[[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8]], [[Windows 8.1]] and [[Windows 10]] include native [[Operating System|OS]] support for displaying Japanese text by default. To input Japanese on a non-Japanese version of the OS, however, the Japanese [[Input method|input method editor]] must be enabled from the ''Region and Language'' (Windows 7 and 8) or ''Regional and Language Options'' (Vista) section of the Control Panel.
===XP===
A Windows XP CD-ROM is needed to install support for East Asian languages. (Non-East Asian versions of Windows only, as East Asian versions have native Japanese support.)
