Turn On or Off Language Bar and Input Indicator in Windows 10

AmigaRoots · 08 Jun 2019

Thanks for the tips. Not sure if I messed with a setting or if this is new to 1903, but when I switch the keyboard language with Alt+Shift, there's an annoying pop-up to the centre-right of the screen. Is there a way to disable it?

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Brink · 08 Jun 2019

Hello AmigaRoots,

Does the pop-up close automatically after a bit?

If so, it would just be a way to let you know you switched the language. I'm not aware of a way to stop this one.

AmigaRoots · 09 Jun 2019

Yes, it goes away but it is visually annoying. I mean... I know I changed the language because I'm the one that pressed the keys. And there's already the taskbar language bar as a visual aid.

Hopefully, there will be a way to disable it. Strangely, it does not always appear.

zanxion · 16 Jun 2019

I have the same problem. And it is buggy. Sometimes it stays there forever until I switch language again.

JohnPap · 16 Jun 2019

Hello all,

I have the following keyboards:
ENG - English (United States) - US Keyboard
EL - Greek - Greek Keyboard
ELP - Greek - Greek Polytonic Keyboard

I use the following key combinations to switch input language or keyboard layout:
'Ctrl+Shift' to switch input language
'Left Alt+Shift' to switch keyboard layout

Whenever I switch input lagnuage or keyboard layout, I see a pop-up notification on the center-right of the screen. Please note that this notification started popping-up not after upgrading to version 1903, but a few hours later, after installing 'May 14, 2019—KB4495620 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10, version 1903', through Windows Update.

This is what happens on my computer:

Press and hold 'Ctrl' then press and release 'Shift' (the notification appears) then release 'Ctrl' (the notification disappears)

Press and hold 'Ctrl' then press and release 'Shift' (the notification appears) and every time you press 'Shift' the highlight moves between available input languages then release 'Ctrl' (the notification disappears)

Press and hold 'Ctrl' then press and release 'Shift' (the notification appears) then press and hold 'Shift' then release 'Ctrl' (the notification stays on the screen until you press 'Esc')

I have exactly the same behavior while switching keyboard layout.

I have tested all available key sequence options and the only time the notification DOES NOT pop-up is when I set the 'Change Key Sequence' to 'Grave Accent (`)'.

Other people I have talked to, are also experiencing this. Some find it helpful, some others (including me) find it annoying. I guess that the best thing would be for Microsoft to give us the chance to choose.

Thank you,
John

zanxion · 18 Jun 2019

So, is the root of this problem KB4495620? If yes, can it be safely removed?

JohnPap · 18 Jun 2019

I cannot say for sure, however I am willing to wait and see what will happen in the future. To be honest, I usually do not uninstall updates, unless it is absolutely necessary, or when things go terribly wrong.

Tarv · 30 Jun 2019

Did a fresh install of Win10 1903. Canadian language gets installed as secondary, normally I just delete it and keep US only, which removes the language change notification in the task bar.

PROBLEM: Language notification keeps showing up again after reboot, showing both US and CAN languages. CAN language is no where to be found. Check in the old Control Panel keyboard and language settings, check in the new FAT UI settings page, can't find it, all looks good. Language bar is disabled as well.

Have to install and uninstall CAN to get the task bar icon to go away. Pretty much have to do this every reboot. Assume there's a glitch somewhere from Microsoft moving from the old Control Panel to the new (terrible) settings pages.

Anyway, I did end up fixing the issue by manually editing the registry. Here are some tips.

1) Use this support page to determine the language codes you are having issues with. To search the registry, add leading zeros. For example, the codes I was dealing with was US: 00000409 and CANADA: 00001009

2) The registry keys I found with issues were as follows. For the "Keyboard Layout" keys, I had to make sure only the US language remained in the "Preload" section, and remove everything from the "Substitutes" area. For the "AssemblyItem" keys, I removed the entire sub keys that were of the offending language.

Code:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout
Computer\HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout
Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Keyboard Layout
Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Keyboard Layout

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\SortOrder\AssemblyItem
Computer\HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\CTF\SortOrder\AssemblyItem
Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\CTF\SortOrder\AssemblyItem
Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\CTF\SortOrder\AssemblyItem

Seems to have resolved my ghost language showing up. Hope this helps someone.

zanxion · 30 Jun 2019

JohnPap said:

I cannot say for sure, however I am willing to wait and see what will happen in the future. To be honest, I usually do not uninstall updates, unless it is absolutely necessary, or when things go terribly wrong.

You had it on the spot with that .Net update that came through. The latest update KB4502584 (Cumulative update for .Net framework) fixed it.

Cumulative Update KB4502584 .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 Windows 10 June 27

Edit: 2019-07-02
While the update for the .Net fixed this, the Cumulative Update for 1903 KB4501375 broke it again. I get the same effect every time I switch language.
Also, although KB4501375 seems successfully installed, I get it again in the list of available updates.

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