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I just bought a macbook air yesterday.
My problem is that when it has been idle or when i turn it on, it will show the log in screen in french. I find that quite annoying and i would like to know how to change this? I'm using 10.9.4.
I checked the language settings and it is not possible to change it there.
When i installed my macbook air i chose Danish as language, so the french login screen makes no sense.
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Hey iMikkel,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like the only language problem is with the login screen. This article shows how to change the language displayed in the login window.
OS X: How to change the language displayed in the login window
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4102
OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, 10.6, 10.5, or 10.4
- Login as a user who has an administrator account.
- Open Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities/).
- Type or paste this command in Terminal:sudo languagesetup
- Press Return.
- When prompted for a password, enter your account password and press Return again. If your user has no password (a blank password) and you are using Mac OS X v10.5 or later, see sudo command requires a non-blank admin password.
- A list of available languages will be displayed. Type the number that appears next to the language you want to use, then press Return.
- Quit Terminal.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario
Thank you for posting. Only note I would add is I had to restart my computer to get it working after doing this.
Macbook air login in french
