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Samsonator
Brass Contributor
Jan 10, 2025

Windows 10: IME freezing

Hi Everyone, In my office, January 6 was the first day back to work from the winter holiday. Multiple "Windows 10 over Citrix" users in our Japan office reported that the Windows Japanese Input Me...
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ölhhjkhkjhkh
Copper Contributor
Jan 29, 2025

I have the same exact problem, for the first time, since the past few days of Mid-January.

I can switch between keyboards no problem, including to/from the Japanese IME.

I can type on the English keyboard of the Japanese IME without issue.

However, as soon as I try to type Hiragana, everything freezes. So annoying. Please fix... :-)

Edit: I checked the update history and the problem started since the "2024-12 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5048652)"

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    Samsonator
    Brass Contributor
    Jan 30, 2025

    Hello,

    Please try enabling "Use previous version of Microsoft IME" by following the instructions in this Microsoft Knowledgebase Article:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/revert-to-a-previous-version-of-an-ime-input-method-editor-adcc9caa-17cb-44d8-b46e-f5b473b4dd77

    I have enabled the previous version and waiting to see I experience the Japanese IME freezing issue again.

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