Windows 10 Language Bar is missing

Still broken... I keep uninstalling languages and putting them back without any change.. i toggle the show language bar off/on over and over and over again...

Hi there

My name is Jon and I am an independent technical adviser. Sorry to hear you are experiencing issues and I would really like to help you find a resolution.

Here are some solutions you may want to try.

1. Check Registry

You may have to make a small change in the Windows registry to help the language bar reappear on the taskbar. Press Windows+R to open the RUN prompt and type regedit before hitting Enter.

You will now navigate to the following folder path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Right-click anywhere on the empty area in the right windowpane and select String Value under New.

That will create a new file named New Value #1 and you can name it anything. Right-click on it and select Modify.

Enter the following value.

"ctfmon"="CTFMON.EXE"

Hit Ok, and reboot your system to check if the language bar is visible on the taskbar.

2. Remove/Add a Language

Some users have reported that removing and adding their preferred secondary languages did the trick. To do this, press the Windows+I shortcut to open Settings and click on Time & Language.

Under Region & language, you can delete a language pack by clicking on its name and selecting Remove option. Keep your primary language as it is and remove secondary languages — all of them.

To add a language back, click on Add a language on the same screen, search for your preferred language and click on Next.

In the next screen, you can select whether you want the language for display only or for speech and handwriting too. Click Install and you are done.

3. Update Windows

Are you using the latest version of Windows? Press the Windows Key+I keys to open Settings and select Update & Security.

Click on the Check for updates button and if there are any, Windows will offer to install them. For the most part, Windows will install these updates automatically but maybe auto updates are turned off on your system.

Hope this helps.

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Language bar is busted.

dism run in addition. and another sfc. Windows 10 is busted.

ctfmon key... multiple reboots, language uninstall, reinstall, etc....