Windows 10: How tokeyboard enable US-International keyboard

Have spent ~30 minutes of frustration. Every web page that describes how to do it...those options are not there. I now have English-United States and Spanish-Mexico enabled as keyboard and i can switch between them. But, i want to add US-International. Every place i do shows that i have the 2 installed that i have installed as choices, and allows me to switch between them. How to add us-International???Getting to Settings-Keyboard...does not allow me to do this.I am on Windows 11 on a Surace tablet.I'd be happy if you could describe a specific set of steps that i cod follow rote to get US-Int

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International keyboard in Windows 10

Hi Tanya,

There are a few steps in order to enable the International Keyboard in Windows 10: Here's how:

• Click Start.
• Type Settings and hit Enter.
• Click Time & Language.
• Click Region & language on the left side of the screen.
• Under Languages, click the current language that you are using, and click
  Options.
• Click Add a keyboard on the left side of the screen.
  
• Scroll down to your preferred keyboard language.

Let us know if you need further help.

 

US International Keyboard for Windows 10

Hello,

There is a way to enable the US International Keyboard. You have to go to Settings > Time and Language > Region and Language. Under Languages, if you click English, there should be a button that says "options." If you click on that, it should show you a
list of keyboards in English. If you click "Add a keyboard," a menu should appear with a list of keyboards. "United States - International" should be one of them.

The keyboard works differently from before. If you are using the US International Keyboard for Windows 10, to get é, all you have to do is press ' + e, one after the other, and the character should appear. There is a list of how to get characters on this
keyboard: How to use the United States-International keyboard layout in Windows 11 - Microsoft Support,
under "Creating International Characters." I know it says that Windows 10 is not listed as one of the softwares that run this keyboard, but it works on mine, and I have Windows 10.

Hope this helps!

 

Unable to disable internal keyboard Windows 11

Hi Convexus,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I'm Hahn and I'm here to help you with your concern.

I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble with disabling your internal keyboard on Windows 11. I have searched the web for some possible solutions that might help you.

One method is to uninstall the internal keyboard from Device Manager and then change the device installation settings to prevent Windows from automatically reinstalling it. Here are the steps for this method:

- Open the Start menu and type Device Manager. Select Device Manager from the list of options.

- In Device Manager, expand the Keyboards section and right-click on your internal keyboard. The name of your internal keyboard may vary depending on your device model and manufacturer. You can check the Location section in the Properties window to see if it says Location 1 or Plugged into keyboard port. If it does, then it is likely your internal keyboard.

- Select Uninstall device from the context menu and click Yes to confirm the action. This will disable your internal keyboard temporarily, but it will be reinstalled when you restart your laptop.

- To prevent Windows from reinstalling the internal keyboard, open the Start menu again and type Device installation settings. Select Change device installation settings from the list of options.

- Select No and then Save Changes. This will stop Windows from automatically installing drivers for new devices.

Another method is to disable the PS/2 i8042prt service using the Command Prompt. This service is responsible for managing the communication between the keyboard and the system. Here are the steps for this method:

- Press the Win key and type cmd in the Windows search bar. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. Click Yes when the UAC prompt appears.

- In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:

`sc config i8042prt start= disabled`

- This will disable the PS/2 i8042prt service permanently and prevent the internal keyboard from working. To enable it again, type the following command and press Enter:

`sc config i8042prt start= demand`

I hope these methods can help you solve your problem. If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.



Your Sincerely

| Microsoft Community Support Specialist