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Technical Details

8. Relationship to Other Packages

| Package Type | Example Name | Relationship | |--------------|--------------|---------------| | Basic features | ...languagefeaturesbasic... | This file – typing/IME | | Fonts | ...languagefeaturesfonts... | Needed for rendering | | OCR | ...languagefeaturesocr... | Optional | | Handwriting | ...languagefeatureshandwriting... | Optional | | Text-to-speech | ...languagefeaturestts... | Optional | | Full display language | ...lp.cab | Bigger, includes full UI translation |

Performance Impact

Negligible. Adds a small language database and a few registry keys. No noticeable CPU/RAM usage once installed.

This specific CAB file contains the "Basic" language component, which is mandatory before adding other advanced features. It includes: Microsoft Learn Core Components

dism /online /get-packages | findstr "zh-cn"

IME (Input Method Editor): Support for typing Chinese characters using Pinyin or other input methods.

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