▷ How to change keyboard language windows 10 and other configuration settings

Today we are going to see how we can change the keyboard language of Windows 10 and make some interesting adjustments to its configuration. Changing the keyboard language is useful to configure a keyboard that physically comes in a language other than our own and we want to use the letter ñ of Spanish. Each language contains a different keyboard configuration for both exterior appearance and interior operation. But this can be changed from the system.

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Many times it happens that the keyboards of import from America or China come in a different key configuration than we are used to. The most normal thing is that this does not have the letter Ñ represented, but we can really use it and it will always be located to the right of the L. We can also find this type of keyboard on laptops. It is even possible that the operating system itself comes in another language and we need to install the Spanish package.

For these and other reasons it is interesting to know what we need to have and how we can change the keyboard language of Windows 10 to have the keyboard configuration that we want to use at all times and that is more comfortable for us.

First things first: install language pack in Windows 10

To have several languages ​​on our team, the first thing we will have to do is install the packages we want. We already have a quick tutorial in which we explain how to install the language packs

Once we have installed the language we want, we will be able to change the keyboard language as well.

There are factory-installed versions of Windows that do not allow changing the system language. It usually occurs on Chinese laptops or computers. In this case, what we recommend is to reinstall Windows in the same version that we have pre-installed.

To do this visit our tutorial:

Change keyboard language Windows 10

When installing a new language in Windows 10 we will see a series of extra options in terms of keyboard configuration.

It is important to know that despite having configured a language for our system, we can also have a different language for our keyboard. In this way we can obtain flexibility to play with these options independently. Note that in the previous image we see that we have our Windows in Spanish.

Change language completely

To change the keyboard language we will do the following:

• If what we want is to change the language completely, both on the system and on the keyboard, what we will have to do is open the drop-down list of languages ​​and select the one we want.

• You will need to log out and log in again for the changes to take effect.

In this way we will have changed all the language settings of our team

Change keyboard language in Windows 10 independently

• If we only want to change the keyboard language, we will look at the right side of our Windows taskbar. There we can locate a new icon with the initials ESP. This is precisely the icon for changing the language keyboard.

If we click on it we will get a list with the installed languages. To change it, we will only have to click on the one we want and it will directly change the configuration without the need to restart.

Change other keyboard settings in Windows 10

In addition to being able to change the language, our keyboard has even more useful configuration possibilities. We are going to take advantage of this article to explain some interesting

• To locate these settings we will have to go to the system control panel. For this we open the start menu and write " control panel " Click on accessibility

• Within it, in " change the keyboard operation "

A window will appear with a list of options. Let's see some of the most interesting.

Use keyboard as mouse

The first option on the list will be precisely this. We can use our keyboard as a mouse with the numeric keys. To activate this option we activate the box " activate mouse keys " and click on " configure mouse keys"

Once inside, we will have enough configuration options:

• Keyboard shortcut: Pressing the key combination " Left Alt + Left Ctrl + Caps Lock " will enable or disable the mouse movement on the keyboard. Set the mouse speed with the keys: even though we set it to maximum speed, the movement will be quite slow.

The movement keys will be all the numbers of the numerical keyboard and the 5 to click.

Enable or disable special keys or stickyKeys

Another option we have is to activate the special keyboard functions. This allows us to use a single key to make the typical combinations of "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" or "Ctrl + Alt + Del". To do this we will have to activate the option "Activate special keys"

If we activate this option, when we press 5 consecutive times “ Caps Lock ” a window will appear asking us if we want to activate the special keys.

In addition, an icon called “ StikyKeys ” will be activated in the taskbar, indicating that the option is activated.

Turn off automatic organization of Windows windows

We also have an option here to disable the ability for car windows to organize when we drag one to the edge of the screen.

To deactivate or activate this option we must click on the option in the section “ Facilitate Windows administration ”

In addition to learning how to change the keyboard language, we have also seen other options that perhaps you did not know about your keyboard.

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If you have had any problems with the installation or configuration of the language, write us in the comments