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June 13

Temporarily disable an input language in Windows 10/11

Hi. Most of the time, I have English and Language A installed on my Windows computer. I use the default Windows shortcut of "Win-Space" to switch between the two languages. Since there are only two languages, "Win-Space" acts as a binary toggle, which makes things nice and easy.

About once a month, I contact my family members using Language B. So once a month, I install Language B, use it for a bit, then uninstall it. The installation and uninstallation process takes about 10 minutes in total. The reason for the installation/uninstallation is that if I leave Language B installed permanently, I would need to "Win-Space" switch a lot on a regular basis, since Language B would be permanently among the input languages choices.

Is there a way to keep Language B permanently installed, but have it not show up when you toggle between the available input languages (so that it only toggles between English and Language A)?

I'm currently on Windows 10, but I can install Windows 11 if this feature is only possible on Windows 11.Mel Gervais (talk) 01:50, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

You can setup keyboard shortcut for specific languages, take a look at this guide, halfway down on the page. 93.87.13.65 (talk) 06:36, 13 June 2023 (UTC)