Windows 10: Can't remove a language from the language selector

Discus and support Can't remove a language from the language selector in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; After updating I got a problem with extra language in the language selector list. It was not there before update and now I cannot remove it. In the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Maksym_Vlasov, Aug 18, 2019.

  1. Can't remove a language from the language selector


    After updating I got a problem with extra language in the language selector list.

    It was not there before update and now I cannot remove it.


    In the language configuration screen I can see only two, the one I don't need is not present, so I cannot remove it. Here is the screenshot of the language panel and the configuration screen.

    Can't remove a language from the language selector 5d77b074-b273-43ac-8139-0cf169fb858c?upload=true.png


    Information from Winver: version 1903 build 18362.295



    Also I tried to get the list of languages using command line and it is not there either.

    ==========================

    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WinUserLanguageList


    LanguageTag : uk

    Autonym : українська

    EnglishName : Ukrainian

    LocalizedName : українська

    ScriptName : Кирилиця

    InputMethodTips : {0422:00020422}

    Spellchecking : True

    Handwriting : False



    LanguageTag : en-US

    Autonym : English (United States)

    EnglishName : English

    LocalizedName : англійська (США)

    ScriptName : Латинська

    InputMethodTips : {0409:00000409}

    Spellchecking : True

    Handwriting : False

    ==========================



    Please let me know how to get rid of it ! Thanks in advance

    :)
     
    Maksym_Vlasov, Aug 18, 2019
    #1

  2. Removing Language

    If you add a secondary language to Windows 10 version 1803 that shares the same base language as the Windows display language, neither language can be removed.

    For example: If English (United Kingdom) is the current Windows display language, and you then add English (India) to the Preferred languages list, afterwards neither English (United Kingdom) nor English (India) can be removed from the Preferred languages list.

    Note: The most notable effect of having multiple related languages in the Preferred languages list is additional entries in the text input selector. You can remove unwanted language list entries using these steps:

    1. From the Start menu, search for powershell.

    2. Right-click Windows Powershell in the search results and choose Run as administrator.

    3. Type or copy/paste the following command at the command prompt, and then press Enter.

    Get-WinUserLanguageList

    After typing this command, make note of the “LanguageTag” listed for the language you wish to remove, as you will need it in the next step.

    4. Type or copy/paste each of the following commands at the command prompt, and then press Enter. In the following commands, instead of typing <languagecode>, replace it with the language tag you wish to remove, such as en-in for English (India).

    $LangList = Get-WinUserLanguageList

    $MarkedLang = $LangList | where LanguageTag -eq "<languagecode>"

    $LangList.Remove($MarkedLang)

    Set-WinUserLanguageList $LangList -Force
     
    Andre Da Costa, Aug 18, 2019
    #2
  3. Can't remove extra language in language bar

    If you add a secondary language to Windows 10 version 1803 that shares the same base language as the Windows display language, neither language can be removed.

    For example: If English (United Kingdom) is the current Windows display language, and you then add English (India) to the Preferred languages list, afterwards neither English (United Kingdom) nor English (India) can be removed from the Preferred languages list.

    Note: The most notable effect of having multiple related languages in the Preferred languages list is additional entries in the text input selector. You can remove unwanted language list entries using these steps:

    1. From the Start menu, search for powershell.

    2. Right-click Windows Powershell in the search results and choose Run as administrator.

    3. Type or copy/paste the following command at the command prompt, and then press Enter.

    Get-WinUserLanguageList

    After typing this command, make note of the “LanguageTag” listed for the language you wish to remove, as you will need it in the next step.

    4. Type or copy/paste each of the following commands at the command prompt, and then press Enter. In the following commands, instead of typing <languagecode>, replace it with the language tag you wish to remove, such as en-in for English (India).

    $LangList = Get-WinUserLanguageList

    $MarkedLang = $LangList | where LanguageTag -eq "<languagecode>"

    $LangList.Remove($MarkedLang)

    Set-WinUserLanguageList $LangList -Force
     
    Andre for Directly, Aug 18, 2019
    #3
  4. Can't remove a language from the language selector

    Can't remove a language

    If you add a secondary language to Windows 10 version 1803 that shares the same base language as the Windows display language, neither language can be removed.

    For example: If English (United Kingdom) is the current Windows display language, and you then add English (India) to the Preferred languages list, afterwards neither English (United Kingdom) nor English (India) can be removed from the Preferred languages list.

    Note: The most notable effect of having multiple related languages in the Preferred languages list is additional entries in the text input selector. You can remove unwanted language list entries using these steps:

    1. From the Start menu, search for powershell.

    2. Right-click Windows Powershell in the search results and choose Run as administrator.

    3. Type or copy/paste the following command at the command prompt, and then press Enter.

    Get-WinUserLanguageList

    After typing this command, make note of the “LanguageTag” listed for the language you wish to remove, as you will need it in the next step.

    4. Type or copy/paste each of the following commands at the command prompt, and then press Enter. In the following commands, instead of typing <languagecode>, replace it with the language tag you wish to remove, such as en-in for English (India).

    $LangList = Get-WinUserLanguageList

    $MarkedLang = $LangList | where LanguageTag -eq "<languagecode>"

    $LangList.Remove($MarkedLang)

    Set-WinUserLanguageList $LangList -Force
     
    Andre Da Costa, Aug 18, 2019
    #4
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