Can't switch keyboard language in Windows 11/10

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Many times y'all need to write something in different languages and this is the time you may be looking to switch betwixt languages. If yous're using multiple languages on your organisation and if you can't switch between those languages when you lot blazon, and so this commodity is for you.

Recently, we take come around a strange result regarding this. Here is how yous can reproduce the issue:

i. Add a 2nd keyboard input linguistic communication.

2. Make sure that in the Control Console > Clock, Linguistic communication, and Region > Linguistic communication > Advanced Settings, Let me gear up a different input method for each app window option is checked.

3. Cheque if you can switch betwixt input languages using Alt + Shift or Windows cardinal + Space key combination.

4. Open File Explorer. Set the cursor in the "Search" field, starting time typing in one language, and then switch to the 2d language, type several more characters, switch dorsum to the original layout, type again, watch the linguistic communication bar disappearing and keyboard switching disabled.

Go to Command Panel > Clock, Language, and Region > Linguistic communication and alter language lodge or motility upwardly or down them. Recheck if the issue persists, you'll notice the trouble still exists.

five. Repeat steps ane-four with Allow me set a different input method for each app window option mentioned in pace 2 as unchecked. Y'all won't confront any issues.

Thus in this mode, we have establish that something is incorrect with linguistic communication configuration and y'all can fix it via these steps:

Can't switch keyboard language in Windows 11/10

1. Press Windows Fundamental + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and striking Enter to open up the Registry Editor.

two. Navigate here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

3. In the right pane of this location, correct-click and select New > Cord Value.

Name the newly created string every bit ctfmon. Double click on the same string to get this:

4. In the above-shown window, type the Value data as CTFMON.EXE and click OK.

You may now shut Registry Editor and verify the status of the issue, you'll find that trouble is solved now.

That'southward it!

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An Electric Engineer past profession, Kapil is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Content Creator. Please read the entire mail & the comments first & create a system restore betoken before making any changes to your system.