Windows 10: Keyboard settings not carried over to new user account

(Reposted, as I posted to the wrong sub-topic):

This problem is driving me crazy. I am running a laptop with a French keyboard layout, with Windows set on British English. For my admin account this works fine - there is an English and French input method available in the language settings in Control Panel (and I can even switch to an English keyboard layout, if I want, with the language settings 'button' in the righthand side of the task bar).
I would like to set up a user account for my son, which I have done, but it opens up with an English keyboard layout. I go into the language settings, but only the English keyboard is available as an input method. I add the French keyboard, but I cannot switch to this keyboard - there is no language button in the task bar and windows+space doesn't do anything. I've even tried deleting the English keyboard layout to leave just the French. The language settings now show only the French keyboard, but Windows still stubbornly insists on staying with the English layout! What do I have to do to get the User Account to work with the French keyboard?

Any help would be gratefully welcome.

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Keyboard settings not carried over to new user account

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are unable to install the French keyboard layout on Windows 10. I will certainly help you.

I suggest you to refer the section 'Install a language pack and change the Windows display language from Control Panel' from below Microsoft article and follow the steps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2607607

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Keyboard settings not carried over to new user account

Hi,

My apologies for the delayed response.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it resolves the issue.

1. Click on Start and select Settings
or press Windows logo + I keys.

2. Navigate to Time & language > Region & Language.

3. Choose French language and choose
Set as Default.

4. Right click on Start and select Control Panel.

5. Change the view by option on the top right to
Large icons.

6. Click on Language and click on Move up
to move French language to the top of your language list.

7. Log off and then log back on to Windows for the change to take effect.

Please post back with the status of the issue and we will be glad to assist you further.