How do I remove English (US) from Windows 8.1? [duplicate]
I understand your frustration. This will work!
Control Panel > Language
If 'English (United States)' is not a visible option then re-add it by clicking 'Add a language'
Once added click 'options' on the US language and add an input language.
Add the United Kingdom input method.
Remove the United States input method.
go back to 'Change your language preferences' and remove the English (United States) language you had added.
Hopefully Windows updates will fix this soon.
The right answer to the question «How do I remove automatically added keyboard layouts?»:
https://superuser.com/a/484595/128312
this may also help - though it may be a variation on a theme (of Amits answer). I'd tried all the other options - but to no avail - English (United States) kept reappearing on the list and the keyboard input was US.
This worked for me: Changed Control Panel to Large Icons (rather than Category - my preferred Mode)
Selected Language.
From the Change your language preference window (which showed both UK and US English). Selected English (United Kingdom) Then Options / Add an input method. I then selected United Kingdom Extended. (I already had the United Kingdom). It selected the new one ok.
Then back to previous Change your language preference window. Selected English (United States) and then Remove. It removed it - this time permanently.
I then rebooted and the correct UK Keyboard input method was working (Pressing @ got @ not ")
A very odd and convoluted process to get an essential result.
To remove a language via IME (Input Method Editor) :
Go to All Control Panel Items > Language > Language options.
There you can see Input Methods. Remove the US Keyboard from there.Hit save. voilà.
Update :
Since there is no input method other than UK English , I have to assume that there may be some program that requests the US English Keyboard layout ( Programs like icq are claimed to do that ). Or it may be due to Microsoft Office IME running on startup.
I personally do not know much about this issue since I use the US Keyboard layout by default.But, I think that you might have to give a try for the solutions listed here for a similar question in Windows 7.