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Not a duplication of Disable [Windows]+[Space] hotkey in Windows 8
The question and answers in the link above talked about removing the input methods to stop switching of the methods. I differ because I want to KEEP the input methods. But remove/disable/prevent the [Windows]+[Space] hotkey for toggling them.
I have two Inputs Methods. (Two keyboard layouts in fact), The Standard UK layout, and created a second keyboard layout, I have called it ABC Layout, but its actually just a bunch extra symbols like copyright and a large number of other such symbols.
There is a Hotkey in windows 8.. Its [Windows]+[Space].. I would like to disable this. This hotkey toggles between the two Inputs.. Sounds convenient, but it really is not. I don't know how or when, but it seems I sometimes hit this Hotkey without wanting to and end up with all sorts of gack on the screen if I am reading something off a second screen/paper.
I have gone into the logical location in the settings that deal with input and language control and the Hotkeys that deal with them. As you can see in the picture I had supplied, I have already removed the Hotkey for toggling [Please see image below], but Pressing [Windows]+[Space] still toggles the Input Mode.
It seems in Win8, they have these options, but then just ignore them and do whatever it wants anyway as I have ALSO set language bar to be Hidden. But as you can clearly see in the screenshot, it's still there.
Remove one of the two languages and the hotkey + icon will be removed. Settings -> Time & Language -> Region & Language Just one language shown? First reinstall the second language and then remove it again. This solved my identical case. – None – 2015-08-19T09:29:59.943
1By that logic, I could get rid of the problem by uninstalling Windows.. I need the second keyboard layout. (Hence why I have two in the first place). And it seems you have 2 languages, rather than 2 keyboard layouts for the same language. So not 'identical case'. – WORMSS – 2015-08-19T09:32:50.900
@Ramhound: I have re-ordered the question, Kinda did a mismash between my edits and original message. I also added a brief explanation of why. I didn't originally add this because I have been downvoted before on StackOverflow for it being irrelevant but maybe SuperUser prefer it. We will see. – WORMSS – 2013-08-15T15:40:57.993
I appreciate you removing the nonconstructive statements in your question. I still disapprove of the question itself, but to be honest, its not worth being disrespected on a site I love so I simply removed the downvote. I won't return to this question. – Ramhound – 2013-08-15T15:44:39.287
1@WORMSS Don't take Ramhound too seriously. I'm not sure what his problem is, exactly, but there's definitely something going on there that's not worth getting too close to. – Aaron Miller – 2013-08-15T15:47:36.523
@WORMSS Why do you want to disable the hotkey? – Firee – 2014-02-04T14:30:39.740
1@Firee I've listed the reason in my question already. – WORMSS – 2014-02-04T14:38:36.010
AFAIK you can't selectively disable the Win+Space keyboard shortcut (you can disable some through an undocumented registry value, but not all of them), and disabling the left/right Windows key (or both) entirely wouldn't be a feasible solution.
– and31415 – 2014-02-23T16:08:39.923@WORMSS Have you tried setting a different hotkey? It may fall back to Windows-Space if none is set, but if you set a different one, it may release the default. – Maxx Daymon – 2014-02-28T00:43:31.800
@maxx daymon yes, still changes, even tried a restart, no go. – WORMSS – 2014-03-01T07:52:22.320
@WORMSS You can disable all the Win+X keyboard shortcuts, which would solve your problem, but it may result in losing more shortcuts than you wanted. The problem is coming from the bi-polar nature of Windows 8 in that the Win+Space shortcut is coming from "Metro", and the settings you are looking at are "Desktop" – Maxx Daymon – 2014-03-01T19:15:24.363
1I have my input methods Dvorak and QWERTY layout and this gets switched accidentally far too often if Windows+Space is active. This didn't use to be the case in Windows 7. Windows 8.x introduces far too many annoyances such as this and really really sucks – andz – 2014-03-11T20:44:56.453