Problem with Phonetic Keyboard

Anonymous
2025-07-11T03:16:20+00:00

For past 2 days, Phonetic (Hindi) keyboard is giving problems. When I try to type a word, starting with some characters (like t, d, b etc.), it is not typing/converting beyond few characters.

Tried after rebooting the system 3-4 times. Removed Hindi language and re-installed also. Re-installed Hindi Phonetic keyboard as well. Nothing worked.

I have been a user of Phonetic Keyboard (Hindi) for many years and never faced such issue.

Please help.

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Anonymous
2025-07-11T09:42:44+00:00

Thanks for the update, Anurag.

Since the issue happens in all apps and Hindi Traditional works fine, it confirms the problem is with the Hindi Phonetic keyboard itself, likely due to a recent Windows update. You've done the right steps by updating Windows and sending feedback through the Feedback Hub.

While waiting for Microsoft to fix it in a future update, you can use Google Input Tools (online) as a temporary option for Hindi typing.

Take care and all the best,

Arlene D.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-17T19:44:18+00:00

    Same issue specifically with Marathi Phonetic Keyboard. Other INSCRIPT keyboards work fine. Problem with phonetic keyboard is it doesn't transliterate beyond first one/two words.
    I tried removing and adding back the language pack and rebooting the system but it didn't help with the keyboard malfunction.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-17T19:42:30+00:00

    I removed all new updates, now it is working alright. Please note you have to use only phonetic keyboard then only it work.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-17T15:12:01+00:00

    For past 2 days, Phonetic (Hindi) keyboard is giving problems. When I try to type a word, starting with some characters (like t, d, b etc.), it is not typing/converting beyond few characters.

    Tried after rebooting the system 3-4 times. Removed Hindi language and re-installed also. Re-installed Hindi Phonetic keyboard as well. Nothing worked.

    I have been a user of Phonetic Keyboard (Hindi) for many years and never faced such issue.

    Please help.

    this problem is caused by KB5062553 (Windows 11) and KB5062554 (Windows 101) Update, it malfunctions the hindi phonetic keyboard hence not suggesting the hindi words, I, after uninstalling this particular update everything goes back to normal, and keyboard works fine again

    The key steps to resolve this issue are, at your risk, till the new update is not released from Microsoft:

    1.Remove recent Windows updates: As suggested in the comments, the best solution seems to be uninstalling the problematic Windows 11 /10 updates that caused the Hindi Phonetic keyboard to stop functioning.

    • Open the Settings app and go to Windows Update.
    • Click on "Update history" and then "Uninstall updates".
    • Look for any recent Windows 11 /10 updates and uninstall them one by one until the Hindi Phonetic keyboard starts working again.
    1. Check keyboard settings: Ensure the Hindi Phonetic keyboard is still selected as the active input method. You can do this by going to Settings > Time & Language > Language & region
    2. Restart your computer: After making the changes, restart your PC to ensure all the settings are applied correctly.

    Dr. Saxena, my problem regarding phonetic Hindi, Odia and Bangla resolved in the same manner. It’s working in the similar manner as it was earlier. For the last 4 days my system is working without any fuss. I’d like to suggest everyone to uninstall the recent updation and make sure to pause your updation setting for 15 days or so, until it is fixed by Microsoft. Thanks

    Pradip Roy

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-17T06:32:20+00:00

    For past 2 days, Phonetic (Hindi) keyboard is giving problems. When I try to type a word, starting with some characters (like t, d, b etc.), it is not typing/converting beyond few characters.

    Tried after rebooting the system 3-4 times. Removed Hindi language and re-installed also. Re-installed Hindi Phonetic keyboard as well. Nothing worked.

    I have been a user of Phonetic Keyboard (Hindi) for many years and never faced such issue.

    Please help.

    I'm facing same problem with Gujarati phonetic

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