How to Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10
In Windows, you can configure your keyboard to use a different keyboard layout or input method to type in another language.
The language of your keyboard layout controls the characters that appear on your screen when you type. By using the different layouts, you can type all the characters for the language, including diacritics such as the umlaut (ä) in German and the tilde (ñ) in Spanish.
This tutorial will show you how to add and remove keyboard layouts for your account in Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
- Option One: To Add a Keyboard Layout in Settings
- Option Two: To Remove a Keyboard Layout in Settings
To Add a Keyboard Layout in SettingsOPTION ONE
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Time & Language icon.
2. Click/tap on Region & language on the left side, click/tap on an added language (ex: "English (United States)") you want to add a keyboard for, and click/tap on Options. (see screenshot below)
Starting with Windows 10 build 17686, you would click/tap on Language on the left side instead.
3. Click/tap on Add a keyboard. (see screenshot below)
4. Click/tap on the keyboard layout language (ex: "United Kingdom") you want to add. (see screenshot below)
5. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
To Remove a Keyboard Layout in Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Time & Language icon.
2. Click/tap on Region & language on the left side, click/tap on an added language (ex: "English (United States)") you want to remove a keyboard from, and click/tap on Options. (see screenshot below)
2. Click/tap on the added keyboard layout language (ex: "United Kingdom") you want to remove, and click/tap Remove. (see screenshot below)
3. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10
Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10
How to Add or Remove Keyboard Layouts in Windows 10Published by Shawn BrinkCategory: General Tips
28 Sep 2018
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