cannot change languague to English

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I got the student version and my computer is Japanese. I downloaded the US version of Maya but it still installed in Japanese (well, the language when I open it is in JP).

I did the 

"

1. Navigate to Documents > Maya > [ your Maya version number ] > .env
2. Click on the .env file to open it. A blank Document will open. 
3. Copy and paste the environment variable below into the document, and save the .env
   • MAYA_UI_LANGUAGE = en_US
4. Saving the file and launching Maya will apply this variable the next time Maya launches "

But it still gives me language in JP even after I restarted the computer...

I dont know what to do...

Thanks for your help!

[sean.heasley]

Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the community!

You might want to try deleting your settings/preferences and then set that variable again and try to launch Maya.

Also, do you have other applications that are in english despite your PC being japanese? The variable should work but I'm wondering if the pc being from Japan has anything to do with this.

[sean.heasley]

Hi @Anonymous

Just wanted to check in to see how things were going. Are you still having this issue?

If your issue is resolved, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.

[Anonymous]

Nope, I tried:

"

Resetting preferences on Windows:

1. Use explorer to navigate to the following directory:
   
   C:\Users\USERNAME\My Documents\Maya\VERSION\
   ​​
2. Locate the prefs folder and rename it to prefsOld.
3. Restart Maya. If prompted to, select the option to Create Default Preferences. "

But there is no prefs folder in my maya folder. There is only ja_JP and Maya Env.

What to dooooo

[Anonymous]

Maya is the only program i have in Japanese....

and it is weird as I am using the Autodesk_Maya_2018_wi_en-US_Setup_webinstall

[sean.heasley]

Hi @Anonymous

Hmm this is unusual. 

I think this may be happening because the OS/machine is Japanese itself which is mentioned in this article.

"The Maya user interface automatically appears in Japanese/Simplified Chinese when launched within a Japanese/Simplified Chinese operating system environment."

What you can try are the steps mentioned in that article on stick with English instead of Japanese/Chinese

So you would do this:

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel, and select Region and Language.
2. From the Region and Language window, click the Administrative tab and select Change system locale. Change the Current system locale setting to America(English).
3. Click OK.

   The Windows operating system will indicate it needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect.

4. Once Windows restarts, you can launch Maya and the user interface will appear in English.

[sean.heasley · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

I'm just checking in again to see if you need more help with this. Did the suggestion I provided yesterday work for you?

If so, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.