Windows 10: Developed a keyboard layout DLL from source but is never activated

Hi, I try to develop, build and install a keyboard layout DLL for Windows 10 and 11 but it is never activated. I start from the examples in https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-driver-samples/tree/main/input/layout/kbdusI tried on an x64 Windows 10 system with Visual Studio 17.5.4. I installed the rebuilt sample kbdus.dll as C:\Windows\System32\kbdaatest.dll. Based on existing entries in the registry, I declare it as follow:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\a0080409]"Layout File"="kbdaatest.dll""Layout Text"="US AA Test"Arguably, the entry "a0080409" was arb

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Keyboard Layout

"Letters and numbers are all correct, but most of the other signs are misplaced"

This suggests to me that you are using the wrong "keyboard language" for your keyboard, and that therefore you first step would be to determine exactly what language keyboard you have. Possibly have a look at Windows Keyboard Layouts - Globalization | Microsoft Docs.

(The age of any laptop capable of running Windows 10 at all should not be a problem as regards keyboard layout)

 

Keyboard layout made with MSKLC showing wrong name.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I appreciate your efforts on this. I see that you are using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to create keyboard layouts. I would like to inform that this is an old program, which was initially designed to work on Windows XP computers.



Good to know that the program is working for you. One of the thing I would suggest you to try is to change the description of the keyboard layout that you have created and see if that helps. Refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Open Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
   
2. Click on File and load the keyboard layout.
   
3. Click on Project, and click on
   Properties.
   
4. Change the Description of the keyboard layout.
   
5. Click on OK.
   

If this doesn’t work, you may try rebuilding the DLL and Setup Package. After rebuilding the DLL and Setup Package go to Start >> Settings >> Time & Language >> Language >> Click on the language pack and select
options, now click on the old keyboard layout and select
Remove.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Problem building DLL and setup package in Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

Hi guys;

I made my custom keyboard layout on MKLC on windows 10. when I want to build dll that, in verification step the app shown me some errors log file. but I know the keyboard is OK for me.

how can I create dll without verify by KMLC?