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Bob_Yao
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Nov 07, 2025
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Additional input method every time I start my laptop

Hey everyone, I’m having a weird issue with my input methods on my laptop. I normally use two: English (US) and Chinese (Simplified). But every time I start my laptop, an extra one — English (Singapore) — randomly appears in the taskbar.

What’s strange is that English (Singapore) doesn’t show up under Settings → Time & Language → Language & Region. My usual workaround is to manually add English (Singapore) there, then remove it right away. That makes it disappear from the taskbar and everything works fine… until I restart the laptop, and the whole thing repeats.

Just to clarify, my Windows region is not set to Singapore, and as far as I know there’s nothing “Singapore” configured on this laptop at all.

Does anyone happen to any idea how to get rid of this permanently? Thanks a lot!

 

  • Perform a clean boot to see if some third-party software is causing the addition of English. 

    If the problem stops after a clean boot, gradually enable services to identify the culprit.

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  • CalebStone's avatar
    CalebStone
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    Perform a clean boot to see if some third-party software is causing the addition of English. 

    If the problem stops after a clean boot, gradually enable services to identify the culprit.

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