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Chinese IME dictionaries shows "not ready yet" in Windows Server 2022

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This article provides a workaround to resolve the issue that occurs when a Standard user enables the Chinese keyboard layouts.

Error: Chinese IME dictionaries are not ready yet

In Windows Server 2022, when a Standard user enables a Chinese keyboard layout, like Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, HongKong SAR) or Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), the user can't input Chinese characters and sees an error message that resembles the following one:

Simplified Chinese IME dictionaries are not ready yet.
Please check the status from language setting.

The issue occurs because the Chinese IME dictionaries are included in the basic typing package of Features on Demand (FODs) instead of Windows image files.

Note

Adding the basic typing package of FODs requires administrator permission.

Workarounds

To work around the issue, use one of the following methods as an administrator:

  • To use the offline command to work around the issue, follow these steps:

    1. Run the following Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command in your Command Prompt window to mount your Windows image:

      md C:\mount\windows
Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:install.wim /Index:1 /MountDir:"C:\mount\windows"

    2. Add the FODs package by running the command Dism /Image:"C:\mount\windows" /Add-Package /PackagePath:"<FilePath>\<PackageName>.cab" in your Command Prompt window. For example:

      Dism /Image:"C:\mount\windows" /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\users\Administrator\Desktop\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-zh-cn-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

    3. Unmount the image by running the following command in your Command Prompt window:

      Dism /Unmount-Image /MountDir:C:\mount\windows /Commit

  • To work around the issue by using the online command, run the command Dism /online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"<FilePath>\<PackageName>.cab" in your Command Prompt window to add FODs. For example:

    Dism /online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\users\Administrator\Desktop\Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-zh-cn-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab"

    Note

    When running the command, use your own file path and the cab package you downloaded.

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