Windows 11 keeps adding random keyboard layouts I don't want

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Windows 11 keeps adding random keyboard layouts I don't want

Dany Beltran 5

I use my computer in English, just for display, but its keyboard has a Latin American Layout, for which I use the Spanish Latin American version of it. My problem is windows keeps adding English (United States) US keyboard and English (United States) Latin American keyboard, which I never add manually because I don't need them. Why does it happen and how can I prevent it from happening again?

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Answer 1

I have the same problem, windows suddenly decides I need to use a new keyboard layout and adds it without consent. And the worst part is that the absurd keyboard combination of windows + Spacebar toggles between them... Its just annoying.

Before you could add or remove the layouts and prevent this from changing and removing the annoying Language bar. now where to remove unwanted layouts is no where to be found. I use Spanish Keyboard layout because my keyboard is European and that is the one I like, but then an update came by and suddenly the language bar reactivates and windows decided I also needed Latinamerican, Chile, Mexico and English layouts... Just because other configurations I have in my PC that ARE NOT the keyboard have those settings...

Windows just makes it hard to bear....

Answer 2

Peter Horwood 0

It seems about once every few weeks, it adds 1 to 3 keyboards that I don't want, and switches to some default one (which I only notice because my typing gets messed up). I then have to go in and 'view' my settings with 1 keyboard only listed, and it fixes it until what I'm assuming is the next windows upgrade or something. Started happening a few months ago after years of honouring my preferred keyboard layout (one I created 20 years ago)

Answer 3

Anonymous

Hello,

You can check if any third-party software might change your keyboard layout.

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Dany Beltran 5 Reputation points

2024-09-13T06:23:09.03+00:00

Hi, thanks. I discovered that this behaviour somehow usually happens when there are pending updates, I'm not sure why
Anonymous

2024-09-27T06:57:17.7066667+00:00

If Windows 11 is continually adding random keyboard layouts, you could try disabling Windows Update. Here’s how:

   - Open the Settings app (Win + I).

   - Navigate to Update & Security, then select Windows Update.

   - Click on Advanced options.

   - In the "Receive updates for other Microsoft products" section, set the option to "Never check for updates (not recommended)."

Answer 4

S.Sengupta 28,921 MVP Volunteer Moderator

Firstly, remove any unwanted keyboard layouts.

Make your preferred keyboard is set as default.

Settings > Accounts > Sync your settings > Turn off "Language preferences"

Right-click on the taskbar > Taskbar Settings > Enable Show language bar.

This will help to switch over keyboards.

Jatlivecom Gatlivecom 0 Reputation points

2025-06-05T23:22:48.4833333+00:00

No, I have the problem too, and he stated it is changing to ones he does not want. I want Colemak and it keeps changing back to QWERTY even if I delete QWERTY from the list! Then I have to re-add QWERTY, set it, then set Colemak. This bug must be fixed! I never press Windows+Spacebar and it says that is the shortcut key, and the "Ctrl+Shift" which is hard to avoid sometimes keeps triggering it (or something else, I can't tell, because I never do it on purpose) and there is no way to turn it off because the language bar says "Windows+Spacebar" is the hot key, and the old (control panel style window) "language services" window says hotkeys for changing it are Unassigned. It is a bug not a lack of skill. Thank you.

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