Troubleshoot Problem with Region setting in Windows 10 CU

[cookinpro]

I'm not sure this is in the correct place, if not please relocate.

In Windows 10 Home (x64) Creators Update. settings...Time & language...Region & language...Country or region , the default is "Afghanistan", when I change it to "Canada" , it always reverts back to Afghanistan. How do I resolve this issue?

 

[brambedkar59]

You could try changing it from control panel. Navigate to Control Panel\Clock, Language, and Region\Region
Then select "location" tab and select your region. Maybe try reboot after that (God knows how many of my problems were solved by Reboot).

 

[cookinpro]

You could try changing it from control panel. Navigate to Control Panel\Clock, Language, and Region\Region
Then select "location" tab and select your region. Maybe try reboot after that (God knows how many of my problems were solved by Reboot).

Thanks for the idea. When I went into Control Panel\Clock,Language,and Region No matter how many time I clicked on "Region" nothing happened at all. (I could click on anything else and it would respond)
I also booted into safe mode and tried to change the region. Afterwards upon re-booting the region I chose reverted back to "Afghanistan"

 

[brambedkar59]

Thanks for the idea. When I went into Control Panel\Clock,Language,and Region No matter how many time I clicked on "Region" nothing happened at all. (I could click on anything else and it would respond)
I also booted into safe mode and tried to change the region. Afterwards upon re-booting the region I chose reverted back to "Afghanistan"

That's weird. You could try disabling all 3rd party security apps (av, firewall), although chances of them interfering with region settings are rare.
Last resort could be resetting or clean installing windows.
Although, I would wait for other more experienced members to reply to this thread.

 

[cookinpro]

That's weird. You could try disabling all 3rd party security apps (av, firewall), although chances of them interfering with region settings are rare.
Last resort could be resetting or clean installing windows.
Although, I would wait for other more experienced members to reply to this thread.

Indeed, I find it rather strange myself. I had a problem when I installed Creators Update, I could not open settings, I could not pin icons in the taskbar, etc...
So, I decided to reset Win 10, that alone seemed to solve my issues. That is until I tried to get into Windows Store, it did not work. Nor did WSReset or alot of other approaches. I've tried multiple fixes and so far no luck.

 

[shmu26]

Afganistan is simply the first choice on the list. The fact that it reverts to Afganistan shows that the settings are not letting you access them.

 

[brambedkar59]

@cookinpro could you post a screen shot of system properties by right clicking on this PC and selecting properties. Your win10 might be single language version.

 

[Ink]

@cookinpro I cannot download apps, games or Edge extensions from Windows Store either, even after a clean install, clean upgrade, troubleshooting, reset Store cache, remove Microsoft account etc. Nothing works. It's broken for a lot of Windows 10 users.

Back on topic:
Can you share a screenshot of the Region & Language. If you have more than one language pack installed, which one is Set as Default?

 

[cookinpro]

@cookinpro could you post a screen shot of system properties by right clicking on this PC and selecting properties. Your Windows 10 might be single language version.

Where does it tell me if it is the single language version

 

[cookinpro]

@cookinpro I cannot download apps, games or Edge extensions from Windows Store either, even after a clean install, clean upgrade, troubleshooting, reset Store cache, remove Microsoft account etc. Nothing works. It's broken for a lot of Windows 10 users.

Back on topic:
Can you share a screenshot of the Region & Language. If you have more than one language pack installed, which one is Set as Default?

View attachment 149948

Here is the screenshot. My default is US English

 

[brambedkar59]

I think it's not.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-d...N-Windows-10-N-and-Windows-10-Single-Language

 

[cookinpro]

I've also posted on the Microsoft Community Forum. And so far their limited suggestions have not been helpful.
Here is the latest suggestion. It has not worked.

Another option that you can try is to change the region using the Registry Editor. To get started, follow the steps below:
***Note***
This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article: How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.
1. To open the Registry Editor, press Win+R simultaneously and type regedit in the Run dialog box.
2. Navigate to Geo key location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Geo
3. In the right pane, double-click Nation and modify the value.
4. Change the value data to the geographical location identifier number of Canada (39) and click OK.
5. Close the registry and restart your PC.
Don't hesitate to post back for additional help.
Kind regards.

When I have navigated to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Geo

"Geo" is not listed
Does anyone here know why?

 

[cookinpro]

@cookinpro I cannot download apps, games or Edge extensions from Windows Store either, even after a clean install, clean upgrade, troubleshooting, reset Store cache, remove Microsoft account etc. Nothing works. It's broken for a lot of Windows 10 users.

@Spawn
I was able to resolve the Windows Store problem that I had, along with a few other issues as well ( e.g. cortana searches, region settings)

I used Windows Repair v 3.9.31 and under the repair tab I set 01,02,03,04, 09,and 10
Ran it in "safe mode with networking"
rebooted when finished and all was well.

 

[Carl Amiel Dimaunahan]

I have the same issue after fresh start i cant change my language and region i was stuck on afghanistan

 

[shmu26]

I have the same issue after fresh start i cant change my language and region i was stuck on afghanistan

Try the fixes mentioned in this thread.

 

[Carl Amiel Dimaunahan]

Thankyou windows repair fix it thankyousomuch