Windows 10: I cannot type in Japanese anymore after windows update.

Exactly as the title say. I was able to use the japanese ime well and then i updated my pc and i cannot use japanese any more. When i do windows key + space i will randomly switch back to english on its own. And when its actually on japanese i cant change the halfwidth alphanumeric to hirigana, it is just stuck.

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Japanese typing mode [A] and Japanese typing mode [あ] of Japanese IME don't show up on the bar menu.

Hi Seizen,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We reproduced the issue on our lab machine and we were able to get the Japanese IME with both Japanese typing mode.



As per your screenshot, we see that the English (United States) US keyboard is highlighted in blue. What happen when you select and highlight Japanese Microsoft IME?



What is the KB number of the Windows update installed, prior to this issue? (Settings>Updates & Security>Windows Updates>View update history)



Meanwhile, we would suggest you to perform these methods and let us the status of the issue after every method.

Method 1: Change the Typing settings.

1. Press Windows + I key to launch
   Windows Settings.
   
2. Select Device and click on
   Typing on the left pane
   
3. Scroll down and click on Advanced keyboard settings
   
4. Click on Language bar option and select the
   Language bar tab.
   
5. Select the radio icon beside Docked in the taskbar and check the box beside
   Show text labels on the Language bar.

Method 2: Remove Japanese language.

1. Press Windows + I key to launch
   Windows Settings.
   
2. Click on Time & Language and select
   Region and Language from the left pane.
   
3. Click on Japanese IME under Languages and select
   Remove.
   
4. Restart the PC and then repeat step 1 and
   2.
   
5. Click on the + sign beside
   Add a language and then select Japanese to install it back.
   
6. Check if the issue persist

Hope it helps.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator.

 

Switching Japanese Windows with English menus

Yes, I do mean those keys. I tried just switching to Japanese keyboard, as you suggested, but those keys didn't work. Also, the selection key is normally the spacebar in Japan but I could only get IME to work with the Tab key (for those who aren't familiar with Japanese typing: you type in Roman characters, then press a selection key and it steps you through a list of options for the word you are typing in Japanese characters). Did you get the special keys to work as they do in native Japanese mode?

It may well be that I was missing something, although I did try every option I could think of. In any event, as I said, I gave in and now have Japanese Windows running with English menus and everything seems to be working perfectly.
Thanks,

Mike

 

My computer is stuck in Japanese.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

We understand the concern as you are unable to switch out of Japanese language on your PC. In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

• What is the Version and Build of Windows 10 installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• Did you try installing English language pack and setting it to default in Settings?

Meanwhile, we would suggest you to perform these steps to uninstall Japanese language and check.



Uninstall Japanese language

1. Click on Start menu and type
   CMD, right click on CMD and select Run as Administrator.
   

1. Type in Lpksetup /u on the command prompt and hit enter.
2. You will be presented with previous language pack installed.
3. Click on Japanese language and click Next to uninstall it.
4. Restart the PC and check.

Let us know the results. We will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator