Windows 10: Windows Keyboard Layout - Not Letting Me Remove American English

Windows Specifications From: System -> AboutEdition:Windows 11 ProVersion:21H2Installed on:11/‎19/‎2021OS build:22000.376Experience:Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.376.0Problem Description:Windows won't let me remove American English keyboard profile, while display language also being American English. The preferred keyboard layout to use is Norwegian, with English display language.I've experience this problem on at least Windows 10 and Windows 11, maybe Windows 8.1 as well, can't recall. I know for sure I didn't have this problem on any version if Windows prior to and includ

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Cannot remove Keyboard Layout

Hi,

It is possible that you need to configure your keyboard layout that is why you still see it in the list even you already remove it. To address your issue, we suggest that you follow the steps on this

thread provided by DikkeryDok last October 27, 2017 to remove the specific keyboard layout you are referring to.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Can't (completely) remove language keyboard layout

Yup, no such luck. My next step will be to temporarily install another language as the system language (like English UK or something), and remove US English as the default language and the keyboard, and everything, and then reboot and install it again and see if that does anything....

But I am betting it won't. And my reason is because when I was inspired to make my own keyboard layout I downloaded one another person had made, whidch was based on English UK keyboard, and it did not work correctly for me so I uninstalled it (and have since improved, I think, upon what he had done,) and I just now realized that that keyboard, which was under English language and keyboard, is still in my list as well. When I had installed it then UK English had become one of the available languages, and I have since removed it from being active and so forht. So, basically I did to UK English what I am propsing to do for US English... and yet that old keyboard layout remains.

There has to be somewhere that Windows keeps references all the different keyboard layouts available for the different language packs installed.... The question is where is that and how to modify it?

 

How to remove English (United States) United Kingdom Keyboard

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No United States listed.