Possible BUG? -- How to remove Keyboard Layouts in the latest Windows 10 update?

Good day.

I just noticed today that there are keyboard layouts that I did not install/setup. I've been going in circles with the Windows 10 settings and the Keyboard Layouts I want to remove are nowhere to be found. How can I remove these unwanted Keyboard Layouts?

Here are the Keyboard Layouts I want to remove:

1. EN English (India) --> see Screenshot #1

2. OL Other Language --> see Screenshot #1

3. ENG English India --> see Screenshot #2

4. QAA Unknown Locale (qaa-Latn) --> see Screenshot #2

I took screenshots of all the settings and areas I can find related to Language and Keyboard Layout (screenshots #3 and the rest).

Screenshot #1

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Screenshot #2

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Screenshot #3

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As you can see from the screenshots of the settings, I only have three (3) Keyboard Layouts.

1. EN English (Philippines) -- Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout (with ₱eso sign and other important Unicode characters not available in the obsolete ASCII-based US Keyboard Layouts)

2. FP Filipino (Philippines) -- Baybatin-Tagalog Unicode Keyboard Layout

3. HE Hebrew (Israel) -- Phoenician/Paleo-Hebrew Unicode Keyboard Layout

Yet, Windows 10 is showing other keyboard layouts that I can find where and how to remove. It's not in the traditional Control Panel > Uninstall Programs nor in Microsoft Store.

I want these unwanted Keyboard Layouts removed because it is messing up the keyboard layout cycle when I am typing.

Last but definitely not the least, how do you remove that Windows 10 taskbar "three-letter" language code? The original Language Bar (two-letter language code) is far better in detecting and displaying Keyboard Layouts (as can be seen in the screenshots above).

Thank you very much.

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Glad that you got it working, JC. If these guidelines have helped you in any way, please click on "I solved my problem" and also mark it as an answer, so you can help other people.
Regards,

Anwille
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Last updated February 9, 2025 Views 2,489 Applies to: