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I'm looking for a way to launch 64-bit programs in a Chinese, Japanese, and Russian locale without changing my current system locale (which is English). With Microsoft's AppLocale I was able to launch 32-bit programs in any locale but AppLocale doesn't launch 64-bit programs in a locale different to the system locale.

I currently use Windows 8.1 x64

Jorge Luque
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It's more easy: This method works for all Windows 32bits or 64bits ;-)

  • Create different new local users (one for each language).
  • Log in with each user and change the Windows language of that account to the desired language.
  • Log out (Repeat for each user).

When you finish the setup:

  • Log in with your usual user.
  • Run the application you want to see in a different language with the "Run As" method (Shift+right click on the shortcut and select Run as different User) using the user which has that language on his settings.
NetVicious
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    It works but that means that I have to create at least 3 extra accounts on my PC that I will never use – Jorge Luque Jun 15 '15 at 02:07
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    Yes I know. But until Microsoft don't updates the AppLocale application it's the only solution I found. – NetVicious Jun 15 '15 at 06:44
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    Where's the "Run as a different user" option? In the Start Menu, it's shown when right you click the program, and in Explorer if you Shift+Right click the executable. (You've mentioned this your [other answer](https://superuser.com/a/922770) but not this one.) – antak Jun 03 '19 at 06:56
  • Changed, thx ;-) – NetVicious Jun 03 '19 at 09:06
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There's an open-source alternative to Microsoft AppLocale that is claimed to work up to windows 10, available on GitHub:

https://github.com/xupefei/Locale-Emulator

Its allows per-app locale settings, accessible via a context menu option.

Reinstate Monica
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    The official site for Locale Emulator http://xupefei.github.io/Locale-Emulator/ says It works on 64-bit OS but not on 64-bit programs. So it's the same problem as with AppLocale – Jorge Luque May 05 '16 at 00:18
  • There's [Locale Remulator](https://github.com/InWILL/Locale_Remulator) now. – mirh Dec 01 '22 at 21:22