# Opening FileWave Central (Admin) in a Specific Language (Windows) ## What When you install FileWave Admin, it will automatically use the language you have set on your workstation (if not available, it will default to English). If you want to change FileWave to run in another language, you have to launch Central/Admin with an argument that specifies the desired language. ## When/Why FileWave Central (Admin) doesn’t currently have the option to change Language preference in the application itself. ## How If you want to open the FileWave Central/Admin Application in a different Language, you would use the following command to launch. In this article, we’re going to automate the process so it opens with your preferred language every time using a Desktop Shortcut. ##### **Windows (FW 15.4.2 and lower)** ``` "C:\Program Files (x86)\FileWave\FileWaveAdmin.exe" --lang en_US ``` ##### **Windows (FW v15.5.0 or higher)** ``` "C:\Program Files\FileWave\admin\FileWaveAdmin.exe" --lang en_US ``` Available Language Options:
**Language** **Locale Code** **Notes**
**English (US)** en\_US Use for American English.
**German** de\_DE Standard locale for German in Germany.
**French** fr\_FR Standard locale for French in France.
**Korean** ko\_KR Korean for South Korea.
**Japanese** ja\_JP Japanese for Japan.
**Chinese (Simplified)** zh\_CN For Mainland China.
**Chinese (Traditional)** zh\_TW For Taiwan.