One of the most important tools for working with text is the language bar. How to restore it in case of loss? At the same time, all the necessary functions remain available, however, when switching the layout, it is not visible in which of them at a particular moment in time the user is working. You can return the panel using system tools.
Application responsible for displaying the language bar
One of the Windows system application applications is Ctfmon.exe. It is she who is responsible for the fact that the language bar disappears. When this program is running, the panel in question displays information about the language used and layout.
The application is launched using a special registry key.
The first way to restore the language bar
To do this, use the control panel. The following steps describe how to return the language bar.
In the control panel, click on the "Language" icon. Then go to "Advanced Options", there is a checkmark "Use the language bar." It is affixed opposite the item "Use ... if it is available."
Its parameters are configured:
- pinning in the taskbar is selected if its presence is necessary in a constant mode;
- for users working with multimedia content, a place on the monitor is important, so they can make this setting hidden.
The second method is how to restore the language bar
It can be used if the method described above did not work.
If the language bar is missing, you need to check the startup settings. If it is not there, then you need to add, correcting some entries in the registry. You need to run regedit through the command line or by pressing the Win + R hot keys and entering this word in the window that appears.
Going to the HCU branch, then Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run. In the right field, the context menu is called up and a string parameter is created. It is given an arbitrary name. The following value is entered so that there is no situation when the language bar is not displayed: ”ctfmon” = ”CTFMON.EXE”. The quotation marks shown are entered with the text.
After the steps taken, you may need to restart the OS.
Using these two described methods, you can answer the question of how to restore the language bar in relation to the OS under consideration versions Vista, 7, 8.1.
Launch Task Scheduler
In the OS under consideration, system failures sometimes occur. As a result of this, some system services that are responsible for certain actions may be disabled.
Below we will discuss how to return the language bar using this method:
- the context menu from the "My Computer" shortcut is called up, "Management" is selected there;
- in the sidebar of the window that appears, go to "Services and Applications", then to "Services";
- “Task Scheduler” is searched in the list, by which they double-click;
- a window will open in which the following parameters are set: startup type - auto, status - running; then the computer restarts.
After loading the OS, the language bar should be in its original place.
Running ctfmon.exe on Windows XP
In the initial NT version of the OS under consideration, you can start this program in other ways. It should work so that there is no situation when the language bar is not displayed.
The context menu is called on the taskbar, it clicks on the "Task Manager". In the window that opens, go to the "File" - "New Task" menu. The program name is entered, the entered changes are confirmed.
Windows is subject to viruses and inept user actions, as a result of which the system file of this program could disappear. In this case, the installation disk with the OS is inserted into the drive, a command line opens, in which the following text is entered: scf / ScanNow, after which the scan is expected to end.
Using this method, you can recover all previously deleted system files, including the one that interests us. In addition, if the language bar has disappeared, you can download its file from the Internet or from another computer on which the same OS is installed.
In most cases, this is enough to return the language bar to its place.
Control Panel Method in Windows XP
Here you need to click on the icon "Language and region. Standards. " There is a transition to the tab "Languages". Click on the "Details" button. On the “Parameters” tab, check for the presence of at least two languages. If there is only one, then you need to add at least one more by clicking on the button of the same name.
In the “Input Language” that appears, one of them that we may need is selected, and in the bottom field the layout corresponding to this language is selected. In the "Parameters" below, click on the "Language bar" button. Here you need to check the box next to "Display the language bar on the desktop." We confirm the changes.
In this case, if the language bar disappeared before performing these actions, after they have taken place, it should appear in the same place.
Registry method in Windows XP
It is carried out as described previously. The only difference is that the value is C: \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ ctfmon.exe. The same value can be entered in newer versions. After that, a reboot is performed, and the language bar is in its rightful place.
Returning the language bar in Windows 10
First you need to try to enable the language icon on the taskbar. To do this, open the "Parameters" of this OS and there the transition "Personalization" - "Task Bar" - "On / Off System Icons" is carried out, after which there is an "Input Indicator" in the list, which is set to the on position.
How to return the language bar in this OS using the control panel? We pass in it to "Language" - "Additional parameters" - "Switching input methods." Here the checkmark is set opposite "Use ... if it is available", after which the transition to "Settings" is carried out.
The following items are noted here:
- display text labels;
- docked in the taskbar;
- display additional icons.
In addition, in this OS version, the restoration of the panel in question can be carried out through the registry in the same way as described above.
Finally
When answering the question of how to restore the language panel, it is necessary to proceed from the fact that it is restored by system tools, they mainly use the registry editor or an easier way, using the control panel settings. You can also use the task scheduler.