Region
Region may refer to any of the following:
1. In general, a region describes an area of a country or world divided by other parts. For example, the United States is broken up into regions. California is in the West region, and New York is in the Northeast region.
A region may also be called a zone.
2. With an online game, region describes where a game server is located. For example, a game may have American, Asian, and European regions. If you're in America, you'll want to play on the Americas region servers to get the best experience. Playing in your region gives you the fastest connection and lets you play with people who speak your language.
Players cannot play with those connected to another region. In other words, Americas region players cannot play with Asia-based players. If you're in America and want to play with players from Asia, you can choose their region, but realize your game connection will be slower.
3. In Windows, Region refers to a settings collection that changes how the date and time are formatted, the first day of the week, and other options. It is used to match the geographic region's standards. Below is an example of how the Region window appears in Windows 11.
How to open Region
The Region window can be opened through the following methods.
Click Start, type region, and press Enter.
or
- Open Control Panel.
- Click Clock and Region.
- Click Region.
or
The Region window can also be opened by running the associated .cpl file. To do this, click Start, type intl.cpl, and press Enter.
Additional settings
When in the Region window, clicking the Additional settings button displays the following tabs for adjusting further regional settings.
Numbers
On the Numbers tab, the following settings can be adjusted.
- Decimal symbol
- Number of digits after decimal
- Digit grouping symbol
- Digit grouping
- Negative sign symbol
- Negative number format
- Display leading zeros
- List separator
- Measurement system
- Standard digits
- Use native digits
Currency
On the Currency tab, the following settings can be adjusted.
- Currency symbol
- Positive currency format
- Negative currency format
- Decimal symbol
- Number of digits after decimal
- Digit grouping symbol
- Digit grouping
Time
On the Time tab, the following settings can be adjusted.
- Short time
- Long time
- AM symbol
- PM symbol
Date
On the Time tab, the following settings can be adjusted.
- Short date format
- Long date format
- How two-digit year is interpreted
- First day of the week