Windows 10: Unable to switch languages after update

This is just getting ridiculous. Every time there`s a windows update, an issue happens with language selection.


Default language won`t work, or an extra keyboard is added for no reason, or am forced to use one language I don`t want to that`s tied to the wrong keyboard layout... and all this when I have not changed a single setting -- it just happens with Windows update.


But December 20 2018 update just plain killed the ability to switch languages. You know, an important thing if working in multi-language, but I suppose it`s the main thing that developers and testers don`t care about when working on Windows?


I mean, I managed to get it kind of onto English from French, but ``````` look at those apostrophes! This is supposed to be an English apostrophe ` ,but it comes from the French keyboard. The language selection won`t switch away displaying that the keyboard is in French, yet I can half-way switch by using the shortcut to switch languages. It gets rid of part of the French keyboard, but keeps the rest.


So, now I`ve got an English keyboard, managed to get rid of French accents (until I need them when they won`t be available of course), but I can`t make a proper English apostrophe appear.

So much for Professional writing to clients.


Windows team, please invest slightly more care into the tens of millions of people out there who don`t exclusively use English.



***Modified title from: Windows update completely breaks language selection***

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Prevent language from automatically being changed

• Since Keyla has stopped working.
• Two.
• When I test if the language stays after switching between programs - I switch to a different program, then switch the language, then switch to the previous program.

The steps you suggested didn't work, as I don't want to remove any of the languages.

 

Unable to switch to Chinese Bopomofo language for typing, Error: Downloading Language Dictionary...

Hello Kuan,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Which version of Windows 10 you are using currently?
   
2. Have you tried installing any other language?
   

The issue might be that the language pack features are not installed properly. We can try uninstalling and then installing the language pack again and check if that helps.



Follow the steps mentioned below to remove the language pack.

1. Go to Settings > Time & Language >
   Region & Language.
   
2. Click on Chinese
   and Click on Remove.
   

After removing the language pack, refer the article to
Add and switch input and display language preferences in Windows 10.



Hope it helps.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

unable to change the language of UI

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

To assist you better I would like to know, what was the base language for your previous Operating system?



I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: Remove the Existing language.

• 
  Press Windows + X on your keyboard.
  
• 
  Select Control panel.
  
• 
  Select language.
  
• 
  Click on the Option adjacent to the
  Existing language.
  
• 
  Click on remove under input method.
  

Step 2: Add English Language.

• 
  Press Windows + X on your keyboard.
  
• 
  Select Control panel.
  
• 
  Select language.
  
• 
  Click on Add language.
  
• 
  Add the English language from the given list.
  

If you want a language pack:

You may refer to the suggestions posted by Andre Da Costa on the following thread.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-edition/930628cd-18a0-4a21-8270-284584397495

Hope this information was helpful.