Localizing WinForms/WPF Apps — resx, Satellite Assemblies, and Culture Switching in Practice (archived 2026-07-27)

A practical guide to localizing Windows desktop apps, covering the difference between CurrentCulture and CurrentUICulture, how resx and satellite assemblies provide resources, the WinForms Localizable property, realistic approaches for WPF, runtime language switching, and layout, formatting, and RTL support. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/winforms-wpf-localization-guide/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-07.