How to delete a keyboard layout in Windows 10
I installed Windows 10 on a physically German keyboard, then installed an English keyboard and bought some little stickers to make my keyboard look OK.
However, Windows shows 2 keyboards installed & occasionally toggles back to German.
Note that I am not talking about removing a language (which is all that I can find when I Google).
How do I remove the German keyboard?
windows-10 keyboard-layout
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
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I installed Windows 10 on a physically German keyboard, then installed an English keyboard and bought some little stickers to make my keyboard look OK.
However, Windows shows 2 keyboards installed & occasionally toggles back to German.
Note that I am not talking about removing a language (which is all that I can find when I Google).
How do I remove the German keyboard?
windows-10 keyboard-layout
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
1
Anything you can remove in Device Manager?
– Mokubai♦
Aug 15 '15 at 7:51
Only the physical keyboard, but not the keyboard layout :-(
– Mawg
Aug 15 '15 at 8:07
1
See this question if Control panel doesn't show your keyboard layout, but it does appear in the system tray: superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– cbp
Jan 24 '18 at 22:05
1
This is a bug. Add the German Keyboard layout and remove it again. Press the Windows key, type "Edit Language and keyboard options", left click on English --> Options. "Add a keyboard", scroll to German QUERTZ and add it. If you now remove it, it should be gone for good.
– Jubei
Jul 9 '18 at 14:52
add a comment |
I installed Windows 10 on a physically German keyboard, then installed an English keyboard and bought some little stickers to make my keyboard look OK.
However, Windows shows 2 keyboards installed & occasionally toggles back to German.
Note that I am not talking about removing a language (which is all that I can find when I Google).
How do I remove the German keyboard?
windows-10 keyboard-layout
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
I installed Windows 10 on a physically German keyboard, then installed an English keyboard and bought some little stickers to make my keyboard look OK.
However, Windows shows 2 keyboards installed & occasionally toggles back to German.
Note that I am not talking about removing a language (which is all that I can find when I Google).
How do I remove the German keyboard?
windows-10 keyboard-layout
windows-10 keyboard-layout
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
edited Jan 12 '16 at 18:45
Braiam
4,03631851
4,03631851
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
asked Aug 15 '15 at 7:19
MawgMawg
1,41953051
1,41953051
1
Anything you can remove in Device Manager?
– Mokubai♦
Aug 15 '15 at 7:51
Only the physical keyboard, but not the keyboard layout :-(
– Mawg
Aug 15 '15 at 8:07
1
See this question if Control panel doesn't show your keyboard layout, but it does appear in the system tray: superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– cbp
Jan 24 '18 at 22:05
1
This is a bug. Add the German Keyboard layout and remove it again. Press the Windows key, type "Edit Language and keyboard options", left click on English --> Options. "Add a keyboard", scroll to German QUERTZ and add it. If you now remove it, it should be gone for good.
– Jubei
Jul 9 '18 at 14:52
add a comment |
1
Anything you can remove in Device Manager?
– Mokubai♦
Aug 15 '15 at 7:51
Only the physical keyboard, but not the keyboard layout :-(
– Mawg
Aug 15 '15 at 8:07
1
See this question if Control panel doesn't show your keyboard layout, but it does appear in the system tray: superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– cbp
Jan 24 '18 at 22:05
1
This is a bug. Add the German Keyboard layout and remove it again. Press the Windows key, type "Edit Language and keyboard options", left click on English --> Options. "Add a keyboard", scroll to German QUERTZ and add it. If you now remove it, it should be gone for good.
– Jubei
Jul 9 '18 at 14:52
1
1
Anything you can remove in Device Manager?
– Mokubai♦
Aug 15 '15 at 7:51
Anything you can remove in Device Manager?
– Mokubai♦
Aug 15 '15 at 7:51
Only the physical keyboard, but not the keyboard layout :-(
– Mawg
Aug 15 '15 at 8:07
Only the physical keyboard, but not the keyboard layout :-(
– Mawg
Aug 15 '15 at 8:07
1
1
See this question if Control panel doesn't show your keyboard layout, but it does appear in the system tray: superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– cbp
Jan 24 '18 at 22:05
See this question if Control panel doesn't show your keyboard layout, but it does appear in the system tray: superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– cbp
Jan 24 '18 at 22:05
1
1
This is a bug. Add the German Keyboard layout and remove it again. Press the Windows key, type "Edit Language and keyboard options", left click on English --> Options. "Add a keyboard", scroll to German QUERTZ and add it. If you now remove it, it should be gone for good.
