How to Create a "Text Services and Input Languages" shortcut in Windows


You can use Text Services and Input Languages to change the language (Windows 7 only), language bar, and advanced key settings for your account in Windows.

This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Text Services and Input Languages shortcut in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.


Contents

  • Option One: To Download a Text Services and Input Languages Shortcut
  • Option Two: To Manually Create a Text Services and Input Languages Shortcut



EXAMPLE: Text Services and Input Languages
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OPTION ONE

To Download a Text Services and Input Languages Shortcut


1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .zip file below.

Text_Services_and_Input_Languages-shortcut.zip

Download

2 Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3 Unblock the .zip file..

4 Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the shortcut to your desktop.

5 If you like, you can Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, add to All apps, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.

6 When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.






OPTION TWO

To Manually Create a Text Services and Input Languages Shortcut


1 Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.

2 Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL input.dll,,{C07337D3-DB2C-4D0B-9A93-B722A6C106E2}

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3 Type Text Services and Input Languages for the name, and click/tap on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)

You could name this shortcut anything you would like though.

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4 Right click or press and hold on the new Text Services and Input Languages shortcut, and click/tap on Properties.

5 Click/tap on the Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)

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6 In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

%windir%\System32\input.dll

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7 Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You could use any icon that you would like instead though.

8 Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

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9 If you like, you can Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, add to All apps, add to Quick Launch, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.


That's it,
Shawn


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