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
    2016-09-25T17:03:36+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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  2. 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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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-25T02:32:01+00:00

    Thanks ToroLuke, your trick works in Windows 7 and 8.

    In Windows 10 however, the feature appears broken again...  Ive tried your step 3 and 4 but the system just wont respond to the hotkeys set for Asian IMEs.

    Is someone else experiencing this problem on Windows 10?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-24T07:06:59+00:00

    I can confirm that this fixed the problem for me on Windows 8.1, thanks very much.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-02-08T16:14:26+00:00

    Yes, I confirm this solution posted by ToroLuke on January 29, 2014 ("Apply language settings to the welcome screen, system accounts and new user accounts" and then "Copy settings"). It has been working for me too. I have turned off and on my laptop about three to four times and my language settings are still there.

    Thank you for posting and sharing this solution, ToroLuke. After almost two years there is finally a real solution and you found it.

    You are the man!

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