– Jubei
Jul 9 '18 at 14:52
This is a bug. Add the German Keyboard layout and remove it again. Press the Windows key, type "Edit Language and keyboard options", left click on English --> Options. "Add a keyboard", scroll to German QUERTZ and add it. If you now remove it, it should be gone for good.
– Jubei
Jul 9 '18 at 14:52
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Edit: This section of the control panel has been removed from newer versions of Windows 10. You need to use the settings app instead.
Open Control Panel, under the Clock, Language and Region heading click Change input methods, you should see your language, click on Options, in the Input method section you should see two entries, remove one.
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
8
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
13
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
20
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
1
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
1
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
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In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I chose "Languages". There was a rectangle labelled English and next to it was some text saying "keyboard layout: English, German".
I clicked on that box and then there was an option to remove each keyboard.
I have searched through every possible selection under Language and Region and this is the only way that I found to remove keyboard.
I hope that this will be of use to other in future.
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
16
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
1
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
1
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
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To remove a keyboard under Windows 10 is done this way :
Method 1 : Settings
- Select the Start button
- Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region & language
- Under Languages, click your language
- Click Options
- Under Keyboards click your keyboard
- Click Remove
Method 2 : Preloaded
- Use regedit to navigate to
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload.
You will find there the list of keyboards that are preloaded at boot. - Find the keyboard identifier among the list of
Keyboard Identifiers
- Delete the key.
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
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The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
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I finally managed to solve this. Go to Settings, Time&Language, Region&Language:
I had German (Deutsch) as the default language, with English US as display language. Then:
- Click on English and select Options
- Add a Keyboard in your preferred layout (Swedish, German, whaterver)
- Then remove the US Keyboard Layout for english language
The language selector (win+space) now shows like:
English US - German Layout
German - German Layout
It's not a 100% solution but at least it will fix random keyboard layout swaps.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
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Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
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When all the solution above don't help - open registry editor (WinKey + r -> regedit), edit Languages under ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser Profile to list desired keyboard layouts and restart computer.
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
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I don't know why but I don't have any of the above options in the Control panel.
I have Clock and Region (no Language mentioned) and inside cannot set the language.
If I click the ENG on the language bar in the tray I finally get: Language Preferences. Choosing that, takes me to the Languages control panel.
I cannot delete the UK keyboard (I have Israel and the US keyboard set, and Hebrew as a second language). Standing on the UK keyboard the Remove button is disabled.
Deleting the UK key (809) from the registry ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser ProfileLanguages should do the trick (in older versions it was a different key with a dword for each language: 409 was English US, 40d is Hebrew, 809 is UK) Thanks Ohad!!!!
I had to go under the Region and Languages Settings panel, Advanced Keyboard Settings, and Override for default input method.
Changed from Use Language List (recommended) to Hebrew
Rebooted and all's ok now.
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
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This is a really dangerous option, use it only as last resort
After last windows update, I found English (Great Britain) in my languages list, since I'm used to US non-letters layout, and I need to switch languages quite often, and this drives me crazy - changing languages twice every time, and non of the above options works - I've tried that option.
Let's hope it won't get back in the next windows update.
Solution: go to C:Windows, look for a folder named as the layout you want to remove (en-GB in my case) and remove it / change it's name.
restart your computer
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
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Sometimes display languages keep adding themselves to keyboard layout lists.
1) press winkey+R
2) enter lpksetup and press enter
3) choose "uninstall display languages"
4) choose the language you want to remove and click "next"
5) restart your computer
answer taken from this thread
answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
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8 Answers
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Edit: This section of the control panel has been removed from newer versions of Windows 10. You need to use the settings app instead.
Open Control Panel, under the Clock, Language and Region heading click Change input methods, you should see your language, click on Options, in the Input method section you should see two entries, remove one.
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
8
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
13
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
20
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
1
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
1
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
|
show 4 more comments
Edit: This section of the control panel has been removed from newer versions of Windows 10. You need to use the settings app instead.
