Windows 10: Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10


In Windows, you can configure your keyboard to use a different keyboard layout or input method to type in another language.

The language of your keyboard layout controls the characters that appear on your screen when you type. By using the different layouts, you can type all the characters for the language, including diacritics such as the umlaut () in German and the tilde () in Spanish.

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove keyboard layouts for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Add a Keyboard Layout in Settings
• Option Two: To Remove a Keyboard Layout in Settings

OPTION ONE [/i] To Add a Keyboard Layout in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Time & Language icon.

2. Click/tap on Region & language on the left side, click/tap on an added language (ex: "English (United States)") you want to add a keyboard for, and click/tap on Options. (see screenshot below)

*note Starting with Windows 10 build 17686, you would click/tap on Language on the left side instead.



3. Click/tap on Add a keyboard. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on the keyboard layout language (ex: "United Kingdom") you want to add. (see screenshot below)



5. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Remove a Keyboard Layout in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Time & Language icon.

2. Click/tap on Region & language on the left side, click/tap on an added language (ex: "English (United States)") you want to remove a keyboard from, and click/tap on Options. (see screenshot below)

*note Starting with Windows 10 build 17686, you would click/tap on Language on the left side instead.



2. Click/tap on the added keyboard layout language (ex: "United Kingdom") you want to remove, and click/tap Remove. (see screenshot below)

*note If the keyboard layout you want to remove is not listed here, then you may need to add it using Option One first, then remove it.



3. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Cannot remove Keyboard Layout

Hi,

It is possible that you need to configure your keyboard layout that is why you still see it in the list even you already remove it. To address your issue, we suggest that you follow the steps on this

thread provided by DikkeryDok last October 27, 2017 to remove the specific keyboard layout you are referring to.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

how to remove keyboard layout on Windows 10?

Hi Eric,



We regret the inconvenience caused.



The above issue might occur due to the following reasons:

• Country & Region settings not enabling you to delete the keyboard language set on the PC.
• Not choosing appropriate default keyboard layout.

Before we assist you further, I would like to ask you a few questions:

• Did you try removing the keyboard layouts from Settings page?
• If yes, does the issue persists even after removing the keyboard layout?

By removing the Keyboard layout from system Settings page, the language will be removed from the PC. However, if needed, you can download the same from system
Settings page and check if the changes made are effective.



You can remove the keyboard layout either from system Settings page or
Control panel. Follow either of the steps below to remove the keyboard layout and check if the issue is resolved.



Step 1: System Settings window.

• Press Windows logo + I keys on the keyboard to open
  Settings page.
• Click on Time & language from the options and select
  Region & language from the left side panel of the window.
• Click on the keyboard language you want to remove under Languages and click on
  Remove.
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

Step 2: Control panel.

• Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and click on
  Control panel from the context menu.
• Click on View by option located at the top right corner of the window and select
  Large icons from the dropdown bar.
• From the panel, click on Language.
• Under Change your language preferences click on the keyboard layout to remove and click on the
  Remove button which will now be available to use.
• Close the window and check if the changes are effective.

Write to us with the status of the issue on the keyboard layout language removed from the PC for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Cannot remove Keyboard Layout

I downloaded a keyboard layout to be able to type runic characters using my keyboard because I am a nerd. Now I want to remove the layout because I'm not using it but when I go to language preferences,
click English, options, "Runic-Common Germanic Futhark (BabelStone), and remove, the name goes away on the keyboard list but when I go to change my keyboard it still is on the list. How can I get rid of it for good? This is on windows 10

 

Unable to remove a 'default' language/keyboard layout

Dear dalchina,
thank you for the reply, but I am probably missing something.
As you can see from the attached picture, language settings DOES NOT list the keyboard layout I want to remove (ENG INTL). So, how can I remove a layout that is not listed in the Language settings?

Gianluca

 

Windows 10 "Update" Changed keyboard layout on welcome screen and I can't change it back.

Hi,



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve the issue.

• 
  How many keyboard language have you installed?
  

If you have installed more than 1 keyboard language in your system, then I suggest you to remove the keyboard language other than default language and check if it helps.

Follow the steps to remove the language.

• 
  Open Control panel.
  
• 
  Click on language.
  
• 
  Select the language and click on remove option at the top.
  

And also refer the link below and check if it helps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17424/windows-change-keyboard-layout



Keep us posted on this issue so that we can assist you better.