How to set the default keyboard layout?

Anonymous
2023-04-12T11:38:57+00:00

Hi

I'm facing this issue with Windows 11 only, because there is no priority option for the keyboard layout.

I have installed 3 languages on my laptop, English, Arabic, and German, but I couldn't set the default keyboard layout. The keyboard language is changing automatically, I remember that there was an option in windows 10 which let me select the default keyboard layout.

Can you please help me to set the default keyboard layout.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T07:50:34+00:00

    Worked for me as well. Btw, the first answers sounded really AI-ish, I hope they still have people helping here, and not just some random bot telling you to start editing the registry.

    So long story short, there seems no UI way to reorder the list (beside remove and add keyboards) and the first in the list is the default.

    Way to go Product Manager who decided to remove the "reorder" or "make default" option from the settings. Who does stuff like that?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-01T21:27:45+00:00

    ses açma kapama ve görüntü parlaklık ayarlarını nasıl sıfırlarım

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-04T12:29:59+00:00

    I would like to change my keyboard into US.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-28T13:37:03+00:00

    Hi

    I've found a way to override the default input method, here is the steps:

    1. Open Settings
    2. Go to Time & language
    3. Go to Typing
    4. Go to Advanced keyboard settings
    5. On the Override for default input method chose a layout from the drop down list

    Done!

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-06-24T03:42:33+00:00

    None of these have worked for me either. The symbols on the keys do not match what come up when I am typing. Most of the instructions provided do not even match what is on my screen display.

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