How to remove terribly annoying English/Russian keyboard layout

Query this registry key:

Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload'
1            : 00000409
2            : 00000419
PSPath       : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload
PSParentPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout
PSChildName  : Preload
PSProvider   : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry

remove it as Administrator:

Remove-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload' -Recurse -Force

and reboot the system.

2 Responses to How to remove terribly annoying English/Russian keyboard layout

  1. dmitriano says:

    To fix this issue, delete the Preload registry folder and sign out or restart the computer
    https://superuser.com/a/1094953/883210

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