Left Ctrl + Shift switches my keyboard to Dvorak and I would like to stop it from changing [closed]

Solution 1:

Since the last windows 10 update you can disable that functionality by opening windows settings and following these simple steps:

Solution 2:

I think this question is better suited to SuperUser, but I'll try to answer it for you.

There are literally thousands of registry entries related to language input and keyboard layout, so tackling that would be troublesome. Your best bet would be to try disabling this properly through the GUI.

For Windows 10 (source):

1. Click "Clock, Language, and Region" from the control panel
2. Click "Language"
3. Click "Advanced settings" in the right column
   • If you'd like to remove Dvorak as an option entirely, click "options" here and remove it under "Input method"
4. Under "Switching input methods", click "Change language bar hot keys"
5. Select "Between input languages" and click "Change Key Sequence"
6. Disable/change the keyboard shortcut as you'd like

For older versions of Windows, the process is similar:

1. Open the "Region and Language" panel from the control panel.
2. Click the "Keyboards and Languages" tab.
3. Click the "Change keyboards..." button.
4. Click the "Advanced Key Settings" tab.
5. For each item listed under "Action", click the "Change Key Sequence..." button and either clear the "Enable Key Sequence" checkbox, or select the "Not Assigned" radio buttons.

If you no longer want to have Dvorak has an option, back in the "Change keyboards..." panel, go to the "General" tab, select "United States-Dvorak" and click the "Remove" button.

Don't forget to apply the changes!

Solution 3:

For Windows 10 Pro, version 1809, the settings seems to be at yet another place as mentioned above:

1. Open Settings App
2. Click Devices
3. Click Typing in the left column
4. Click Advanced keyboard settings at the bottom
5. Click Language bar options
6. Choose Advanced Key Settings tab in the popup
7. Select Between input languages and click Change Key Sequence...
8. Set both Switch Input Language and Switch Keyboard Layout to Not Assigned
9. Click OK

Solution 4:

In Windows 10:

Type in the search bar of the start menu Control Panel -> Click Language -> Click Advanced settings -> Click Change language bar hot keys -> Click Change Key Sequence