Open Control Panel, under the Clock, Language and Region heading click Change input methods, you should see your language, click on Options, in the Input method section you should see two entries, remove one.
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
8
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
13
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
20
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
1
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
1
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
|
show 4 more comments
Edit: This section of the control panel has been removed from newer versions of Windows 10. You need to use the settings app instead.
Open Control Panel, under the Clock, Language and Region heading click Change input methods, you should see your language, click on Options, in the Input method section you should see two entries, remove one.
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
Edit: This section of the control panel has been removed from newer versions of Windows 10. You need to use the settings app instead.
Open Control Panel, under the Clock, Language and Region heading click Change input methods, you should see your language, click on Options, in the Input method section you should see two entries, remove one.
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
edited Sep 23 '18 at 20:06
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
answered Aug 15 '15 at 15:44
Peter HahndorfPeter Hahndorf
8,66953758
8,66953758
8
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
13
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
20
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
1
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
1
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
|
show 4 more comments
8
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
13
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
20
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
1
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
1
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
8
8
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I do not see "Clock, Languages and Regions". I see Language and Region as two separate items, but I don@t see the option that you mention.
– Mawg
Aug 16 '15 at 8:16
13
13
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
The system installs "English (United States) US Keyboard" even though none of my input methods has that keyboard listed in the options. How can I get rid of it then?
– roberto tomás
Dec 9 '15 at 16:00
20
20
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
I have two languages (EN + CZ) and had two keyboard layouts for Czech language (QWERTY+QWERTZ). I wanted to get rid of Czech QWERTZ layout. Although there were both layouts shown in system tray, there was only QWERTY in Input methods section. Probably caused by bug in Windows. Solution: add QWERTZ layout in Input methods section and then remove it.
– Tomáš Záluský
Apr 13 '16 at 11:09
1
1
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
@Mawg I don't have "Clock, Languages and Regions" either. For me, the solution by Johannes Rudolph below worked.
– user4954
May 31 '18 at 14:57
1
1
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
I have no such section in settings either, there is NO WAY to remove a keyboard layout/input method in settings, it's ridiculous
– szx
Sep 23 '18 at 8:40
|
show 4 more comments
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I chose "Languages". There was a rectangle labelled English and next to it was some text saying "keyboard layout: English, German".
I clicked on that box and then there was an option to remove each keyboard.
I have searched through every possible selection under Language and Region and this is the only way that I found to remove keyboard.
I hope that this will be of use to other in future.
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
16
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
1
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
1
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
add a comment |
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I chose "Languages". There was a rectangle labelled English and next to it was some text saying "keyboard layout: English, German".
I clicked on that box and then there was an option to remove each keyboard.
I have searched through every possible selection under Language and Region and this is the only way that I found to remove keyboard.
I hope that this will be of use to other in future.
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
16
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
1
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
1
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
add a comment |
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I chose "Languages". There was a rectangle labelled English and next to it was some text saying "keyboard layout: English, German".
I clicked on that box and then there was an option to remove each keyboard.
I have searched through every possible selection under Language and Region and this is the only way that I found to remove keyboard.
I hope that this will be of use to other in future.
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
In Widows 10, on the Control Panel, I chose "Languages". There was a rectangle labelled English and next to it was some text saying "keyboard layout: English, German".
I clicked on that box and then there was an option to remove each keyboard.
I have searched through every possible selection under Language and Region and this is the only way that I found to remove keyboard.
I hope that this will be of use to other in future.
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
edited Nov 23 '16 at 18:29
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
answered Aug 16 '15 at 8:20
MawgMawg
1,41953051
1,41953051
16
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
1
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
1
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
add a comment |
16
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
1
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
1
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
16
16
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
I am using english display language but a swedish keyboard layout. However my keyboard switches to english all the time and i cannot delete the english layout. When i edit the layouts i can only see the swedish keyboard, but when i click "ENG" in the system tray i can pick between both keyboards. Its driving me insane!
