How do I Prevent Windows From Automatically Changing Back My Region?

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  1. PolidelticusFire

    PolidelticusFire MDL Expert

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    #1 PolidelticusFire, Jan 31, 2025
    I want to use the OS in english only to be able to use new US-only features Microsoft makes available.
    So I changed the Windows region to US, os language to English-US, and my Microsoft Account's region and language to US and English-US respectively.

    However even then, Windows somehow picks up that I'm in Brazil and changes the region settings to PT-BR automatically. As a result I get a weird mix of the rest of the OS in english and Store apps in Portuguese-Brazil.

    Is there a way of preventing this?
     
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    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    #2 pm67310, Jan 31, 2025
    Possible location check ? Disable service
     
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  4. TairikuOkami

    TairikuOkami MDL Expert

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    #4 TairikuOkami, Feb 1, 2025
    Maybe those tasks?
    Code:
    schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\International\Synchronize Language Settings" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\Installation" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\ReconcileLanguageResources" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\Uninstallation" /Disable
    Also Windows fails to sync local settings with new user accounts, maybe it is related?