Can’t remove a Keyboard layout in Windows 10 computer

If you’re unable to remove an unwanted keyboard layout from your Windows 10 Settings, then you can try the solution that we will provide in this post to successfully resolve the issue.

A keyboard layout is any specific physical, visual or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations of a computer keyboard, mobile phone, or other computer-controlled typographic keyboards. The physical layout is the actual positioning of keys on a keyboard.

Can’t remove a Keyboard layout

You can easily remove keyboard layouts on your Windows 10 device. However, in the case whereby you can’t remove a keyboard layout using the standard method, you can follow our instructions below to remove the keyboard layout via the registry.

To remove a keyboard layout via the registry, do the following:

Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a system restore point as necessary precautionary measures. Once done, you can proceed as follows:

HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTKeyboard LayoutPreload 
HKEY_CURRENT_USERKeyboard LayoutPreload
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelInternationalUser Profile
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelInternationalUser Profile System Backup

• At each of the registry locations, on the right pane, match the keyboard identifier among the list of Keyboard Identifiers here on Microsoft.com.
• Delete the key.
• Exit Registry Editor.
• Restart computer.

Your problem should be resolved.