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How To Remove Language Switcher From the Taskbar on Windows 11

Contents hide What to know How to remove the language switcher from the Taskbar Method 2: Remove additional languages (keep only one primary language) What to know Remove…

Contents hide What to know How to remove the language switcher from the Taskbar Method 2: Remove additional languages (keep only one primary language) What to know Remove…

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What to know

  • Remove the language switcher using the Advanced keyboard settings page by first enabling ‘Use the desktop language bar when it’s available,’ and then disabling ‘Language bar’ from the Language bar options. 
  • If you have more than one language installed, delete it from the Language & region settings page. 

Those who don’t switch between languages on their Windows 11 device don’t really require the language switcher in the taskbar. Thankfully, this can be easily removed from the taskbar for a more minimalistic look. Follow the guide below to remove the language switcher from your taskbar.

How to remove the language switcher from the Taskbar

Here are two ways to remove the languages switcher from the taskbar. 

Method 1: Remove Language Switcher from the Typing settings page

  1. Press ‘Windows + i’ on your keyboard to open the ‘Settings’ app. Click and select ‘Time and Language’ from the right sidebar.

    (Note: You can also reach the ‘Time & language’ settings shown below by clicking the Language Switcher button in the taskbar first to get a pop-up, and then clicking More keyboard settings.)
  2. Now click on ‘Typing’ on your right.
  3. Select ‘Advanced Keyboard Settings’.
  4. Check the box for ‘Use the desktop language bar when it’s available.
  5. Click on ‘Language bar options’ at the bottom.
  6. Select ‘Hidden’ under ‘Language bar’.
  7. Click on ‘Ok’ at the bottom once you’re done. 
  8. And that’s it! The language switcher should now be removed from your taskbar.

Method 2: Remove additional languages (keep only one primary language)

If you have only one primary language installed, you won’t see the language switcher at all in the taskbar. Here’s how to remove additional languages on Windows 11:

  1. Open the Settings app (press Win+I), then select Time & language on the left and Language & region on the right.
  2. Under ‘Preferred languages’, click on the three-dot icon next to any extra languages that you may have here, and select Remove

We hope you were able to remove the language switcher from your taskbar using the guide above. If you face any issues or have any questions, feel free to reach out using the comments below. 

21 responses to “How To Remove Language Switcher From the Taskbar on Windows 11”

  1. Bruno Avatar
    Bruno

    Epic! Worked like a charm.

  2. Ayush Naithani Avatar
    Ayush Naithani

    Thanks

  3. Alan Cooke Avatar
    Alan Cooke

    Hmmmm. Does not work for me. In fact, it was marked as ‘Hidden’ when I got to the dialog window. Tried deactivation Hidden to Floating on Desktop and back again without success. Interestingly ‘Docked in the taskbar’ is grayed out. I’m using the UK language as my default with US a second option.

    1. Starskeptic Avatar
      Starskeptic

      If you have more than one language in use, you can’t hide it.

  4. Steve Marlor Avatar
    Steve Marlor

    Perfect solution. Thank you very much.

  5. Echo64 Avatar

    Thanks! This was driving me crazy trying to find the right settings to disable this!

    1. Col Avatar

      Yeah same … shouldn’t be so hard Microsoft!!

  6. Matthias Gebauer Avatar
    Matthias Gebauer

    Outstanding. thx.

  7. SC Avatar

    Thanks a lot, no clue why they’d want it to be present when only one language is selected.

  8. Montagu M Avatar
    Montagu M

    It is intensely annoying that Microsoft believe that the entire world wishes to use US settings, or at least to have the option forced upon us.

    I have upgraded from Windows 10 and I had hidden the icon, so it should still have been hidden in 11. Especially as I only have the one, UK, language anywhere in the system.

    But, the instructions on this page have helped as I have discovered that checking the box for “Use the desktop language bar when it is available” along with having the original “hidden” setting for the language options, does remove this icon.

    I’ll eventually do a fresh install of 11 and hope that the system understands that one language is installed, so there is no reason to wish to switch between languages.

    1. Ryan Nguyen Avatar
      Ryan Nguyen

      This method helped me remove the annoying language bar. Thanks.

  9. Doctor Zorron Avatar
    Doctor Zorron

    This is a God Tier workthrough

  10. Tim Avatar

    As of Build: 22000.258, the language bar can be removed from sight yes, however, the keyboard shortcut for the pop up is still here and is the only reason I was here.
    On my PC, Pressing – Windows + Spacebar brings up this annoying pop up language changer.

    PLEASE DEAR GOD help me reassign or disable those keys! They pop up in every damn game I play!

  11. Fennix Avatar

    Excelent.

    Thanks

  12. arun Avatar

    it will not work more than one language is in use so first delete other languages
    then try again it will work

  13. Mujahid Avatar

    Thanks! It worked!

  14. Bob Avatar

    What happens if you change your mind? The option to dock in taskbar is greyed out so there’s no going back.

    1. Deez Nuts Avatar
      Deez Nuts

      Just go back and uncheck that box, and turn off the hidden option. Literally just undo the steps

  15. Deez Nuts Avatar
    Deez Nuts

    Ah, I didn’t know you could mark it as hidden. Thanks a billion!

  16. John Avatar

    This was really helpful, thanks!

  17. wagawaga Avatar
    wagawaga

    Thanks, really works on my Windows 11 laptop.