Windows 10: Emoji Picker ( Win+. or Win+; ) No Longer Works

After the latest big update from Windows, I noticed that my Emoji Picker Window (the window that you can pull up when pressing the Windows key + the period or semicolon key) no longer comes up.

I tried searching online to why this doesn't work, and how to fix it, etc, yet all I found is that this feature is limited to the US English language, in which I already have set up correctly, since I live in California.

I even tried enabling the "Show keyboard buttons" option in the Taskbar (refer to the picture below). When I press an emoji (using this method) it still doesn't show up. The only way I can use emojis is if I go to, for example: Get Emoji — All Emojis to ✂️ Copy and Paste
and copy/paste the emojis from there.








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Windows Emoji

Hi Sharaawy,

My name is Pedro. I'm an Independent Advisor trying to help.

Try the Emoji Picker and see if you like those.

To open the emoji picker, press Win+. or Win+; on your keyboard. In other words, hold the Windows key down and press either the period (.) or semicolon ( key.

Regards.

 

Windows Emojis

Thanks for clarifying.

See if either of these help get your built-in emoji's back:

https://www.askvg.com/fix-emoji-panel-keyboard-...

https://www.howtogeek.com/351344/how-to-use-win...

 

How to fix emoji keyboard not showing up using shortcut

a lot of users who have already upgraded to the Fall Creators Update aren’t able to use the new emoji picker. And that’s simply because the emoji picker seems to only be available to users in the
United States at the moment. Users who have en_US set as their device’s primary language will still be able to use the feature despite being outside of the US, though.

Src: Here's why the new emoji picker in Windows 10 might not work for you

Emoji panel doesn't open in Fall Creators Update - Microsoft Community:

Emoji panel doesn't open in Fall Creators Update