How to enable different keyboard layouts for each Windows 11 app

In Windows, you can change your keyboard layout to type in a different language or input method that you prefer. If you have multiple languages ​​or keyboard layouts installed, you can change your keyboard layout through the Windows language bar. If you want, you can use a different input method for each application window by following the instructions below.

Enable different keyboard layouts for each app in Windows 11 Settings

Step 1:

Users open Settings on Windows and then click Time & language on the left side of the interface.

Looking to the side, the user clicks Typing to adjust the input mode on the computer.

Step 2:

In the new interface, click on Advanced keyboard settings below the interface.

Step 3:

Now the user just needs to select Let me use a different input method for each app window to enable a different keyboard layout for each application on the computer.

Change keyboard layout per application in PowerShell

Step 1:

First you type Terminal in the search bar and select Windows PowerShell in the menu that appears.

Step 2:

In this command input interface you can enter 1 of the 2 commands below.

Set-WinLanguageBarOption -UseLegacySwitchMode

This command will allow you to use a different input method for each application window and deselect using the on-screen language bar when available.

Set-WinLanguageBarOption -UseLegacyLanguageBar -UseLegacySwitchMode

This command will allow you to use different input methods for each application window and use the on-screen language bar when available.

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