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Questions tagged [language-bar]

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Windows 10 April 2018 Update added an extra Language and I cannot remove it

I have just updated to Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803 / 17134.1) I had my laptop configured completely as UK with only a UK keyboard layout Since the update, a US keyboard has been added so I now see the switch icon in my task bar It appears…
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Remove a language from the language bar in WIndows 10

In the language bar I have a "Dutch" language that I don't need and never use, hence I want to remove it. Here's a pictures of the language bar with the Dutch option: The first thing I've tried is going to Control Panel > Time & Language > Region…
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Language bar missing

I recently saw an issue with Windows 10 with latest updates where language bar was missing for one particular account. I checked all the standard things and all check boxes/options which may be necessary for it to be displayed are in place (example…
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How to get rid of the Language Bar?

I have English, Swedish, and Polish loaded on the system. I have created my own multilingual keyboard definition using the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator. It supports all three languages. I call it Swedish - EXtended. I want to get rid of the…
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Language-bar keyboard layout (not language) missing after Windows 10 update

I have two keyboards on my Windows 10 machine, one UK and one US, both are setup for English US language like this: In a recent Windows update the keyboard indication disappeared and does not show any more which is really annoying: It used to…
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Disable language bar - Windows 8

Possible Duplicate: Can’t disable Language bar in Toolbars from Taskbar Ok, so I have googled this and everywhere I see the same answer wich I do NOT need. What I want is to turn off the language bar without doing…
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Windows Defaulting language to 'Unknown Language' Causing applications to crash on startup

Recently I've noticed that windows seems to be defaulting by system language for all applications to 'Unknown Language': This is causing some applications to crash on startup. If I quickly change the language when the app is loading it starts fine.…
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Refresh Language Bar in Windows Vista/7 programatically

Im trying to configure the Language Bar (the language switcher in the systray which appears whan you have multiple input languages installed) for our users. I can easily add new languages using regkeys below HKCU, but the problem is that the user…
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Why is the Language Bar not available for me in Windows 7?

I'm running Windows 7 and have installed the Spanish keyboard (under Spain - International Sort). I've set the Language Bar to show up in the taskbar. But the language bar doesn't show up. Everything is as it should be according to this help…
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My keyboard layout changes to Qwerty while there is no Qwerty configured?

I have a problem with my keyboard or software, see the following pictures. As you can see there is only an Azerty keyboard layout configured, while my keyboard's setting keeps changing to the Qwerty keyboard layout. Can somebody help me with this?…
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Cannot remove English keyboard option from language bar

I use the language bar to switch between Chinese and French keyboards. However lately an English keyboard option also appeared in the popup. I didn't add it myself and I cannot find any way to remove it. For some reasons, it doesn't show up in the…
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How to show system language AND keyboard layout on taskbar

Windows 10. I use English input language (mostly), but a Hungarian QWERTZ keyboard. Sometimes Windows - of course - changes my active keyboard layout without asking me. That's not the problem I'm asking about. I used to be able to tweak the…
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How do I remove a language in language bar that isn't in my settings in Windows 10?

I have been playing a game that involves pushing what is apparently the keyboard shortcut for changing my keyboard language. This changes the mapping of the keys to something totally different and renders several games unplayable. I finally figured…
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Zhuyin input settings in WIndows 8

I own a transformer tablet with a Chinese (Taiwanese) version of Windows 8. I'd like to use it to type Chinese characters using the installed Zhuyin input method, but as it is the input method requires me to input the right tone for every single…
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Windows 7 in Chinese mode types English characters

When the language bar is in English mode, it types English characters as normal. But when I switch to Chinese mode, it continues to type English characters, and does not let me use Chinese characters. Is there a way to fix this?
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