How to Define Allowed Languages Per Environment in Business Central 2025 Wave 1

With the release of Business Central 2025 Wave 1, BC continues to enhance administrative control and governance features. One of the most welcome additions for global organizations is the ability to limit the available language options per environment. This is a game-changer for companies seeking better localization control, user experience consistency, and governance.

What’s New?

Until now, Business Central environments would display all installed languages by default, allowing users to switch freely. While flexibility is good, it posed problems in certain scenarios:

• Local subsidiaries wanting only their national language.
• Confusion due to long lists of unused language options.
• Incorrect UI labels or translations due to unintended language selection.

Wave 1 2025 introduces the ability to define which languages are allowed per environment. Admins can now limit language choices for users based on the business unit, geography, or internal policy.

How to Configure Allowed Languages

To define allowed languages for a specific environment, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the Business Central
2. Navigate to the new section: “Allowed Languages”.
3. From the list of installed languages, check the boxes for only those you wish to allow.

Once applied, users in this environment will only see the allowed languages in their My Settings > Language dropdown.

This new feature may seem minor at first glance, but for global businesses and IT admins, it’s a powerful tool for consistency, control, and compliance. Whether you’re managing multiple countries, brands, or test environments, defining allowed languages per environment helps streamline operations and avoid confusion.

Stay tuned for more..

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