How to removeKazakh interface localisation pack installed by default

Hello Tommy Gilardi,

It looks like the Kazakh Language Interface Pack was bundled by MSI during the OEM recovery.

The practical removal path is through PowerShell. Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

$list = Get-WinUserLanguageList
$list | Where-Object {$_.LanguageTag -eq 'kk-KZ'} | ForEach-Object {$list.Remove($_)}
Set-WinUserLanguageList $list -Force

If that doesn't fully remove it from Apps & features, you can follow up with DISM:

dism /Online /Remove-Language /Language:kk-KZ

A restart after either command is recommended. Let me know how it goes,

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Kazakh is available in Windows 11 as a Language Interface Pack (LIP) that uses English (United States) as its base language. On some OEM images (like MSI factory images), additional LIPs such as Kazakh can be preinstalled even if they are not visible in the normal Language & region list.

From the provided information, only supported and documented actions are:

1. Language packs and LIPs can be added or removed only through supported mechanisms (Settings or imaging tools).
2. For end users, the supported way to manage languages in Windows 11 is:
   • Select Start > Settings > Time & language > Language & region.
   • Under Preferred languages, add or remove languages, and in Install language features choose which components to install.
3. Kazakh is listed as a Windows 11 language that requires English (United States) as the base language, and as a LIP (kk-KZ) with base language en-US.

If the Kazakh interface pack does not appear under Language & region and only shows as an installed component in Apps, and there is no Uninstall option (only Manage / Advanced options), then removal is not exposed through the supported end‑user UI in the documentation provided. In that case, the pack is effectively part of the OEM image and can be left as-is; it does not affect the system if not selected as a display language.

To ensure only desired display languages are active, verify in Settings > Time & language > Language & region that only French and English (United States) are set as:

• Windows display language
• Preferred languages

Kazakh will not be used unless explicitly chosen as a display language.

References:

• Language packs for Windows
• Available languages for Windows
• Languages overview