Decimal separator changes after Update to Windows 11

Hey there,

Welcome to our Microsoft Community.

May I ask, have you tried manually changing the decimal separator? If not, please: 

1. Click Start, type control and click to open Control Panel.

2. Under Clock and Region, click Change data, time, or number formats. 

3. Click Additional Settings…, and then we can manually change the Decimal symbol.

If there are any updates or changes, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Sincerely,

Olivia - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hey Olivia,

of course I set it back in the region settings, but it seems tht after every Windows-Upate the dot comes back.

I've tried install an update, but the decimal symbol is kept set to comma after a restart, maybe we can try a system repair and see if there is any file/setting corruption:

You can try the following commands to try to fix it. Please run Command Prompt as an administrator ("Win" logo key + "Q", enter "cmd", select "Run as administrator"), and enter the following commands one by one:

sfc /scannow

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Thank you for your time and effort working on this issue.

Dear Olivia,

My HP Elite book 2022, got stuck on 62.3% for hours.

is this norma? Thank you.

Dont hijack others topics, with a total different issue. If you have a hardware problem ask HP.

Hello Olivia - MSFT,

This was really helpful thank you. What I wanted to achieve is as follows. When I click on the keyboard shortcut ctrl+shft+1 to apply the standard number format, the end result should be 59.1 instead of 59.13 (which currently is the case).

I have tried to change the default number format by going to "Time & Language > Language & Region > Administrative Language Settings > Formats tab > Additional Settings > Numbers tab > No of digits after decimal" and changing the value to 1.

The expectation is that when i apply the standard number format using the above mentioned keyboard shortcut there should only be one digit after the decimal but there are still 2 digits as before.

It will save me a lot of time if you can tell me what i am doing wrong here (or not doing correctly)

Thanks in advance,

Siddharth Nagwekar

I had a similar issue and it was driving me crazy. So here's what I did and my solutions:

We recently updated from Win10 to Win11, since than changing the numpad separator under Clock and Region >> Change data, time, or number formats >> Additional Settings >> Decimal symbol doesn't affect anything.

So I started switching between the German and English keyboard layout by having both installed and pressing Win+Space. Admittedly useful, but many of my shortcuts are on German special characters, so constant switching got annoying fast... Plus I've got older co-workers and I can't ask them to do the same.

Hence why I tried than downloading the official Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator App (MSKLC) Version 1.4, and even though the only possible change to the numpad is the separator (lame, as a side not) but again, no effect whatsoever. The reason in this case however was a mistake from my side. Language settings!

SIDE² NOTE: You see, I've got good German and Italian folks using this workstation and other machines in the office, and while not everyone knows both German and Italian, everyone here knows English. So that's the standard language of every system here. This is also the standard language the app recognizes, but not the one I had to change. LOL!

SOLUTION:

1. Download and install MSKLC) Version 1.4

2. In the option-bar go to "Project >> Properties... >> Language"

3. Change the language to the actual keyboard layout (it doesn't change the UI language)

4. Select dot or comma in the "Decimal Separator (numeric Keyboard)" section.

5. Save your settings.

Such a small detail, such a huge difference. Hope this can help someone else!

You are welcome!

Good day,

As of 31 Aug 2023 the Clock and Region menu is not present in Settings of Windows 11. Searching for Number Formats in Settings also does not give results.

Can you please tell how to change the the Number Formats in Windows 11?

Thank you!

That is a good question!

Very funny,

the regional settings disappeared from the settings. I do not understand why MSFT hides those settings so deep. Every update I have to search for them again.

really annoying