Windows 10 – Setting Default Input Method for Login Screen

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I use an english version of Windows 10, but I have set the keyboard layout to German (Switzerland). This works fine if I am logged in with my user. The only keyboard available is my German(Switzerland) keyboard, which is exactly what I want.

On the login screen on the other hand there are three keyboards available (which would be okay too), but German (Germany) is the default. Since most of the special characters are on different keys, logging in is difficult, unless I switch the keyboard every time.

How can I change the default input method / keyboard layout for the login screen in Windows 10?

Best Answer

I had the same question but with French being the default on Windows 10 rather than the one I wanted so I ended up here.

HoD is very close. I was able to use his suggestion to find the solution for me. This solution uses your current display and input language to change the Welcome screen and possible for new user accounts if you want. So make sure you have the display and input settings while logged in that you want to apply to the login screen before doing the steps:

  1. Click the language on the Taskbar.
  2. Then click Language preferences.
  3. At the bottom under "Related settings," click "additional date, time, & regional settings" which opens the control panel
  4. Click the "Region" option
  5. Then go to the far right tab "Administrative". (HoD's step 2)
  6. In the "Welcome screen and new user accounts" click copy settings. (HoD's step 3)
  7. Tick "Welcome screen and system accounts" (and "new user accounts" if you want it to be applied to those as well). (HoD's step 4)
  8. Click Ok. (HoD's step 5)

I was able to use HoD's suggestion to find the solution here. It's for Windows 8.1, but works on 10 so far.

Hope it will help you, too!

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