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Asked: 2026-05-16T22:50:49+00:00

We have just started exploring what required for internationalizing our applications. One thing I’m

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We have just started exploring what required for internationalizing our applications. One thing I’m not clear on is how the .NET Framework decides what language/culture to use when displaying messages to users etc. Does it do this based on the version of Windows (French, German etc.) installed and/or the region/location selected in any version of Windows?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It uses both pieces of information.

    The 2 main properties here are Thread.CurrentCulture and Thread.CurrentUICulture

    • The CurrentCulture is used to determine the (default) formatting, ie 31-12-2009 or 12/31/2009.
    • The CurrentUICulture determines which resources to load.

    You can change both properties but usually they are set correctly by the Framework on startup.

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