Windows changes keyboard language settings

Question

I suddenly faced the problem Windows keyboard language was changed after KB5044285 update.

Lock the screen causes it according to my research.

I usually use only Japanese keyboard and only Japanese is registered in Windows language setting. However, I used to use English (United States) and Russian too. Windows switched Japanese and Russian keyboards after back to Desktop from lock screen even though I only use Japanese one now.

I tried adding and removing Russian and English keyboard, but Russian comes back when unlocking the screen (not in setting but only keyboards list you can choose from by Win+Space).

Answer 1

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Open the old Control Panel

At the top of Control Panel, set View to Icons

Select Region

Select the Administrative Tab on the resulting dialog

Click Change System Locale in the 'Language for non-Unicode Programs' section

Set the language in the drop down to the same as the System location/Language

Open the Settings App, then go to Time & language - Language & region

Scroll down and select Administrative language settings

On the Administrative tab click the Copy settings button

Enable 'Welcome screen and system accounts' and also New user accounts

Save that setting.

Restart (not shut down) the PC

Answer 2

Thank you! It fixed the problem.