[Forum FAQ] How to install Language package manually in Windows 10 via CAB file

Question

_{Monday, September 14, 2015 5:26 AM | 2 votes}

Scenario

In Windows 10, the official way to install Language package is via Settings-> Time & Language -> Region & Language -> Add Language, which is also the securest and easiest way to get new language package.

The following way is to install language package manually via CAB file. Note: This method is for limited network access computers, failed Windows update and so on. If possible, please use the official way, this way is only for emergency status.  

Solution

We can get the link of language package from Windowsupdate.log after you have tried to install language via Add language UI. And then install the package.

Step 1: Get readable Windowsupdate.log in Windows 10 and find the CAB file

1. Launch Powershell as administrator.
2. Type Get-windowsupdatelog command convert the Windows updates log to be readable.
3. Find the title as below in windowsupdate.log on your desknbsp;**Title = microsoft-windows-languagefeatures-basic-en-gb-package. **Then, you will see a line like below: 

DownloadManager Downloading from http://fg.v4.download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2015/07/lp_a3b56b702da97358088100bdd06221c052b90fc9.cab 
to C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\d29cde8644802511b6b48a4892b5fe9e\microsoft-windows-languagefeatures-ocr-en-gb-package.cab (full file)

4. lease fine the link for the language package, and copy the http link into IE to get the CAB file

Step 2: Install language package via CAB file

1. Run lpksetup.exe, the "Install or Uninstall display languages" wizard will appear on the screen.
2. Click the Install display languages button.
3. In the next page of the wizard, click Browse and pick the *.cab file of the language you downloaded. 
4. Click the Next button to install the language package.

Wait till it is installed. This can take a considerable amount of time and disk space. 

In addition, you can also use DISM command to install language package via CAB file: dism /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:[path of cab file]

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