diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_uwp.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_uwp.c
index 4e61c17bd5..351d9baceb 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_uwp.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_uwp.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void frontend_uwp_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGL) || defined(HAVE_OPENGLES) || defined(HAVE_OPENGL_CORE)
-   snprintf(g_defaults.settings.menu,
+      snprintf(g_defaults.settings.menu,
          sizeof(g_defaults.settings.menu), "xmb");
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -424,6 +424,16 @@ static uint64_t frontend_uwp_get_mem_used(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+enum retro_language frontend_uwp_get_user_language(void)
+{
+   return uwp_get_language();
+}
+
+static const char* frontend_uwp_get_cpu_model_name(void)
+{
+   return uwp_get_cpu_model_name();
+}
+
 frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_uwp = {
    frontend_uwp_environment_get,
    frontend_uwp_init,
@@ -451,7 +461,7 @@ frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_uwp = {
    NULL,                            /* watch_path_for_changes */
    NULL,                            /* check_for_path_changes */
    NULL,                            /* set_sustained_performance_mode */
-   NULL,                            /* get_cpu_model_name */
-   NULL,                            /* get_user_language */
+   frontend_uwp_get_cpu_model_name,
+   frontend_uwp_get_user_language,
    "uwp"
 };
diff --git a/uwp/uwp_func.h b/uwp/uwp_func.h
index 2e5c8ee6a4..eaeeedd6d5 100644
--- a/uwp/uwp_func.h
+++ b/uwp/uwp_func.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ void uwp_input_next_frame(void);
 bool uwp_keyboard_pressed(unsigned key);
 int16_t uwp_mouse_state(unsigned port, unsigned id, bool screen);
 int16_t uwp_pointer_state(unsigned idx, unsigned id, bool screen);
+const char* uwp_get_cpu_model_name();
+enum retro_language uwp_get_language();
 
 void uwp_fill_installed_core_packages(struct string_list *list);
 
diff --git a/uwp/uwp_main.cpp b/uwp/uwp_main.cpp
index d6e386a1af..2cee145ab3 100644
--- a/uwp/uwp_main.cpp
+++ b/uwp/uwp_main.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 #include "../libretro-common/include/encodings/utf.h"
 #include "../libretro-common/include/lists/string_list.h"
 #include "uwp_func.h"
+#include "uwp_async.h"
 
 #include <ppltasks.h>
 #include <collection.h>
+#include <windows.devices.enumeration.h>
 
 using namespace RetroArchUWP;
 
@@ -42,10 +44,12 @@ using namespace Windows::System::Profile;
 using namespace Windows::Foundation;
 using namespace Windows::Foundation::Collections;
 using namespace Windows::Graphics::Display;
+using namespace Windows::Devices::Enumeration;
 
 char uwp_dir_install[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 char uwp_dir_data[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 char uwp_device_family[128];
+char win32_cpu_model_name[128] = { 0 };
 
 // Some keys are unavailable in the VirtualKey enum (wtf) but the old-style constants work
 const struct rarch_key_map rarch_key_map_uwp[] = {
@@ -634,4 +638,72 @@ extern "C" {
 	{
 		Windows::System::Launcher::LaunchUriAsync(ref new Uri("ms-settings:privacy-broadfilesystemaccess"));
 	}
+
+	enum retro_language uwp_get_language()
+	{
+		auto lang = Windows::System::UserProfile::GlobalizationPreferences::Languages->GetAt(0);
+		char lang_bcp[16] = { 0 };
+		char lang_iso[16] = { 0 };
+
+		wcstombs(lang_bcp, lang->Data(), 16);
+
+		/* Trying to convert BCP 47 language codes to ISO 639 ones */
+		string_list* split;
+		split = string_split(lang_bcp, "-");
+
+		strcat(lang_iso, split->elems[0].data);
+
+		if (split->size >= 2)
+		{
+			strcat(lang_iso, "_");
+			strcat(lang_iso, split->elems[split->size >= 3 ? 2 : 1].data);
+		}
+		free(split);
+		return rarch_get_language_from_iso(lang_iso);
+	}
+
+	const char *uwp_get_cpu_model_name()
+	{
+		Platform::String^ cpu_id = nullptr;
+		Platform::String^ cpu_name = nullptr;
+		
+		/* GUID_DEVICE_PROCESSOR: {97FADB10-4E33-40AE-359C-8BEF029DBDD0} */
+		Platform::String^ if_filter = L"System.Devices.InterfaceClassGuid:=\"{97FADB10-4E33-40AE-359C-8BEF029DBDD0}\"";
+
+		/* Enumerate all CPU DeviceInterfaces, and get DeviceInstanceID of the first one. */
+		cpu_id = RunAsyncAndCatchErrors<Platform::String^>([&]() {
+			return create_task(DeviceInformation::FindAllAsync(if_filter)).then(
+				[&](DeviceInformationCollection^ collection)
+				{
+					return dynamic_cast<Platform::String^>(
+						collection->GetAt(0)->Properties->Lookup(L"System.Devices.DeviceInstanceID"));
+				});
+			}, nullptr);
+
+		if (cpu_id)
+		{
+			Platform::String^ dev_filter = L"System.Devices.DeviceInstanceID:=\"" + cpu_id + L"\"";
+
+			/* Get the Device with the same ID as the DeviceInterface
+			 * Then get the name (description) of that Device
+			 * We have to do this because the DeviceInterface we get doesn't have a proper description. */
+			cpu_name = RunAsyncAndCatchErrors<Platform::String^>([&]() {
+				return create_task(
+					DeviceInformation::FindAllAsync(dev_filter, {}, DeviceInformationKind::Device)).then(
+						[&](DeviceInformationCollection^ collection)
+						{
+							return cpu_name = collection->GetAt(0)->Name;
+						});
+				}, nullptr);
+		}
+		
+		
+		if (cpu_name)
+		{
+			wcstombs(win32_cpu_model_name, cpu_name->Data(), 128);
+			return win32_cpu_model_name;
+		}
+		else
+			return "Unknown";
+	}
 }