How do I set Microsoft Security Essentials language to English?

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Because right now it's in Bulgarian.

Yeah I got a trojan :S.

If you are having issues removing an infection may I recommend reading [What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?](http://superuser.com/questions/100360/what-to-do-if-my-computer-is-infected-by-a-virus-or-a-malware) — DMA57361, Jan 21 '11 at 09:05

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '12 at 12:50

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Another way is to hack the registry and reboot, which is much more convenient. Of course caveats apply: it might not work for your OS/MSE version. (I'm running Japanese Vista Ultimate, BTW.)

Changing "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client\Market" from JA-jp to EN-nz worked fine after a reboot.

answered Jun 04 '12 at 12:50

Nick Westgate

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This worked fine for me too. Just closing msseces.exe and restarting it works too. – AKX Oct 24 '13 at 21:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 04 '12 at 12:53

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You must to uninstall/reinstall Security Essentials to switch languages.

The English version can be downloaded from the official website or Microsoft Download Center.

edited Jun 04 '12 at 12:53

Oliver Salzburg

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answered Jan 21 '11 at 09:01

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How do I set Microsoft Security Essentials language to English?

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