How to Change Keyboard Layout 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.
If you have more than one added keyboard layout, you will be able to change your keyboard layout.
Starting with Windows 10 build 17063, Microsoft has updated the Keyboard Settings experience under the Time & Language Settings page to make it easier to use, and removed these settings from the Control Panel.
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the keyboard layout for your account in Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
- Option One: Change Keyboard Layout using Keyboard Shortcut
- Option Two: Change Keyboard Layout from Input Indicator
- Option Three: Change Keyboard Layout from Language Bar Docked in Taskbar
- Option Four: Change Keyboard Layout from Language Bar Floating on Desktop
- Option Five: Change Keyboard Layout from Touch Keyboard
- Option Six: Change Keyboard Layout from Sign-in Screen
OPTION ONE
Change Keyboard Layout using Keyboard Shortcut
1. Press and hold the
Windows key
, press the
Spacebar to cycle through your
keyboard layouts until you select (highlight) the one you want, and release the
Windows key
. (see screenshot below)
OR
2. Press the
Alt+Shift keys to cycle through your
keyboard layouts until you select the one you want. You will only see the language abbreviation change on the language bar icon on the taskbar to help know what you selected. (see screenshot below)
OPTION TWO
Change Keyboard Layout from Input Indicator
1. Click/tap on the Input Indicator
system icon on the taskbar notification area, and click/tap on the keyboard layout language you want. (see screenshot below)
The keyboard layout button will show an abbreviation on it for the current keyboard layout language.
OPTION THREE
Change Keyboard Layout from Language Bar Docked in Taskbar
1. Click/tap on the keyboard layout button on the taskbar notification area to open the language bar, and click/tap on the keyboard layout language you want. (see screenshot below)
The keyboard layout button will show an abbreviation on it for the current keyboard layout language.
OPTION FOUR
Change Keyboard Layout from Language Bar Floating on Desktop
1. Click/tap on the language bar floating on your desktop, and click/tap on the keyboard layout language you want to check it. (see screenshot below)
OPTION FIVE
Change Keyboard Layout from Touch Keyboard
OPTION SIX
Change Keyboard Layout from Sign-in Screen
1. While on your account's
sign-in screen, click/tap on the keyboard layout button, and click/tap on the keyboard layout language you want. (see screenshots below)
The keyboard layout button will show an abbreviation on it for the current keyboard layout language.
That's it,
Shawn
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