[FIX] Windows 10 Language Bar Keeps Appearing

Follow this fix, if Windows 10 language bar keeps appearing, even after turning Off the 'Input Indicator' system icon in Settings app.

Kapil Arya
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Generally, when you add more than one language in your Windows 10 OS, the input indicator or language bar appears in system icons area on taskbar. The aim of the language bar is to display current language, when users is supposed to perform switching of languages. This will help the user to be always aware of current language in use. Sometimes, the language bar may appear, even if you’ve single language installed.

If you don’t want to display language bar on the taskbar, login screen, UAC prompt screen etc., you need to turn off the Input Indicator from Settings > Personalization > Turn System icons on or off. However, following this way, we realize that language bar removes temporarily and keeps coming back when we restart the machine. No matter how much time we turn off the Input Indicator, it returns back creating an infinite loop.

FIX Windows 10 Language Bar Keeps Appearing

If you’re also facing this problem on your Windows 10, this article is for you. Try below mentioned steps to fix this annoying problem.

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FIX: Windows 10 Language Bar Keeps Appearing

1. Open Control Panel and go to Clock, Language, and Region > Language. In the left pane of the window, click on Advanced settings link there.

FIX Windows 10 Language Bar Keeps Appearing

2. Next, in the Advanced settings screen, under Switching input methods, enable Use the desktop language bar when it’s available option. Then click on Options link next to it.

FIX Windows 10 Language Bar Keeps Appearing

3. Finally, in the Text Services and Input Languages window, under Language bar tab, select Hidden option for Language Bar heading. Click Apply followed by OK. Then click Save in above shown window.

FIX Windows 10 Language Bar Keeps Appearing

Exit Control Panel. The language bar should be immediately removed from the taskbar now. You may return to Desktop now.

Let us know if you still have the issue!

Related: How to turn off language indicator in Windows 8.1.

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Kapil Arya
11x Microsoft MVP · Admin

Kapil holds Microsoft MVP title in Windows IT Pro expertise, 11-times in a row (2014-2025). He is 8-times Windows Insider MVP as well, and author of 'Windows Group Policy Troubleshooting' book. In 2015, Microsoft India accomplished him as 'Windows 10 Champion'. Being passionate Windows blogger, he loves to help others on fixing their system issues. Kapil has worked with official Microsoft Community Engagement Team (CET) on several community projects. You can subscribe him for news/updates and fixes for Windows.