Changing Key board layout in windows using Registry
you can change the keyboard layout using the keyboard control panel applet (start – settings – control panel – keyboard – Input Locales) however this does not affect the layout used during logon (which is by default English (United States).
To change this performs the following:
- Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
- Move to HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload
- Double click on 1 and change the number to your local layout (you could get this by looking at HKEY_CURRENT_USERKeyboard LayoutPreload1). Click OK
- You may also change HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelInternationalLocale to this value however it is not mandatory to do so.
- Close the registry editor
- Logoff and then on again
Make sure you select a country code that has been installed via the control panel otherwise your system will not boot.
A table of the codes to the countries is given below: These can also be seen in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlKeyboard LayoutDosKeybCodes
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00000402
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Bulgarian
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0000041b
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Slovak
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0000041a
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Croatian
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00000424
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Slovenian
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00000405
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Czech
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0000080a
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Spanish (Mexican)
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00000406
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Danish
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0000040a
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Spanish (Traditional Sort)
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00000413
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Dutch (Standard)
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00000c0a
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Spanish (Modern Sort)
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00000813
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Dutch (Belgian)
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0000041d
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Swedish
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00000409
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English (United States)
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0000041f
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Turkish
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00000809
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English (United Kingdom)
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0000041b
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Slovak
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00001009
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English (Canadian)
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00000424
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Slovenian
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00001409
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English (New Zealand)
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0000080a
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Spanish (Mexican)
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00000c09
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English (Australian)
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0000040e
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Hungarian
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0000040b
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Finnish
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0000040f
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Icelandic
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0000040c
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French (Standard)
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00001809
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English (Irish)
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0000080c
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French (Belgian)
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00000410
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Italian (Standard)
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0000100c
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French (Swiss)
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00000810
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Italian (Swiss)
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00000c0c
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French (Canadian)
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00000414
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Norwegian (Bokmal)
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00000407
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German (Standard)
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00000814
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Norwegian (Nynorsk)
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00000807
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German (Swiss)
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00000415
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Polish
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00000c07
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German (Austrian)
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0000040e
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Hungarian
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00000408
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Greek
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0000040f
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Icelandic
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