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Keyboard substitutes quotation marks for the AT symbol ?

Anonymous
2018-05-16T14:00:48+00:00

Hello - just recently my keyboard has started substituting quotation marks for the AT sign ! Any ideas please

I don't know why it changed and have no idea how to get it back to normal and am unable to send emails because of it!

I am using a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows 10 in the UK and Windows have recently activated a very large update automatically with many big changes - could it be because of this ?

Really need to get it sorted as need to send some emails to addresses I don't have stored.....thank you in advance

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-16T14:02:29+00:00

    This happens because your keyboard layout is changed to UK from US where @ symbol appears where " symbol is there.

    Step 1. Windows Key+I to invoke Settings > Time & Language > Region & Language > Add English (US) or any other appropriate language.

    Remove English (UK) or any other language which you didn't need (Note - This is optional. If you don't want to remove, then go to Step 2)

    Reboot your computer

    Step 2. This step may be needed if step 1 doesn't work or you don't want to remove languages in step 1

    While you are in Region & Language, click Additional date, time & regional settings > Click change input methods > Advanced Settings

    Under Override for default input methods, choose US(English) or appropriate language.

    Reboot your computer

    (Note, here you will also find Switching Input Methods under Advanced Settings > Change language Bar hot keys. Here you have hot keys for changing language which must have been pressed inadvertently. This hot key can be used to switch languages)

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-16T14:32:23+00:00

    Hi Contrary2011, yes, if your @ symbol is above the single quotes, you have a UK (en-GB) keyboard . . .

    Right click your Start Button, choose Powershell (admin)

    Run this command and then hit Enter:

    $1 = New-WinUserLanguageList en-GB

    Then run this command and hit Enter

    Set-WinUserLanguageList $1

    Close Powershell and restart your PC

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-16T14:02:54+00:00

    Hi , there is a known bug in the 1803 version of Windows 10. Microsoft are aware of this issue and hopefully are working on a patch . . .

    If the @ symbol on your keyboard is above the 2, you have a US English Keyboard

    If the " symbol on your keyboard is above the 2, you have a UK English Keyboard

    For the moment, please try this workaround to set your preferred input language:

    Right click your Start Button, choose Powershell (admin)

    Run this command to get a list of installed languages on your PC

    Get-WinUserLanguageList

    Note down the LanguageTag of your preferred language

    If say, your preferred language is UK English, run this command and hit Enter:

    $1 = New-WinUserLanguageList en-GB

    Then run this command to set the order of installed input languages

    Set-WinUserLanguageList $1

    Close Powershell and restart your PC

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-16T14:23:46+00:00

    My AT symbol is above a single quotation mark within the body of the keyboard - next row under the qwerty line!

    A double quotation mark is above the 2 !

    Just thought I'd check your instructions are still valid in that case before I make any changes.....thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-05-16T15:13:36+00:00

    Perfect Solution - thank you....x

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