) | Coming soon | |
Lao | ລາວ | English (any edition) | Not available | |
Latvian | latviešu | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Lithuanian | lietuvių | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Luxembourgish | Lëtzebuergesch | French or English (any edition) | ||
Macedonian | македонски јазик | English (any edition) | ||
Malay (Brunei Darussalam) | Bahasa Melayu | English (any edition) | ||
Malay (Malaysia) | Bahasa Melayu | English (any edition) | ||
Malayalam | മലയാളം | English (any edition) | ||
Maltese | Malti | English (any edition) | ||
Maori | Te Reo Māori | English (any edition) | Coming soon | |
Marathi | मराठी | English (any edition) | ||
Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Монгол хэл | English or Russian (any edition) | Not available | |
Nepali | नेपाली | English (any edition) | ||
Norwegian (Bokmål) | norsk bokmål | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Norwegian (Nynorsk) | norsk (nynorsk) | Norwegian (Bokmal) (any edition) | ||
Oriya | ଓଡିଆ | English (any edition) | ||
Persian | فارسی | English (any edition) | ||
Polish | polski | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Portuguese (Brazil) | Português | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Portuguese (Portugal) | português | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Punjabi | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | English (any edition) | ||
Quechua | runasimi | Spanish (any edition) | ||
Romanian | română | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Russian | Русский | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Serbian (Cyrillic) | српски | English or Serbian (Latin) (any edition) | ||
Serbian (Latin) | srpski | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Sesotho sa Leboa | Sesotho sa Leboa | English (any edition) | ||
Setswana (South Africa) | Setswana | English (any edition) | ||
Sinhala | සිංහල | English (any edition) | ||
Slovak | slovenčina | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Slovenian | slovenski | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Spanish | español | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Swedish | svenska | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Tamil | தமிழ் | English (any edition) | ||
Tatar | Татар | Russian (any edition) | ||
Telugu | తెలుగు | English (any edition) | ||
Thai | ไทย | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Turkish | Türkçe | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Turkmen | Türkmen | English or Russian (any edition) | Coming soon | Not available |
Ukrainian | українська | Any language (Ultimate or Enterprise) | ||
Urdu | اردو | English (any edition) | ||
Uzbek (Latin) | O'zbekcha | English or Russian (any edition) | ||
Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | English (any edition) | ||
Welsh | Cymraeg | English (any edition) | ||
Yoruba | ede Yorùbá | English (any edition) | Coming soon |
