There are times when you might need to change the keyboard layout in Windows, for example when you need to type something in a foreign language. You can easily change your keyboard layout from Russian to English, US to UK by changing a few options in Control Panel. You can do this by changing the settings. It is very easy to change it using the panel that automatically appears when you add another language.

Change the keyboard layout

Open Control Panel and click "Language".

Click the Add button.

Windows 10 has a much better interface than Windows 7 and earlier. You will see certain symbols in the preview.

Select your language and click the "Add" button below. You should now see it installed. You may also receive some messages as the system is installing the necessary files.

You can click "Options" to download the required package. You can add additional input methods as well.

Using the language bar.

When you install a new language, the language bar is automatically enabled. This is really useful for fast switching on Windows. You probably won't be typing in the same language in the app, so the panel makes it easy to switch.

You will see a language bar in the taskbar with letters to denote. If you click on it, a list will appear and you can simply click on another language to select it.

You can now open an application such as Word, select a language, and start typing. You should see the characters appear as you type.

Using hotkeys

Windows 10 allows you to turn on a keyboard shortcut that lets you cycle through all the input languages ​​you enter. The OS also allows you to switch to a specific keyboard layout using a keyboard shortcut. This is an added feature of the language bar, but it is not enabled by default, even if the language bar itself is enabled. Here's how to enable a keyboard shortcut to change your keyboard layout.

Make sure you add at least two keyboard layouts. Remember that layouts are different from input languages. Open Control Panel and go to Control Panel> Clock, Language and Region> Language and click "Advanced Options" in the sidebar. In the Advanced Options window, scroll down to the Switch Input Methods section and click Change Keyboard Shortcuts.

The Languages ​​and Text Input Services window opens. Here you can see the shortcut to toggle and below the various keyboard shortcuts you have added.

All you have to do to switch keyboard layouts is enter the appropriate key combination. If you are looking for a way to change the keyboard shortcut to change the input language, you can do it from the same window. Click Switch Input Language and click Change Keyboard Shortcut. Choose a different keyboard shortcut from the listed presets. The keyboard shortcut options to change are limited and you can stick with the standard ones.

Changing the input language is one of the most common and often repeated operations on a computer. We switch the input language at least several dozen times every day. By default, Windows 10 uses the Alt + Shift buttons on the left to switch the input language. You will learn how to change them, for example, to "CTRL" + "SHIFT" in the Windows 10 operating system, in this article.

Where can I change the buttons for changing the input language in Windows 10?

To do this, left-click on the language bar near the clock and select “ Language settings«.

Opening the language settings of windows 10

A window will open in which you need to select under the line " Related parameters» « Additional date and time options, regional options«.

Additional regional settings in windows 10

In the next window that opens, select " Changing Input Methods«.

Change input methods in windows 10

Additional language options

Now in the next window, click " Change language bar keyboard shortcuts«.

Setting up language bar combinations

The window “ Text Input Languages ​​and Services"Where to change the language switching keys you need to press the button" Change keyboard shortcut .. ".

It's time to touch on the issue of keyboard settings in Windows 10. Most often, it hides an algorithm for changing the keyboard shortcut for the input language. Let's start with this.

Change the combination of buttons to switch the language

In the top ten, Microsoft offers to quickly switch keyboard layouts using the combination Win (with the Windows icon) + Space (space) or Alt + Shift. However, due to the presence of the Fn key in the laptop, which makes this method of switching the language inconvenient, it is worth changing the combination of buttons to a more acceptable one: Ctrl + Shift.

• To configure the combination of simultaneously pressed keyboard buttons, we call the latest Windows 10 Control Panel applet, which is called Language.

• Then we go to "Additional parameters".

• Click on the link "Change keyboard shortcuts" located in the list of options just above the middle of the window.

• In the opened dialog "Languages ​​and services ..." click "Change keyboard shortcut ...".

• In the first column "Change language ..." move the checkbox to position number 2: "Ctrl + Shift".

• Then, in two windows, click "OK" to close the dialogs with saving the new settings.
• Then click "Save" in the third window.

Do not pay attention to the layout if your laptop has 2-3 languages ​​installed. It is necessary after adding different keyboard layouts, for example, touch or extended.

Changing the combination for switching the language on the lock screen

The above steps are applicable only with an active account and are powerless for the lock screen, where you need to enter a password. But due to the flexibility of Windows 10, it is possible to customize this parameter as well.

• In the window where we clicked "Advanced options", click on the link below.

• We activate the last tab "Advanced" and click on the icon with the inscription: "Copy parameters ...".

To perform the action, administrator privileges are required, as indicated by the corresponding icon in front of the inscription.

• Check both boxes and save the new settings.

Setting up the touch keyboard

For users of mobile devices with a touch screen, there is an actual problem that the virtual keyboard does not appear after switching to tablet mode.

By the way, the function responsible for switching between desktop and mobile versions of the Windows 10 interface is called Continuum.

Windows 10 Tablet Mode features maximizing windows to full screen and the ability to dock only two windows. But when entering the text field, the keyboard does not pop up automatically, and it must be called manually by clicking on the icon in the system tray. Let's fix it.

• We call the Windows 10 settings window.
• We go to the "Devices" section, located second in the top row.

