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
    2016-09-25T17:21:32+00:00

    Did you try helpful answers from this thread?

    1 go to region and language 

    2 Set up your Language Bar Hot Keys like you want

    3 administrative tab  > Click Copy Setting 

    4 Click Copy Settings and select Welcome Screen

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-25T17:03:36+00:00

    Same problem. Hotkeys are resetting themself after"sleep mode".

    After restart or shuddown, they stayed the way I have set up them.

    I didn't find the solution yet.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-20T22:43:39+00:00

    I have exactly the same problem in Windows 10. I keep assigning hotkeys

    to my 2 input languages and after a while my key assignments are changed

    back to "None", and I have to re-assign the hotkeys again. I never had this

    problem in Win 7. It's so annoying.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-10-18T17:01:29+00:00

    In my case the problem comes and goes in Windows 10.  When it stops responding to my hotkeys, I went to check the hotkey settings, but they are still there.  So 1) doesn't seem to be the case for me, but 2) seems to be a new issue.

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