How to add languages to the language bar in Windows?

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I cannot see Hindi in the language bar. What should I do?
All I see is an EN which i assume is for English.

Follow these steps to add languages to the language bar in Windows:

Windows 7 & Windows Vista:

  1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options (Under Clock, Language, and Region)
  2. Select the Keyboard and Languages Tab. Now click on the Change Keyboards button.
  3. Select the General Tab and click on the Add button.
  4. Select the required languages. For example, under “Hindi (India)”, expand “Keyboard” and put a check on “Devanagari – INSCRIPT”, so that Hindi is enabled.

  5. Click OK to save the changes and close the Regional Options panel.
  6. You should now see a language indicator in the System Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by default).
  7. If many Languages are selected, you can switch between different languages by clicking on the language bar and changing the language or by pressing the left ALT+SHIFT keys.

Windows XP or 2003:

  1. Go to Start > Control Panel
  2. If you are in Category View select the icon that says Date, Time, Language and Regional Options and then select Regional and Language Options.
    If you are in Classic View select the icon that says Regional and Language Options.
  3. Click the Add button to add a keyboard for your desired language.

  4. Select Hindi as the required language from the menu below:

  5. Click OK to save the changes and close the Regional Options panel.
  6. You should now see a language indicator in the System Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by default).

  7. You can switch between different languages by clicking on the language bar and changing the language or by pressing the left ALT+SHIFT keys.