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
    2014-08-05T20:15:02+00:00

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

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-08T12:59:41+00:00

    First, you need to fire all people related to that **** you call multilanguage input support in windows 8. It's obviously you have no any automated tests for that. And seems no one even tested or tried to use more than 2 languages. It's 2014 but the same bug is here in Windows 8.1. English, Russian, Japanese. They work ok separately, but not all together. First, it's obvious, no one in MS even tried to think how to use multiple languages. Switching, say, from EN to RU or back(depends on order in settings) takes two pushes through JP even if I dont need JP as much as EN with RU. No way to define switch between two languages of many installed just with one shortcut. Second, shortcuts don't work from time to time, you define Ctrl+1 and Ctrl+2 for EN and RU (even if this combination is extremely ugly and uncomfortable) but it stops working in JP Third, Japanese IME is buggy **** itself. You switch to it but get English, not Japanese. To get Japanese after switching to Japanese you have to press another key combination Alt- . Switching between application is inconsistent, even with JP selected it types English and you have to press Alt- again. After some update Japanese IME got checkbox in settings "Do not use direct input" which should mean "No English in JP input", but, obviously, nobody tested it as it just do nothing. This Japanese IME was garbage in Win95 and got to Win8.1 almost without any change

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-09T08:29:30+00:00

    I was experiencing this problem and it was driving me crazy - I was living in Ukraine and this issue was coming up constantly.  I realized the problem was only happening when I went to the Lock Screen.

    The solution was to Copy my language settings to the lock screen.  Unfortunately, my notes are sparse but I still wanted to post for my fellow language lovers and polyglots:

    1. Go to Control Panel -> Language -> Advanced Settings
    2. Set up your Language Bar Hot Keys like you want
    3. Click "Apply language settings to the welcome screen..."
    4. Click Copy Settings and select Welcome Screen

    Voila.  That should do the trick and you won't see this issue ever again.  Can someone else confirm this fixes the problem for them?

     in win 7 

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

    Hi,　

    Ｉｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｉｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ，　ｂｕｔ　ｓｔｕｃｋ　ａｔ　ｐｏｉｎｔ　３，　Ｉ　ｃａｎ＇ｔ　ｓｅｅｍ　ｔｏ　ｆｉｎｄ　ｔｈｅ"Apply language settings to the welcome screen..."　ａｎｄ

    ＂Copy Settings and select Welcome Screen＂　ｂｕｔｔｏｎｓ．．．．

    ｐｌｓ　ａｄｖｉｓｅ．

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T07:55:33+00:00

    Yes, that's it, it fixed it.  Thank you very much. (Windows 8.1)

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