Make Language change specific to window/app not whole system (Windows 8.1)

I have Windows 8.1 Pro English. Sometime I need to use another languages (I did not install any language packs and my locale is English). So I have a few keyboards enabled. However in W7 when I switch keyboard it stays in the window I switched it.. and other windows have English at the same time... In windows 8.1 if I switch keyboard it changes everywhere.

is there an option to keep different keyboards in different windows / apps ?

Boppity Bop

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 1 485

Possible duplicate of Can I Start particular program with different language settings in Windows

– phuclv – 2017-06-09T02:47:02.323

Windoes does not support this. Infact the language choice of Windows is only Microsoft products built-into Windows itself. All language support is support by programs. – Ramhound – 2014-06-09T10:38:59.360

Answers

Control Panel - Language - Advanced Settings - Let me set a different input for each app window

Boppity Bop

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 1 485

2Which version of windows does it have to be? There is no such an option in windows 7, if I'm not missing anything – Nexen – 2017-07-31T04:00:30.103

@Nexen did you find the setting? I couldnot find it out :( – Luke – 2019-07-18T04:26:40.117

@Luke unfortunately no luck here – Nexen – 2019-07-19T13:43:58.060

Noticing there's no reply re. Windows 10 (which was my problem and the reason I reached this forum), here are the setting to make language input application-specific in Windows 10:

Start > Settings > Time & Language > Region & language > Additional date, time & regional settings > (under Language) Change input methods > Advanced settings > (under switching input methods) Let me set a different input method for each app window

Good job Microsoft, I don't think you could have hid this any better :p

thevalliant

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 309

The shorter address in windows 10 to access that option is from Control Panel : Clock, Language, and Region \ Language \ Advanced settings , Let me set a different input method for each app window – S.Serpooshan – 2017-07-29T10:31:24.420

In my Windows 10, I do not have the Change input methods, so here is another flavor to make Windows remember the language input.

Start > Settings > Time & Language > Region & language > Advanced keyboard settings > Let me use a different input method for each app window.

VitaliG

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 71

And yet again, new path for latest Windows 10 build 1809:

Start > Settings > Time & Language > Language > Spelling, typings, & keyboard settings > Advanced keyboard settings > Let me use a different input method for each app window

Start > Settings > type into search: "Let me use"

smajl

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 151

In win10 Settings->Time & Language -> Region & Language -> Advance Keyboard Settings Under 'Switching input method' select "let me use a different input method for each app window"

efel1010

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 1

A more simple and reliable way on Windows 10, press win key, then input Advanced keyboard settings, it will be shown at the top of Best match group, then click it and select "Let me use ..."

Thomson

Posted 2014-06-09T08:56:14.237

Reputation: 101