– Maciej Swic
May 16 '16 at 15:37
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1
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
I have the same problem. In system tray i see ENG. But I dont have english keyboard layout. Found this post and it works, for now... superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– Mikkel Nielsen
Jun 20 '16 at 7:32
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1
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
This works, but the problem is that you will also remove the language. In my case, I only wanted to remove the EN keyboard but keep my OS in English - and this side effect might actually be more annoying than having an extra keyboard
– Żubrówka
Aug 31 '18 at 13:51
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To remove a keyboard under Windows 10 is done this way :
Method 1 : Settings
- Select the Start button
- Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region & language
- Under Languages, click your language
- Click Options
- Under Keyboards click your keyboard
- Click Remove
Method 2 : Preloaded
- Use regedit to navigate to
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload.
You will find there the list of keyboards that are preloaded at boot. - Find the keyboard identifier among the list of
Keyboard Identifiers
- Delete the key.
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
add a comment |
To remove a keyboard under Windows 10 is done this way :
Method 1 : Settings
- Select the Start button
- Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region & language
- Under Languages, click your language
- Click Options
- Under Keyboards click your keyboard
- Click Remove
Method 2 : Preloaded
- Use regedit to navigate to
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload.
You will find there the list of keyboards that are preloaded at boot. - Find the keyboard identifier among the list of
Keyboard Identifiers
- Delete the key.
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
add a comment |
To remove a keyboard under Windows 10 is done this way :
Method 1 : Settings
- Select the Start button
- Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region & language
- Under Languages, click your language
- Click Options
- Under Keyboards click your keyboard
- Click Remove
Method 2 : Preloaded
- Use regedit to navigate to
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload.
You will find there the list of keyboards that are preloaded at boot. - Find the keyboard identifier among the list of
Keyboard Identifiers
- Delete the key.
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
To remove a keyboard under Windows 10 is done this way :
Method 1 : Settings
- Select the Start button
- Go to Settings > Time & Language > Region & language
- Under Languages, click your language
- Click Options
- Under Keyboards click your keyboard
- Click Remove
Method 2 : Preloaded
- Use regedit to navigate to
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload.
You will find there the list of keyboards that are preloaded at boot. - Find the keyboard identifier among the list of
Keyboard Identifiers
- Delete the key.
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
answered Jul 16 '18 at 8:08
harrymcharrymc
256k14268568
256k14268568
The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
add a comment |
The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
The Remove button is disabled. Isn`t it?
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:15
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
@AlexanderPravdin: Good eyes. Yes, since it is the only one left.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 14:16
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
The question was how to remove the keyboard layout which is the last for the selected windows language. So I was wandered of this picture...
– Alexander Pravdin
Nov 13 '18 at 14:21
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
@AlexanderPravdin: The Preloaded method fixed the problem of the poster, and is specified in case the keyboard is not found in the list.
– harrymc
Nov 13 '18 at 15:00
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I finally managed to solve this. Go to Settings, Time&Language, Region&Language:
I had German (Deutsch) as the default language, with English US as display language. Then:
- Click on English and select Options
- Add a Keyboard in your preferred layout (Swedish, German, whaterver)
- Then remove the US Keyboard Layout for english language
The language selector (win+space) now shows like:
English US - German Layout
German - German Layout
It's not a 100% solution but at least it will fix random keyboard layout swaps.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
add a comment |
I finally managed to solve this. Go to Settings, Time&Language, Region&Language:
I had German (Deutsch) as the default language, with English US as display language. Then:
- Click on English and select Options
- Add a Keyboard in your preferred layout (Swedish, German, whaterver)
- Then remove the US Keyboard Layout for english language
The language selector (win+space) now shows like:
English US - German Layout
German - German Layout
It's not a 100% solution but at least it will fix random keyboard layout swaps.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
add a comment |
I finally managed to solve this. Go to Settings, Time&Language, Region&Language:
I had German (Deutsch) as the default language, with English US as display language. Then:
- Click on English and select Options
- Add a Keyboard in your preferred layout (Swedish, German, whaterver)
- Then remove the US Keyboard Layout for english language
The language selector (win+space) now shows like:
English US - German Layout
German - German Layout
It's not a 100% solution but at least it will fix random keyboard layout swaps.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
I finally managed to solve this. Go to Settings, Time&Language, Region&Language:
I had German (Deutsch) as the default language, with English US as display language. Then:
- Click on English and select Options
- Add a Keyboard in your preferred layout (Swedish, German, whaterver)
- Then remove the US Keyboard Layout for english language
The language selector (win+space) now shows like:
English US - German Layout
German - German Layout
It's not a 100% solution but at least it will fix random keyboard layout swaps.
