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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...
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)"
Hello,
Please try enabling "Use previous version of Microsoft IME" by following the instructions in this Microsoft Knowledgebase Article:
Revert to a previous version of an IME (Input Method Editor) - Microsoft Support
I have enabled the previous version and waiting to see I experience the Japanese IME freezing issue again.