lcid-devenv-exe.md

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-LCID (devenv.exe)	Learn how to use the LCID devenv command-line switch to set the default language used for text, currency, and other values within the IDE.	12/10/2018	reference	language default locale IDs, setting for IDE Devenv, /L switch Devenv, /LCID switch locale IDs L Devenv switch /L Devenv switch LCID devenv switch /LCID Devenv switch	ghogen	ghogen	mijacobs	general-ide

/LCID (devenv.exe)

Sets the default language used for text, currency, and other values within the IDE.

Syntax

devenv {/LCID|/L} LocaleID

Arguments

• LocaleID

  Required. The locale identifier (LCID) of the language you specify.

Remarks

Loads the IDE and sets the default natural language for the environment. This change is persisted between sessions, and the IDE shows this change in the Tools > Options > Environment > International Settings > Language box.

If the specified language isn't available on your system, the /LCID switch is ignored.

The following table lists the LCIDs of the languages supported by Visual Studio.

Language	LCID
Chinese (Simplified)	2052
Chinese (Traditional)	1028
Czech	1029
English	1033
French	1036
German	1031
Italian	1040
Japanese	1041
Korean	1042
Polish	1045
Portuguese (Brazil)	1046
Russian	1049
Spanish	3082
Turkish	1055

Example

This example loads the IDE with English resources strings.

devenv /LCID 1033

See also

• Devenv command-line switches
• International Settings, Environment, Options Dialog Box
• Customizing window layouts