The Steam gaming platform has long been an integral part of the leisure of a huge number of gamers around the world. The Russian segment, which took in 2015 the second place in terms of the popularity of its language among all registered users, is not far behind.
However, quite often during the installation of a program you may encounter such a problem as an incorrectly delivered language. Those who, for some reason, did not notice the switch from English to Russian, may find themselves in a rather difficult position during further work. Then how to change the language in "Steam" in a similar situation? We will answer this question in our article. In addition, we will try to deal with another important problem that you may encounter when using the service.
How to change the language in "Steam"?
To feel comfortable when using this gaming platform, you must install the language that is most preferable for you. Today we will consider the question of how to change the language in "Steam" from English to Russian, but we can assure you that this method is also suitable for installing other options.
- Launch Steam and log in to your working account using your username and password.
- Go to the "Settings" tab, which in the English version will look like Settings, and then immediately in Interface.
- Click on Language and you will see that now the language is set to English there. You will see a whole list of available languages, selected in alphabetical order. Find Russian among them and click the OK button.
- Now you need to enable the reboot of the service for the changes to take effect. Select the appropriate button in the window that appears.
Additional tips
After changing the language in "Steam" and rebooting, everything should work. The developers tried very hard to ensure that the Russian version was performed as efficiently as possible.
If you want to change the language again in "Steam" (as we said earlier) and choose, for example, German, or return to English, then simply follow all the above steps again. Remember that often the games themselves depend on the chosen language in the client. Suppose you set yourself Russian, then the game will be installed with it by default, if there is support.
If you followed our instructions, but the problem of how to change the language in "Steam" is still relevant, then we recommend that you completely remove the client from your computer and reinstall it. In this case, you can select one or another language in the installation menu.
What to do if "Steam" itself changes the language to English?
This is another important issue that users of the service face. When you start Steam, it itself changes the language back to English - what to do?
Method 1:
- Hold down the Win and R keys and the registry editor will open.
- Go to the following address: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Valve \ Steam.
- Find the file called Languages, click on it with the mouse and select "Change."
- Change English to Russian, then save your actions by clicking the "OK" button.
Method 2:
Click on the "Steam" shortcut and select "Object." Then add " -language russian" (without quotation marks) and save the changes.
Good luck