Simplified Chinese IME Not Working on Japanese Windows 11 ("IME dictionaries are not ready yet")

Question

I am unable to use the Simplified Chinese IME on my Windows 11 Pro machine. When I try to download the "Basic Typing" feature under Settings > Time & Language > Language > Chinese (Simplified) [...]> Language Options, I encounter the error: Error Code: 0x8024002E.

My machine is part of a company-managed environment running the Japanese version of Windows 11 Pro. Unfortunately, the IT administrator has not been able to find a solution.

Some specific questions:

How can I enable the Simplified Chinese IME on a company-managed Japanese Windows 11 Pro environment?

If Group Policy restricts Windows Update access, what steps can I take to work around this? Specifically, is there a way for the IT administrator to exclude the parts of Windows Update required for Features on Demand (FOD) installation from the current restrictions?

According to the documentation Features on Demand Media, a "Windows 11 Languages and Optional Features ISO" might be needed. Where can I obtain this ISO?

If the ISO is required, how can I explain to my IT administrator what to do to resolve this issue? They are not very familiar with Windows 11's feature-on-demand processes.

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Hi Kayo,

Thanks for your post. According to your description, I knew that when you use the Chinese input method on win11, it shows "Simplified Chinese IME dictionaries are not ready yet", and then you are ready to copy related files from the Windows.old directory according to some prompts, but you do not have the directory. If my understanding is wrong, please correct me in the reply.

You can try to delete/re-add the language according to the following, this process will fix your problem, but will reset the original input habits and your vocabulary, please consider whether to apply this solution.

"win" logo key + "I" to open "Settings" > "Time & Language" > "Language & Region" > "Preferred Language", then click the target language, select delete (provided that the language is not your system default language), restart the computer, and add the language on the same screen.

If it doesn't work, try the following methods to repair the system.

Method 1:

Run inbuilt Windows update troubleshooter and check if it works. Please follow the steps given below.

1. Press Windows + W keys on your keyboard to get the search option.
2. Type Troubleshooting and click Troubleshooting.
3. Now click on view all option.
4. Click on Windows update and follow the prompts to run the troubleshooter.

If the issue persists, follow method 2

Method 2:

I would suggest you to manually reset the Windows Update Components. Please follow the steps in the article given below and check if it works.

How do I reset Windows Update components?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

Note: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

Now, you may try running the Windows Updates and check if the above steps resolve the issue.

If the issue persists, follow method 3

Method 3:

How to use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files, please follow the steps in the link provided below.

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833?wa=wsignin1.0

Note: System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. This article describes how to run the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe)to scan your system files and to repair missing or corrupted system files in Windows 8.1 or Windows 8. If a Windows Resource Protection (WRP) file is missing or is corrupted, Windows may not behave as expected.

 Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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