Language Packs and Language Interface Packs (Standard 8)
7/8/2014
Review language packs and language interface packs in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).
Only Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) language packs can be installed on Standard 8. Language packs from other versions of Windows or Windows Embedded are not supported.
- Language pack
A language pack contains all of the resources necessary to localize the UI. Some language packs are considered “full” packs because all of the language pack resources will be localized to that language. Other language packs are considered “partial” because some of the resources will be localized to the specified language but the remaining resources will be localized to a base language, usually en-US.
- Language Interface Pack (LIP)
A LIP contains only a subset of the resources needed to localize the UI. A LIP is typically used where a language pack is not yet available. LIPs require the installation of a specific parent language before they can be installed and used. The Windows Embedded language pack for the parent language must be installed before installing a LIP.
Available Languages
languages are shipped on both the 32-bit and 64-bit Industry 8 setup disks for both Standard 8.
Languages included in the default Standard 8 catalog
Display name |
Language name |
|---|---|
Chinese Simplified (People's Republic of China) |
zh-CN |
Chinese Traditional (Taiwan) |
zh-TW |
English (United States) |
en-US |
French (France) |
fr-FR |
German (Germany) |
de-DE |
Japanese (Japan) |
ja-JP |
Korean (Korea) |
ko-KR |
Additional languages included on the Standard 8 disks
Display name |
Language name |
|---|---|
Arabic (Saudi Arabia) |
ar-SA |
Dutch (Netherlands) |
nl-NL |
Italian (Italy) |
it-IT |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
pt-BR |
Russian (Russia) |
ru-RU |
Spanish (Spain) |
es-ES |
Swedish (Sweden) |
sv-SE |
An optional update to Standard 8 was released in April 2013 that contains additional language packs and LIPs. This update is available for download at:
- Product Download: Windows Embedded 8 Standard Language Pack 32-bit
- Product Download: Windows Embedded 8 Standard Language Pack 64-bit
The following tables show the languages and LIPs included in this update:
Languages included in the April 2013 update
Display name |
Language Name |
|---|---|
Arabic (Saudi Arabia) |
ar-SA |
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) |
bg-BG |
Chinese Traditional (Taiwan) |
zh-TW |
Croatian (Croatia) |
hr-HR |
Czech (Czech Republic) |
cs-CZ |
Danish (Denmark) |
da-DK |
Dutch (Netherlands) |
nl-NL |
English (United Kingdom) |
en-GB |
Estonian (Estonia) |
et-EE |
Finnish (Finland) |
fi-FI |
Greek (Greece) |
el-GR |
Hebrew (Israel) |
he-IL |
Hungarian (Hungary) |
hu-HU |
Latvian (Latvia) |
lv-LV |
Lithuanian (Lithuania) |
lt-LT |
Norwegian (Bokmål) |
nb-NO |
Polish (Poland) |
pl-PL |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
pt-BR |
Portuguese (Portugal) |
pt-PT |
Romanian (Romania) |
ro-RO |
Russian (Russia) |
ru-RU |
Serbian Latin (Serbia) |
sr-Latn-CS |
Slovak (Slovakia) |
sk-SK |
Slovenian (Slovenia) |
sl-SI |
Spanish (Spain) |
es-ES |
Swedish (Sweden) |
sv-SE |
Thai (Thailand) |
th-TH |
Turkish (Turkey) |
tr-TR |
Ukrainian (Ukraine) |
uk-UA |
Language Interface Packs (LIPs) included in the April 2013 update
Display name |
Language name |
Parent language |
|---|---|---|
Basque (Basque) |
eu-ES |
es-ES, fr-FR |
Catalan (Spain) |
ca-ES |
en-ES, fr-FR |
Galician (Spain) |
gl-ES |
es-ES |
See Also
Tasks
Install a Language Pack to an Offline Image