Solved Problem with keeping the keyboard layout at same language


nocruoro

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I've been trying to prevent Windows 11 from changing the keyboard language without permission. It happens most often when returning from sleep mode.
I usually keep it set to ISL (Icelandic) and know about the :win:+Spacebar to switch languages. But it's still like a annoying chore and i can't find anything to stop
Windows 11 Home edition default back to english without permission.
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Are there any solutions?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Asus Vivobook X415A
I've been trying to prevent Windows 11 from changing the keyboard language without permission. It happens most often when returning from sleep mode.
The default on start up (and probably resuming from sleep) is to use the keyboard layout at the top of the list of installed keyboards. If yours is not the 1st in the list, then try setting your preferred keyboard layout here:

 

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    Windows 11 Home
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    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
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    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Try

Set-WinDefaultInputMethodOverride -InputTip "040f:0000040f"
 

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    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
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    Intel Core i5-13490F
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    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
I'm testing the first option in the link provided by Bree. But i'm keeping the thread open in case it acts up again. I have put it to sleep once but it usually happens and after long sleep modes not mere minutes or fast restarts.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivobook X415A
One more thing to suggest...

If you're only switching the language, and no need to switch keyboard too (some languages need extra characters, US not) you can change the keyboard under other languages to match your actual keyboard. In this case, only default language will change, but keys would remain as phisically present

See in my example.. I have Slovenian and US English languages installed, but only Slovenian keyboard.

1660754210190.png
 

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    Intel I3 10100
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    ASUS B460M
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    16 GB DDR4 Crucial
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    Intel on chip
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    Realtek onboard
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    ASUS 24, LG 24
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    Full HD x 2
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    kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe 500 GB
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    LC Power 650W
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    Air 2x 120mm
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    Cherry G-81
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    Logitech M500
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    100/20
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    Firefox, Vivaldi
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    MS Defender
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    Windows 10 Home
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    ASUS/Vivobook Flip 14
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 4700u
    Memory
    8 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Vega
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    Realtek onboard
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    14"
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    FullHD
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    512 Samsung NVMe PCIe
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    -
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    Laptop
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    Internet Speed
    100/20
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    Firefox, Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
One more thing to suggest...

If you're only switching the language, and no need to switch keyboard too (some languages need extra characters, US not) you can change the keyboard under other languages to match your actual keyboard. In this case, only default language will change, but keys would remain as physically present

See in my example.. I have Slovenian and US English languages installed, but only Slovenian keyboard.

View attachment 36694
screen.jpg


My is laptop is from United Kingdom laptop but i managed to find a move up button. I know that language packs don't work and i also prefer english compared to the display text.
I still hope that my laptop will stop pranking switching it back without permission.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivobook X415A
View attachment 36708


My is laptop is from United Kingdom laptop but i managed to find a move up button. I know that language packs don't work and i also prefer english compared to the display text.
I still hope that my laptop will stop pranking switching it back without permission.
It's important which keyboard layout you have installed...

1660765466865.png

Under each language (three dots on the right) you can select which layout do you use. Just select the same layout, and remove extra layouts that you don't have

1660765578631.png
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Dev
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I3 10100
    Motherboard
    ASUS B460M
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4 Crucial
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on chip
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24, LG 24
    Screen Resolution
    Full HD x 2
    Hard Drives
    kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe 500 GB
    PSU
    LC Power 650W
    Case
    Noname
    Cooling
    Air 2x 120mm
    Keyboard
    Cherry G-81
    Mouse
    Logitech M500
    Internet Speed
    100/20
    Browser
    Firefox, Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS/Vivobook Flip 14
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 4700u
    Memory
    8 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Vega
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14"
    Screen Resolution
    FullHD
    Hard Drives
    512 Samsung NVMe PCIe
    PSU
    -
    Case
    Laptop
    Mouse
    Touchpad, Touchscreen
    Internet Speed
    100/20
    Browser
    Firefox, Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
It's important which keyboard layout you have installed...

View attachment 36726

Under each language (three dots on the right) you can select which layout do you use. Just select the same layout, and remove extra layouts that you don't have

View attachment 36727
I did find what you did but like your image it's locked on both languages. It still looks like the Move Up that i found earlier has done the trick for now
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivobook X415A
I did find what you did but like your image it's locked on both languages. It still looks like the Move Up that i found earlier has done the trick for now
Great if it works for you. If that delete button is locked, then there is only one keyboard assigned to a language. You have to add other keyboard layout, and then remove unwanted one. In my case it is Slovenian layout on all languages.
 

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Dev
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I3 10100
    Motherboard
    ASUS B460M
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4 Crucial
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on chip
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24, LG 24
    Screen Resolution
    Full HD x 2
    Hard Drives
    kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe 500 GB
    PSU
    LC Power 650W
    Case
    Noname
    Cooling
    Air 2x 120mm
    Keyboard
    Cherry G-81
    Mouse
    Logitech M500
    Internet Speed
    100/20
    Browser
    Firefox, Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS/Vivobook Flip 14
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 4700u
    Memory
    8 GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Vega
    Sound Card
    Realtek onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14"
    Screen Resolution
    FullHD
    Hard Drives
    512 Samsung NVMe PCIe
    PSU
    -
    Case
    Laptop
    Mouse
    Touchpad, Touchscreen
    Internet Speed
    100/20
    Browser
    Firefox, Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
I'll be in touch if it didn't quite work after tonights sleep. It usually does this on me after quite a while of inactivity
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivobook X415A
Win+R
regedit

Check the keys, there must be

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout\Preload

"1" 0000040f
"2" 00000809


where

0000040f - Iceland
00000809 - England
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MS-7D98
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13490F
    Motherboard
    MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    2 x 16 Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD516G560081
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    Bluetooth Аудио
    Monitor(s) Displays
    INNOCN 15K1F
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD_BLACK SN770 250GB
    KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (ELFK0S.6)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W
    Case
    CG560 - DeepCool
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS / 2 x 140Mm Fan - rear and top; 3 x 120Mm - front
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB TKL
    Mouse
    Corsair KATAR PRO XT
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender Antivirus
    Other Info
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
I can confirm that Moving Up the language worked and didn't have to use the :win: +spacebar
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Vivobook X415A
Hi all, for future generations. I had the same issue and only the following solution worked for me.
I installed only the languages that I needed and I could not get rid of English - United Kingdom.

I went to:
Settings > Time & language > Language & region
Scroll down and select: > Administrative language settings
Tab: Administrative
Select: Copy settings

Tick both:
Welcome screen and system accounts
New user accounts


I have no idea why I should tick these 2 since I have a single user account on my laptop but anyway. After that unwanted (and ghost) languages were removed.
 

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System One

  • OS
    windows 11

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