Unable to change Japanese Input Method on Windows 10. If you try to go to Settings-Time and Language-Region and Language-Japanese (Options)-Microsoft IME (Options) the Metro App WILL CRASH and close. This is the same for the non-metro Control Panel. Control Panel-Language-Japanese (Options)-Microsoft IME. You can use the IME to type in both Japanese or English as we will see in a bit, so this is a good option to remember. After you press the Add button, you should see this Add Input Language menu. Scroll down and find the Japanese (Japan) options, open it up by clicking the + sign and select Microsoft IME. How to Type in Japanese on Windows 10, 8, 7 using English Keyboard. Windows 10で日本語を入力する方法 How to type kanji on windows 10. How to install Google Japanese IME. First, click on the little Windows symbol (the one that replaced the old Start bar) in the bottom left corner. Type control panel into the search bar and click on the app. Go to Add a Language under Clock, Language, and Region. Next click Add a language. You'll see a bunch of languages in big boxes.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Windows 10 Insider build already comes with the modern Japanese IME, which uses the same architecture as the Cloud Clipboard and the Emoji Panel.
NVDA already have AppModule for them, so modern Japanese IME does not work.
Describe the solution you'd like
I have worked around NVDA snapshot alpha 18399, and the Windows Insider build 18956.
Following app module gives the same experiences as with Japanese IME of Windows 10 version 1903. It breaks current support for Cloud Clipboard and Emoji Panel, though.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I am studying windowsinternal_composableshell_experiences_textinput_inputapp.py and understand that it is difficult to know which event comes from which application or input system. Because modern Japanese IME is still in preview, we should give feedback to Microsoft regarding this, such as to use different class names for them.
Additional context
The new IME once appeared in Windows Insider build 18277 last year, but it is not released with version 1903.
I am testing with the Fast Ring of Windows 10 Insider. However, it is reported by another user that the modern Japanse IME comes with Slow Ring as well, which is targeting version 19H2.
I have filed previous issues regarding Japanese IME such as #2730 and #2776. They should be nice to have with new IME as well. However, this issue is limited to give the support of the same level as current IME by NVDA.
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The language bar in Windows 10 is a small toolbar designed to automatically appear on desktop when you add an additional input language, speech recognition, handwriting recognition, or keyboard layout.
The language bar can be used to quickly change between keyboard layout or input language without having to navigate to Control Panel or Settings.
The desktop language bar should automatically appear when you add a new input language or keyboard layout. If the desktop language bar is not appearing or if you want to turn off the desktop language bar in Windows 10, refer to the given below directions.
Method 1 – enable or disable the desktop language bar
Method 2 – Show or hide desktop language bar
Method 1 of 1
Turn on or turn off the desktop language bar
Step 1: Open Control Panel by typing Control Panel in Start menu or taskbar search box and then pressing Enter key. If you want to know all ways out there to open Control Panel in Windows 10, please refer to our 5 ways to open Control Panel in Windows 10 guide.
Step 2: Change the Control Panel View by to Small icons. Click Language.
Step 3: In the left-pane, click Advanced settings link.
Step 4: Under Switching input methods section, turn on the option labelled Use the desktop language bar when it’s available. Click Save button.
To turn off the language bar, uncheck Use the desktop language bar when it’s available option.
If you want to change the default settings of language bar, click Options link under Switching input methods section. Here you can configure the language bar to be docked in the taskbar and display the language bar as transparent when inactive if you don’t like the floating language bar.