Strange language bar problem

Question

I am facing a very strange behavior, in my opinion in Windows. My Windows 7's base language (the language my installation DVD is) is Romanian. So, my copy of Windows 7 has its UI in Romanian by default. Two days ago, I downloaded and installed the German Language Pack (for Windows 7 Ultimate) via Windows Update and changed my user account's display language to German (I do this because I want to better learn German, and Windows is a good starting point). Then, I saw that German was added as a keyboard layout in my language bar, so I removed it because I don't need it: right now, I don't write anything in German, just want my Windows UI to be in German. So I kept my previous keyboard layouts in the language bar: Romanian (standard), Romanian (legacy) and English (U.S.). All went good, I am used to switching languages frequently using Ctrl + Shift and I am used to 2 languages, so keeping German would just trouble the way I work.

All went good that day, but today, after starting my PC, I saw that German was added again in my language bar as a keyboard language. Okay, so I went to Language settings (right-click the DE or EN or RO symbol in the taskbar and chose Settings) in order to remove it from that list. But surprisingly, German is not in the list of installed input languages !!!

So now, my question is: is this problem solved by some update or some trick? Even upgrading to Windows 8.1 is a solution if it gets rid of this bug. I attach one image as a proof of the situation I am facing.

Thanks for your answers.

Answer 1

Hi,

I would suggest you to follow the steps provided below and check if it helps.

-Make sure that Windows updates are complete.

-Go to region and Language >keyboard and languages > change keyboard > add the language (German -say Like)

-Make sure that on this screen the language is appearing in drop down list.

• go to language bar > check 'show additional language bar icons in the taskbar' and also check 'show text labels...'

-Under advanced key settings > check the relevant HOT keys.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Come on, paid serious dollars for this OS and no one from Microsoft can point me into the right direction? Or acknowledge that this is a bug unsolved for... hm... 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - 5 YEARS !!!

I found that if I add German, than remove it from the list, it will get removed from the languages in the language bar too... but I have to do this every time my PC restarts, because Windows keeps readding this language every time I log in... Awful... No wonder everyone thinks Macs and iPads are better, when you, Microsoft, can't patch an issue 5 years old, or, if it is patched, point users to the right direction on how to solve it in a fast way on your own support forums...