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Language/input switcher UI looks like the old Windows 10 style?

Hi, everyone I’m using Windows 11, but my language/input switcher UI looks like the old Windows 10 desktop language bar. I did use ExplorerPatcher before, but I never changed any settings related to the language bar or input switcher. I’ve already…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-02-04T01:42:10.6466667+00:00
DingDing 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-04T03:33:23.9+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 72,520 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

How to remove English (United States) Keyboard Layout

so I need to only have the Japanese and English (Australia) Keyboard layouts but even though I have remove English (United States) in the settings it still persists

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-02-04T01:18:59.8966667+00:00
Jamie Clapson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-04T01:56:27.3233333+00:00
John DeV 156.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Unusable number in number row. Please help!

For the past few weeks, I have not been able to use the number "1" at the top of ANY keyboard in my number row. I am able to type an exclamation point (!), and even when I'm typing in my typing program without holding down the shit key, I can…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-31T15:13:06.3466667+00:00
Darius Whitaker 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-03T12:40:52.5266667+00:00
Lychee-Ng 13,110 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

how to roll back the recent windows update which affect the window dictation tool/voice typing

I have been using the windows dictation tool since 2019 and I have trained the tool well for my voice. But after some windows updates this past weekend (possibly it was due to some updates released late last year because I haven't updated my windows for…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-02-01T20:49:53.86+00:00
Geehua 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-01T20:51:02.8766667+00:00
Q&A Assist
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windows insider corrupted my network drve

errors on c drive cant clear disk space nor acsess network drive want to fresh start but cant clear disk space win 11

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-31T03:35:35.6233333+00:00
Courtney Shane Moore 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-31T05:06:11.7466667+00:00
Rodrigo Queiroz 74,085 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

how to stop the keyboard to defaulting to English (Canada)why does my language default keep changing to French Canadian every time i restart or update

I donèt get why rebooting or restarting or autoupdates, delete my drivers and always chance my defualt lang to french canadian even though i uninstalled it many times and many microsoft replies keep saying Èoh maybe your just pressing a keyboard…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-27T18:12:21.2133333+00:00
MicroUser 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-29T18:29:34.1966667+00:00
JosephT71 9,270 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

ctrl+alt+del no longer works

Ctrl+Alt+Del no longer works. The Alt key no longer works.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-25T21:22:52.08+00:00
Thomas Knapp 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-28T06:44:13.0066667+00:00
Emma1-N 2,440 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Footnote Style set up

Hi, I have received a document with footnotes but the font and size of the footnotes need to be changed. How do I set up the Style – footnote (which already exists) to Times New Roman 11 without changing the existing italics when applied to the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-27T08:26:26.2266667+00:00
Saskia Regina 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-27T09:26:35.1866667+00:00
April Pascual 5,390 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

The period key is not working

On my keyboard my period/right arrow sign doesn't work when I press and sometimes randomly spams the period when I haven't pressed it at all. I've had to copy and paste periods for a few weeks due to this. How do I fix this? Moderator: Moved from…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-25T18:55:00.3133333+00:00
Sophia 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-25T19:33:24.1766667+00:00
EmilyS726 201.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How do I manage my keyboard and language layout and input in windows 11

I want the English Canadian keyboard. How do I get it in Windows 11?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-23T15:01:42.95+00:00
Ron Beyaert 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-25T12:10:28.75+00:00
Ivan B 96,160 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The Windows key on my keyboard has stopped responding, how do I fix it?

It was working few days ago, I do not know what happened. Moderator: Moved from Community Center | Not Monitored

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-25T10:53:28.92+00:00
Danylo Yakovenko 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-25T11:56:38.55+00:00
Danylo Yakovenko 20 Reputation points
2 answers

keyboard hp

I wonder can we reduce the keyboard sensitivity touches. The moment i touch slightly a letter the bord activates it. That is not what am looking for. I want to press on the letter, actually its really too sensitive.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-22T17:18:42.7166667+00:00
serge levesque 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-24T10:44:19.4166667+00:00
Ivan B 96,160 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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klavyem bozuk değil ama m tuşum çalışmıyor sistemsel hata

tuşum çalışmıyor bozuktur diye yeni klavye aldım ondada yeni klavyedede çalışmıyor sürekli kopyala yapıştır yapıyorum windows 11 klavyem mad68 he daha bugün geldi eski klavyemdede aynı tuş çalışmıyor her yolu denedim yine aynı nasıl düzeltebilirim tuş…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-17T18:09:39.9866667+00:00
boraalps 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-23T13:17:46.3533333+00:00
Carl-L 7,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Windows keeps installing Czech Qwertz keyboard and switching to it all the time.

Windows keeps installing Czech Qwertz keyboard and switching to it all the time. The answers here do not solve the problem. Even if I go to settings, there is no qwertz keyboard installed. When I manually add the qwertz keyboard and remove it right away,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2025-08-26T07:52:13.13+00:00
Maria Durankova 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-22T05:03:35.98+00:00
Martin Hassman 21 Reputation points
3 answers

Right Alt+Shift not switching language both ways after KB5070311

After installing KB5070311 (Build 26200.7309), Right Alt + Shift switches only from English to Arabic, but not back from Arabic to English. Left Alt + Shift works fine. Issue reproduced on both Lenovo and HP laptops. Bug introduced in this update. The…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2025-12-05T02:56:46.73+00:00
Karim Adel Mohamed Abdelsalam 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-20T20:31:25.9833333+00:00
mohsen hajaj 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 11 Home not fully switching from German to English

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing great. I bought a laptop in Germany and completed the initial setup, selecting English as the system language. However, as shown in the images, some parts of the system remain in the original language…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-20T00:58:07.8633333+00:00
Cristian Henrique Krause 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-20T07:24:01.61+00:00
Estrella721 33,070 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do i update my touchpad on my laptop

I have not been able to find any trouble shooting oprtions for my touch keypad on my Laptop and is is not that old of a laptop but is out of warranty, so i was wondering if there is a way for me to check if its my computer or issues maybe in my settings…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-19T23:42:55.2866667+00:00
Zoie Marshall 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-01-20T00:35:21.0366667+00:00
Gérard Oomens 117.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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The thing is i wanna download a new language to my laptop since i have some assignments to do but my laptop won't let me do it and it says error code 0x80070422

i tried everything, the farbar, changed the setup ( it says access is denied ) and it still doesn't work. can you guys tell me how can i fix this? i can't use the microsoft store and download a new language although i did try my best :( help

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-16T14:53:42.0766667+00:00
Phạm Linh Đan 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-19T15:00:33.13+00:00
Ian-Ng 8,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how to upgrade win 11 home to multi language

how to upgrade windows 11 home single language to windows 11 multi language

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-19T01:26:12.1933333+00:00
Fred Ward 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-19T01:28:02.0033333+00:00
Fred Ward 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Fix Hidden Fonts showing in MSPaint and other Programs' Font Select

I just fixed (thank you Ramesh) someone else's bad attempt at fixing an decade old and apparently unresolved issue. The end user wants their font selection menu to be shorter without all the unused system, redundent, and foreign character fonts…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
asked 2026-01-18T07:34:32.5433333+00:00
HydraheadHunter 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T08:21:16.0533333+00:00
DaveM121 837K Reputation points Independent Advisor