Windows 10 Pro 64 bit with Creators Update. Languages installed: English, Russian, Japanese. Pushing the settings to the Welcome screen helps but after some time the keys get wiped again.
Custom hotkeys to change input language disappear frequently
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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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Anonymous
2017-05-06T12:46:09+00:00 -
Anonymous
2013-02-06T12:28:50+00:00 Yes, typical Microsoft response. They don't actually look into the issue, just try to brush you off. I'm surprised they didn't ask you to "First boot into safe mode, if that doesn't work do a clean install."
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Anonymous
2013-02-04T14:16:18+00:00 Trying to replicate this problem and now I think I found the reason.
The reason for this is Firefox and Facebook combination. Facebook installs key shortcuts
to Alt + Shift + numbers. If you use these shortcuts when browsing Facebook with Firefox
it will replace these shortcuts from Windows and Input shortcuts are lost.
I don't know whos bug is this, Firefox or Windows to allow overwriting system shortcuts ?
You can disable website shortcuts with Firefox from about:config.
This bug has nothing to do with Firefox as far as I'm concerned. I don't use Firefox, and this bug happens to me while using Google Chrome and other sotware, too.
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Anonymous
2012-12-30T07:31:13+00:00 The icon of input method function in system tray and setting (from charm bar) always disappear when start up. Although hot key (alt + Shift / win + space) still work fine, but I can't see the layout of keyboard.
So annoying.
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Anonymous
2012-11-04T01:46:57+00:00 Hi,
To be productive, you can't keep switching between typing and moving the mouse to the tiny IME icon! I switch languages a lot in working on my documents and in web searches.
The custom hotkeys disappear and if you check the control panel: the hot-key settings in Control Panel | Language | Advance Settings | Change language bar hot keys disappear! I highly doubt a keyboard driver would cause settings in the control panel to disappear.
I myself is using a Dell M1530 machine. I had this issue with Vista, but the problem disappeared in Windows 7. After I upgraded to Windows 8, the problem reappeared (and I did a clean install : keep nothing).
Please help!!