Some report getting Japanese, some get same language as previous Windows version.Īfter installation ends you're free to use Japanese Locale again. Your Windows 10 install will be in Japanese if you do! Update Feb 1 2016: this is mixed. If you encounter any problems running any games, please change your system locale and try again first.ĭO NOT RUN THE UPGRADE TOOL IN JAPANESE LOCALE. To fix fullscreen and various other game engine issues, try using a DX8 to DX9 converter Thus, if you've had problems with any of the programs mentioned above, try Locale Emulator.For those unaware, Windows 10 has removed support for AppLocale and all derivatives (HF pAppLocale, etc) and broken DX8 (which some older games use). * Ntleas: Config dialog appears correctly. Japanese filenames are truncated and files cannot be accessed properly. * LocaleSwitch: Config dialog contains question marks. Japanese filenames appear as question marks and files cannot be accessed properly. * HF pAppLoc: Config dialog contains mojibake. It's all there.įor reference, here's the performance of various locale programs on the game New Danmaku Chikuonki: ** If you need to run a custom profile, go to the Locale Emulator submenu. * Right click, select Run as Japanese in the context menu.

* If your program needs command-line arguments, right-click the program, select Locale Emulator -> Modify Application Profile and enter your arguments in the top box. In particular, 'Show this profile in main menu' will make it appear in the main context menu. Run as Japanese should give you an idea of what you want. * Run LEGui.exe and set up your profiles. Click through any dialog boxes that may appear. The program will close and restart Windows Explorer in the course of installation. * Run LEInstaller.exe and click Install/Update. * Download here - the binaries are in the first zip file. Someone mentioned it in another thread so I figured I should write up something about it. Not only is it designed for Windows 7+, but it is also more effective and in continuing development. You've tried a few other programs, but they don't work well either.Įnter Locale Emulator. You're running Windows 10 (or 8, or 8.1, or 7) so AppLocale doesn't work properly. So, you want to run games in Japanese locale, but don't want to change your system locale.

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