Keyboard layout switches from Slovak QWERTY to Slovak QWERTZ after Windows 11 update – How to prevent this?

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Keyboard layout switches from Slovak QWERTY to Slovak QWERTZ after Windows 11 update – How to prevent this?

Radko D 0

Hello,

I am using Windows 11 Pro 24H2 with the following language and keyboard settings:

Interface language set to Slovak.

Primary keyboard layout set to Slovak QWERTY (SLK).

Secondary keyboard layout set to English (US).

For some reason, after a recent update to the OS (I assume after updates), my keyboard switches from Slovak QWERTY (SLK) to Slovak QWERTZ, which is the default layout for the Slovak language. However, I prefer to use Slovak QWERTY so that the Y key is in the same place as on the US English keyboard layout.

Why is Windows 11 changing my keyboard layout without my input, and how can I prevent this from happening?

Thanks for your help!

Radko D 0 Reputation points

2025-08-19T07:32:14.03+00:00

wrong thread

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Radko D 0 Reputation points

2025-08-19T07:32:14.03+00:00

wrong thread

Answer 1

DaveM121 764.9K Independent Advisor

Open the old Control Panel

At the top of Control Panel, set View to Icons

Select Region

Select the Administrative Tab on the resulting dialog

Click Change System Locale in the 'Language for non-Unicode Programs' section

Set the language in the drop down to the same as the System location/Language

.

Open the Settings App, then go to Time & language - Language & region

Scroll down and select Administrative language settings

On the Administrative tab click the Copy settings button

Enable 'Welcome screen and system accounts' and also New user accounts

Save that setting.

Restart (not shut down) the PC

Radko D 0 Reputation points

2025-08-19T07:44:36.3133333+00:00

Thank you for your reply.

I have already configured the settings as you described in the past, with Slovak as the main language and Slovak QWERTY keyboard layout. I also set the regional settings properly. However, this did not resolve my issue, as the keyboard layout still switches to Slovak QWERTZ.

Answer 2

DaveM121 764.9K Independent Advisor

If that process did not resolve the problem when did this problem start to occur, was it after a Windows update that may have caused the problem.

Radko D 0 Reputation points

2025-08-19T08:46:36.1733333+00:00

I am convinced that the setting returns the update because I have already set it at least 5 times. Always after an update.

Answer 3

In that case, the best option would be to perform an in-place repair with the Windows 11 ISO, to see if that resolves this behaviour.

Please ensure you download the ISO in the same language as you use for the Windows UI, follow the steps, this is then not like re-installing Windows, it is just like an update and your personal files, settings and installed software will not be affected.

Click this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

to download the Windows 11 ISO

When the ISO file completes downloading

Disconnect from the Internet

Disconnect all external devices with the exception of a mouse or keyboard.

Temporarily disable any 3rd party Anti-virus you may have installed

Then, in Windows File Explorer, double click the ISO and then run Setup.exe and select the Install option.

Very Important - ensure you select the option to keep your files and apps.

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