Press Win + R , type regedit , and press Enter.

Under the tab, ensure your format matches the Autodata version you installed (e.g., English (United Kingdom) or English (United States) ). Administrative Override: Switch to the Administrative tab.

In the tab, change the "Format" dropdown to English (United States) .

Confirm any Windows prompts to allow the changes to be written to your registry. Method 5: Temporarily Disable Antivirus Software

“Error reading the language settings from the registry: Autodata” is more than a bug. It is an invitation to improve the contract between software and environment: to make defaults kinder, logging clearer, installs safer, and recovery straightforward. Attend to the error and you strengthen not only one program’s resilience but also the processes and trust on which organizations rely.

If the registry keys are completely missing, you must create them manually using the Windows Registry Editor.

The most effective solutions address the root causes mentioned above. Follow these steps in order, testing if AutoData launches correctly after each one.

If the registry fix does not work immediately, Windows might be overriding the software's language requests. Open the and select Clock and Region . Click on Region to open the settings window.

If it exists but is corrupted, delete it. Then create a new String Value named Language and set its data to English (or your desired language code, e.g., en , de , es ).

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If you have a backup of your registry (e.g., from a previous working installation), restore the AutoData key.