Custom hotkeys to change input language disappear frequently

Anonymous
2012-10-31T12:18:27+00:00

I had the same problem in Windows 7, and it persists in Windows 8. This happened in three computers I had, including the current one.

I have configured three input languages, and I assign a hotkey (alt+shift+number) to each of them. However, after some time, the hotkeys are reset; sometimes it's just some of them, other times they all disappear. They often keep working, but there are a few times when I can't switch languages in any other than pressing shift+alt or by clicking.

This issue may also be related - Sometimes I can't change languages from IME to English or any other. For that, I have to switch between input methods in IME (with alt+`), and only after I do that I can use the hotkeys. Again, switching languages with shift+alt works, but the custom hotkeys don't.

Does anyone know the cause of the problems I described? Is there a way to fix it? Are there any plans from Microsoft to fix these bugs?

Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-01T14:59:02+00:00

    Totally useless because of very limited set of supported languages. Also that supported languages are also simple.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-01T14:48:33+00:00

    Main solution after unification of system language and some languages is off the keyboard shortcut - is program to shift keyboard layout instead of windows one. Like www.arumswitcher.com (it's free).

    If some languages in your system have keyboard shortcut and others have not (after reboot or system sleep) - Arum Switcher will switch all of the languages correctly

    https://www.facebook.com/samson.georgiy/posts/10203579162101220

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-05T20:15:02+00:00

    A huge thank you my friend, you are stopped getting my crazy of that daily problem

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-02T15:21:53+00:00

    Hi,　

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-01-30T23:35:19+00:00

    Finally, after around two years ToroLuke has written a good solution.

    Thank you very much!

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