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Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) is tool for creating keyboard layouts for languages not supported by Microsoft on the Windows operating system. It's frequently used to improve existing Microsoft keyboard layouts that don’t provide full support for a target language.

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How can I uninstall a keyboard that Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator created?

I used the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4 to create a keyboard layout which I was able to successfully install. The problem is that I now want to update it, but I can't uninstall the old one. The help file says: The .MSI is not written with…
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How can I restore Ctrl+ functionality in Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator?

I'm using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4, and I was able to successfully define my own keyboard. The problem is that now when I use Ctrl+ combinations, it doesn't use my new key but instead uses the old key that exists there. For…
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How to add a custom keyboard layout to Windows 7

I have a new notebook that came with a Swedish keyboard, however since my native language is Brazilian Portuguese, I am missing some letters. I could buy a new keyboard in Brazil, but since I am missing just 2 letters, I decided that it would be…
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How to add the shift command on the minus key (-) of the numeric keypad to write underline (_)

I tried to use Microsoft Layout Creator, though I do not know how to show the numeric keypad in this program. I tried editing the source klc file, but I did not find documentation about the language. I am using US-International layout, and would…
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Custom language for Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC)

I'm trying to make a custom keyboard for my native language using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC). My native language is Khasi (iso-369-2 kha, iso-369-3 kha), which is not supported in Windows, so I get English (United States) as the…
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Install manually custom keyboard layout (dll) created with MSKLC

I created a custom keyboard layout with the Microsoft Keyboard Layouter Creator (MSKLC) tool and generated a "build package" which allows an easy installation. The installation of the keyboard layout requires administratior priviliges. It copies…
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Creating Custom Keyboard Layouts for Windows RT

How can I create my own keyboard layout for my Surface RT? For non-ARM devices, MSKLC does exactly that, but it cannot target Windows RT.
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How to add an inscription to custom keyboard layout, that appears on control panel?

Does anybody know how to add a second name for custom keyboard layout, that appears under the main name on the control panel, like US under ENG for "English (United States)"? Displays when clicking on control panel. Displays on the control panel…
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Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator empty window

The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4 doesn't show the keyboard (empty grey screen) or the keys are blank (not labeled). For example: How can this be fixed?
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Remap Japanese Keys in Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator?

The Japanese keyboard has 5 additional keys. I'm using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4, and I was able to successfully define my own keyboard layout. The problem is that now the 5 Japanese keys are essentially useless. Is there a way to…
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How to take an MSKLC-created layout into use in menus?

Having successfully created, installed, and distributed keyboard layout using MSKLC, I now noticed that even though I was able to create a new one and the installation process ends with an OK message, the layout isn’t available. The .dll file is at…
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How can I make Windows show a different name for my custom keyboard layout?

I made a keyboard layout with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, and added a name and description (see pic). layout description window After building the layout, the generated dll files had the correct name, so I figured everything was good.…
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Custom keyboard layout stops working randomly

I created a custom US QWERTZ keyboard layout using Microsoft Layout Keyboard Creator. It's the US layout with the Z and Y keys swapped. I successfully managed to create and install it, the problem arises when I try to use it. When I use it for some…
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