Custom Keyboard Layouts in Windows 11 No Longer Works

Joppy 5 Reputation points
2025-07-23T19:30:54.4466667+00:00

Plain and simple. I use a custom keyboard layout that I made myself. It has been working for year on windows 7 and windows 10. I update to windows 11. It no longer works. When I use the same install files they install seemingly fine, but then they display as "Unavailable input method".

I will downgrade and refuse to upgrade until you fix this, since the extra functionality it offers its essential to me. Remapping in registry, auto hotkey, custom keyboard etc. are not solution and doesn't work as well as native layouts.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Input and language
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  1. Joppy 5 Reputation points
    2025-07-23T19:35:21.35+00:00

    I posted this by mistake (I started this question and then saw a similar question from 2023). I switch back and forth a with another window to check the exact message, and accidentally I finished and post this new question instead of posting on that old one. I just copied over this questions text and didn't modify it a lot, and didn't notice. Why don't you have a delete option so you can self moderate a bit?

    That 2023 question (nor the 2022 one) has had zero help though, and I doubt you check new post there. Please fix.

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