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
answered Aug 2 '17 at 9:20
Johannes RudolphJohannes Rudolph
22139
22139
Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
add a comment |
Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
Do you have any idea about where this VIE IME come from? Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:06
add a comment |
When all the solution above don't help - open registry editor (WinKey + r -> regedit), edit Languages under ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser Profile to list desired keyboard layouts and restart computer.
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
add a comment |
When all the solution above don't help - open registry editor (WinKey + r -> regedit), edit Languages under ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser Profile to list desired keyboard layouts and restart computer.
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
add a comment |
When all the solution above don't help - open registry editor (WinKey + r -> regedit), edit Languages under ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser Profile to list desired keyboard layouts and restart computer.
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
When all the solution above don't help - open registry editor (WinKey + r -> regedit), edit Languages under ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser Profile to list desired keyboard layouts and restart computer.
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
answered May 25 '18 at 18:20
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
1754
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
add a comment |
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
Still no work, I bought EN, install JA, but got no clue about where the * this VIE come from. Imgur
– Luke
Jun 25 '18 at 9:09
add a comment |
I don't know why but I don't have any of the above options in the Control panel.
I have Clock and Region (no Language mentioned) and inside cannot set the language.
If I click the ENG on the language bar in the tray I finally get: Language Preferences. Choosing that, takes me to the Languages control panel.
I cannot delete the UK keyboard (I have Israel and the US keyboard set, and Hebrew as a second language). Standing on the UK keyboard the Remove button is disabled.
Deleting the UK key (809) from the registry ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser ProfileLanguages should do the trick (in older versions it was a different key with a dword for each language: 409 was English US, 40d is Hebrew, 809 is UK) Thanks Ohad!!!!
I had to go under the Region and Languages Settings panel, Advanced Keyboard Settings, and Override for default input method.
Changed from Use Language List (recommended) to Hebrew
Rebooted and all's ok now.
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
add a comment |
I don't know why but I don't have any of the above options in the Control panel.
I have Clock and Region (no Language mentioned) and inside cannot set the language.
If I click the ENG on the language bar in the tray I finally get: Language Preferences. Choosing that, takes me to the Languages control panel.
I cannot delete the UK keyboard (I have Israel and the US keyboard set, and Hebrew as a second language). Standing on the UK keyboard the Remove button is disabled.
Deleting the UK key (809) from the registry ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser ProfileLanguages should do the trick (in older versions it was a different key with a dword for each language: 409 was English US, 40d is Hebrew, 809 is UK) Thanks Ohad!!!!
I had to go under the Region and Languages Settings panel, Advanced Keyboard Settings, and Override for default input method.
Changed from Use Language List (recommended) to Hebrew
Rebooted and all's ok now.
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
add a comment |
I don't know why but I don't have any of the above options in the Control panel.
I have Clock and Region (no Language mentioned) and inside cannot set the language.
If I click the ENG on the language bar in the tray I finally get: Language Preferences. Choosing that, takes me to the Languages control panel.
I cannot delete the UK keyboard (I have Israel and the US keyboard set, and Hebrew as a second language). Standing on the UK keyboard the Remove button is disabled.
Deleting the UK key (809) from the registry ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser ProfileLanguages should do the trick (in older versions it was a different key with a dword for each language: 409 was English US, 40d is Hebrew, 809 is UK) Thanks Ohad!!!!
I had to go under the Region and Languages Settings panel, Advanced Keyboard Settings, and Override for default input method.
Changed from Use Language List (recommended) to Hebrew
Rebooted and all's ok now.
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
I don't know why but I don't have any of the above options in the Control panel.
I have Clock and Region (no Language mentioned) and inside cannot set the language.
If I click the ENG on the language bar in the tray I finally get: Language Preferences. Choosing that, takes me to the Languages control panel.
I cannot delete the UK keyboard (I have Israel and the US keyboard set, and Hebrew as a second language). Standing on the UK keyboard the Remove button is disabled.
Deleting the UK key (809) from the registry ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelInternationalUser ProfileLanguages should do the trick (in older versions it was a different key with a dword for each language: 409 was English US, 40d is Hebrew, 809 is UK) Thanks Ohad!!!!
