Windows 10: Keyboard Switcher not appearing every time on reboot - saved keyboards 'revert' to a...

I've got this frustrating language/keyboard issue that I've been fighting since upgrading to Windows 11 a few months back. I currently main 2 keyboards, English US and Chinese Simplified with IME toolbar enabled. At some point I must have added English International and Spanish to my keyboards, but I have since removed those in my 'Language & region" settings. The problem I'm facing is twofold. 1 On reboot, the keyboard switcher which shows which keyboard/language is currently selected disappears and the keyboard in use defaults to Chinese. I am unable to switch languages using the keyb

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Moved pc to a new case keyboard dead

You need to take this one step at a time. It is a waste of time to go further until you find out why your keyboard is not working. Can you borrow or obtain another keyboard preferably a USB wired one to find out if your keyboard is the problem or not. If another keyboard does not solve the problem the problem lies elsewhere. Remember one step at a time.

 

How to remove unwanted keyboard from the input switcher

• I installed the latest version of Windows 11 via Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) provided by Microsoft Software Download.
  
• During the installation of Windows, I found that the only language available is English (United Kingdom), although I use English (United States) language when browsing Microsoft website!
  
• So after installing, I found that the "Windows display language" is English (United Kingdom).
  
• I installed the all English (United States) features and set it as Windows display language.
  
• Then I removed English (United Kingdom) from preferred languages list.
  
• However, English (United Kingdom) keyboard is still in the input switcher as shown in the next snip!
  
  
  
  
  

• I tried all the instructions in article Remove unwanted keyboard or language from Windows 11 as well as Manage the input and display language settings in Windows but I still have English (United Kingdom) keyboard in the input switcher.
  

How can I:

1. Remove English (United Kingdom) keyboard or from the input switcher?
   
2. Remove English (United Kingdom) Windows display language list?
   

 

how to remove keyboard layout?

Hi, For some unknown reasons I have this african (???) keyboard layout added to the keyboard switcher list. I don't want it. How can I remove it? Thanks! EDIT: To clarify this: I have never added this layout, and it is not present in the list at the settings pane.