How To Change Keyboard Input Language In Windows 8.1

Today I am going to show you how to change keyboard input language in Windows 8.1. For example, you can change your keyboard language from the default English (US) to Tamil, English(UK), Chinese with a few steps.

How to change the keyboard input language in Windows 8.1 (Using Windows Metro) :

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, Click Settings, and then Click Change PC settings.
   (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)


2. Tap or click Time and language, and then tap or click Region and language.


3. Tap or click the language you want to add a keyboard to, and then tap or click Options.


4. Tap or click Add a keyboard, browse the input method list for the one you want to use, and then tap or click it.

How to change the keyboard input language in Windows 8.1 (Desktop) :

1.Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, Click Settings, and then Click Control Panel.

2.  On Control Panel  Click the Add a Language option under Clock, Language, and Region. If could not read current language, just look for the icon containing a globe with a clock in front of it and click the first option in the list under the Clock, Language, and Region heading.

3.  Check the list, if the language you want to add is already in the list, Skip this step.

if you don't see Click  Add a Language. it’s located at the top-left corner of the language list as below on image.

4. Select any language you want to install from the list and click the Open button. You can also use the search box to search for languages in the list.

5. The language you've added then appears in the list. You can now use it as an input language, but note that it says “Windows display language: Available for download” next to the new language. This means that you can’t yet use it as your Windows language — you don’t have the necessary support on your computer. To download display language support, you’ll need to click the Options link to the right of the language.

6. Click the Download and install language pack link to download the language pack from Microsoft and install it on your computer. It’s the link with a shield icon next to it because installing a new language requires administrator privileges.

After the process completes, you may be prompted to restart your computer.

7. Set Your Display Language, Select the language you want to use and click the Move up button — third from the left — to move it to the top of the list. This makes it your highest-priority language. As long as the appropriate display language support is installed, it will now be used as your display language.

However, your system language won’t change immediately. You’ll need to log out of Windows and log back in for your change to take effect.

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