I had to go under the Region and Languages Settings panel, Advanced Keyboard Settings, and Override for default input method.
Changed from Use Language List (recommended) to Hebrew
Rebooted and all's ok now.
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
edited May 26 '18 at 21:48
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
answered May 23 '18 at 11:05
pashutepashute
1415
1415
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
add a comment |
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
you have edited the wrong registry key, see my answer
– Ohad Cohen
May 25 '18 at 18:23
add a comment |
This is a really dangerous option, use it only as last resort
After last windows update, I found English (Great Britain) in my languages list, since I'm used to US non-letters layout, and I need to switch languages quite often, and this drives me crazy - changing languages twice every time, and non of the above options works - I've tried that option.
Let's hope it won't get back in the next windows update.
Solution: go to C:Windows, look for a folder named as the layout you want to remove (en-GB in my case) and remove it / change it's name.
restart your computer
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
add a comment |
This is a really dangerous option, use it only as last resort
After last windows update, I found English (Great Britain) in my languages list, since I'm used to US non-letters layout, and I need to switch languages quite often, and this drives me crazy - changing languages twice every time, and non of the above options works - I've tried that option.
Let's hope it won't get back in the next windows update.
Solution: go to C:Windows, look for a folder named as the layout you want to remove (en-GB in my case) and remove it / change it's name.
restart your computer
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
add a comment |
This is a really dangerous option, use it only as last resort
After last windows update, I found English (Great Britain) in my languages list, since I'm used to US non-letters layout, and I need to switch languages quite often, and this drives me crazy - changing languages twice every time, and non of the above options works - I've tried that option.
Let's hope it won't get back in the next windows update.
Solution: go to C:Windows, look for a folder named as the layout you want to remove (en-GB in my case) and remove it / change it's name.
restart your computer
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
This is a really dangerous option, use it only as last resort
After last windows update, I found English (Great Britain) in my languages list, since I'm used to US non-letters layout, and I need to switch languages quite often, and this drives me crazy - changing languages twice every time, and non of the above options works - I've tried that option.
Let's hope it won't get back in the next windows update.
Solution: go to C:Windows, look for a folder named as the layout you want to remove (en-GB in my case) and remove it / change it's name.
restart your computer
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
answered Jan 9 at 14:07
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
1754
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add a comment |
Sometimes display languages keep adding themselves to keyboard layout lists.
1) press winkey+R
2) enter lpksetup and press enter
3) choose "uninstall display languages"
4) choose the language you want to remove and click "next"
5) restart your computer
answer taken from this thread
answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
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add a comment |
Sometimes display languages keep adding themselves to keyboard layout lists.
1) press winkey+R
2) enter lpksetup and press enter
3) choose "uninstall display languages"
4) choose the language you want to remove and click "next"
5) restart your computer
answer taken from this thread
answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
add a comment |
Sometimes display languages keep adding themselves to keyboard layout lists.
1) press winkey+R
2) enter lpksetup and press enter
3) choose "uninstall display languages"
4) choose the language you want to remove and click "next"
5) restart your computer
answer taken from this thread
answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
Sometimes display languages keep adding themselves to keyboard layout lists.
1) press winkey+R
2) enter lpksetup and press enter
3) choose "uninstall display languages"
4) choose the language you want to remove and click "next"
5) restart your computer
answer taken from this thread
answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
edited Jan 9 at 14:54
answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
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answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
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answered Jan 9 at 14:46
Ohad CohenOhad Cohen
1754
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1
Anything you can remove in Device Manager?
– Mokubai♦
Aug 15 '15 at 7:51
Only the physical keyboard, but not the keyboard layout :-(
– Mawg
Aug 15 '15 at 8:07
1
See this question if Control panel doesn't show your keyboard layout, but it does appear in the system tray: superuser.com/questions/685078/…
– cbp
Jan 24 '18 at 22:05
1
This is a bug. Add the German Keyboard layout and remove it again. Press the Windows key, type "Edit Language and keyboard options", left click on English --> Options. "Add a keyboard", scroll to German QUERTZ and add it. If you now remove it, it should be gone for good.
– Jubei
Jul 9 '18 at 14:52