Windows 10: Language bar missing

I know this has been asked a million times before and honestly as an IT professional I am almost embarrased to ask, but I have tried every solution I have been able to google and nothing has worked for me.

My problem is simple - I dont have a language bar in my taskbar and cant switch between keyboards.

I have two keyboards added in my settings - Czech which I am using normally (that works fine) and English (USA) which I am used to use for programming and other things. From my other machines I am used to switch around using Alt+Shift, but on my new Windows 10 laptop it doesnt work.



What have I tried:


Confirm that I have the other keyboard added correctly

Go to Settings - Region and language - I have Windows display language and Preffered language set to English (United States)

When I click on English in the Preffered language and go to Options, I see two keyboards set - Czech and English





Confirm that keyboard can be switched

Settings - Region and language - Advanced keyboard settings





Confirm that icon should show in the taskbar

Go to Taskbar settings - Turn systems icons on or off - the Input Indicator is switched to On





I even tried to add a value to the registry as per this advice.


Yet, there is no language bar anywhere in my tray and I cant switch to English keyboard, which is very annoying.



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Language bar is missing


I did a clean install of Windows 10 not long ago and now my language bar is missing. In addition, the alt-shift shortcut for changing keyboard layouts does not work. I have checked all my control panel settings and also added a registry entry to launch ctfmon.exe, as per the instructions here, but I still have the problem. Can anyone suggest a solution? Thanks!

Edit: The problem only occurs with one account. When logged into my troubleshooting account I can see the language bar.

 

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Hi Чингиз Алматов,

Thank you for posting your concern on Microsoft Answer Community.

To get clarity of this issue and assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, kindly reply with the answers to the questions below.

1. Were there any changes made to the operating system recently?
   
2. What is the build version of Windows 10 you are using?
   

However, I suggest you to try this below method, and check if that helps.

Step: Check Language Bar is Hidden.

1. Press Windows logo and I key, open Settings
2. Click on Devices
3. Select Typing
4. Select the option Advanced keyboard settings
5. Then select Language bar options
6. Check the box: Show text labels on the Language bar
7. Then select the Language Bar tab and make sure that the
   Docked in the taskbar option is checked.
8. Click on Apply and OK to exit, and check if that helps.

Kindly provide us the results so that we can assist you further.

Regards,

 

Language bar is missing


Try this?
windows 10 - Language bar missing - Super User
If I hover over mine I see a tool tip telling me to use Windows key + space to change keyboard layout...

Discussion here:
keyboard shortcuts - Alt + Shift to change language no longer working after upgrade to Windows 10 - Super User

What is your laptop?