It is not easy to customize the language component of Windows 10. The keyboard layout options are somewhat hidden compared to previous versions. However, if you dig a little deeper, adding a language, changing keyboard shortcuts, and much more will be a snap.

What is a keyboard layout

A keyboard layout is an agreement on the correspondence of typographic characters (letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc.) of a written language to the keys of a computer keyboard, typewriter, or other device with which text is entered.

Wikipedia

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_Layout

Simply put, a keyboard layout is a computer's way of understanding the commands that the user enters by pressing certain keys on the keyboard.

For almost every language, its own layouts have been created and adapted (correspondence of keys to numbers, letters, symbols and hieroglyphs). In addition, when entering commands or text, the functional auxiliary keys Shift, Alt, Ctrl, CapsLok, and others are often used. The Fn key has been added to the built-in laptop keyboards for even more functionality while reducing the number of keys.

QWERTY layout first appeared in typewriters

How to change the keyboard layout on Windows 10

Changing the keyboard layout is very simple: there are several possible ways for this, for the greater convenience of each user: hot keys, language bar and special utilities.

Special programs

Several programs have been created for Windows to switch layouts. Moreover, some of them have additional functions, such as automatic language switching, correcting words by translating them between languages, and much more.

Punto Switcher

Punto Switcher is considered to be the best program for working with language layouts for Windows. The utility has a large built-in functionality for work, it can automatically switch layouts, correct words and much more. Also a great advantage is the ability to set your own hotkeys to change the language. The user can write text in two layouts at the same time and not bother with switching, the program will do everything for him.

Punto Switcher is an advanced text and layout software

As an author of articles, I work a lot with texts, publications and other content, therefore I often use programs for checking and processing text in my craft. Punto Switcher is one of the first applications that gets installed on my PC after reinstalling the operating system. Sometimes you even feel dependent on the program, so much it helps when typing. Of course, there are some funny things, after all, the program cannot take into account everything, and some normal words can be translated into English. Therefore, using such programs, you need to monitor their work.

Keyboard ninja

Another well-known program is Keyboard Ninja. The utility has many settings in which you can get lost. However, the program is quite easy to customize "for yourself" if you get used to. The main features are similar to their counterparts: text transcription, automatic replacement of layouts, custom hotkeys, correction of typos when typing words, and much more.

Keyboard Ninja is a renowned keyboard and text program

How to add a layout and an additional language to a layout

Windows does not limit the user in the number of possible layouts, they can be added and removed as you like.

1. To add a layout, click on the language bar and select "Language Settings". Click on the language bar and select
2. In the opened parameters window, click on "Add language".
   In the parameters window that opens, select "Add language"
3. Carefully select the layout, click "Next". Carefully select the layout language and click "Next"
4. Uncheck the box "Assign Windows interface language" (or leave it if you want the operating system language to switch to the selected language) and click "Install". Select the language components and click "Install"
5. After the packages are downloaded, they will be installed and available along with the previous layouts.
   All added languages ​​will be displayed in a list immediately after installation

You can also add one more "keyboard" to the language layout. In this case, switching between languages ​​will take place through the Ctrl + Shift key combination on the left.

Video: how to add and remove a language from the layout

How to remap keyboard shortcut to change layout on Windows 10

In Windows, it is possible to reassign hotkeys using standard tools to change the language layout. Unfortunately, these settings are hidden deeper than in previous versions.

1. Open the language bar settings, as shown above, click on the "Additional keyboard settings" link.
   In the column on the right, click "Additional keyboard options"
2. Then we select "Language bar options".
   Click the link "Language bar options"
3. Next, in the "Languages ​​and text input services" window, go to the "Switch keyboard" tab and click on "Change keyboard shortcut" in it.
   Switch the toggle switches to the required values ​​and save the changes with the OK button

How to change the combination for switching the language on the lock screen

Unfortunately, Windows does not have an interface in the settings of which you can change the hotkeys for switching the language on the lock screen. But this can be done through the command line terminal in one line.

It is very easy to customize the keyboard layout for yourself. You just need to dig a little in the parameters and change some settings.

Hello! The question is. How do I change the default keyboard layout in Windows 10? That is, at the moment on my laptop the default layout is Russian, but I need it to be English. I also need the layout to be in English when logging into Windows 10. The fact is that I print in text editors only in English. On Skype, on Facebook, on Twitter, I also write only in English.

How to change the default keyboard layout in Windows 10

Hello friends! If you need to change the default keyboard layout, then in Windows 10 it is very easy.

In the taskbar, left-click on the "rus" or "ENG" icon and select - Language settings

Region and language.

Left-click on Windows interface language, which the is not the default language in the operating system at the moment. For example, in my Windows the default language is Russian, and I need English, so I left-click on the button English (United States) and choose - Use as primary language.

That's it, now keyboard layout in Windows 10 default will be English.

When you enter the operating system, the keyboard layout will also be in English and the password for entering the operating system, you will enter immediately in English.

If you need the default Russian keyboard layout, then do the same and select the Windows interface language - Russian.

Friends, I hope you understand that with these actions we did not change the control interface of the operating system itself and it will remain Russian for us, but in all text editors and various programs, as well as in the browser, you will type in English by default.