How to Create a Custom Keyboard Layout in Windows 10

Use a dedicated third-party tool to fully customize your keyboard layout

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Are you interested in customizing your ownkeyboard layoutsor starting the layouts from scratch for any kind of reason, like setting the keyboard to a language Microsoft systems don’t have support for or including a symbol of your liking just by pressing a keyboard button?

In the tutorial below, we will see exactly how we can set an input method, remove an input method from our keyboard layouts and use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to customize the keyboard on Windows Windows 10 to our preferences.

How can I create a custom keyboard layout in Windows 10?

1. Add a new keyboard layout

This tutorial shows how to add or removekeyboard inputfrom Control Panel.

2. Change keyboard input methods

You can also add or remove input methods using the PC settings feature inWindows 10, 8.1 as shown below:

3. Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

DownloadMicrosoft Keyboard Layout Creatorfrom the official website.
Install the app on your Windows 10 device.
Open the app.
Go toFile>Load Existing Keyboard.
Choose the layout that you want to customize from the list.
Customize your keyboard layout by navigating toProject>Properties. From there, you can choose whichever options you want: a keyboard name, description, and language, as well as custom hotkeys.

If you’re looking to create a custom keyboard layout on Windows 10, look no further than the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator app.

All you need to do is download MicrosoftKeyboard LayoutCreator and then you can create your ownkeyboard layoutsfrom scratch using it.

In the past, this application used to say that it did not support Windows 10, but nevertheless it worked just fine if you installed it. Now, it is fully optimized for Windows 10 and is perfectly safe to use.

Speaking ofkeyboards, there are various technical issues that you may encounter after connecting yourkeyboardto your computer or after enabling certain settings. We have various guides on our website that you can check out.

The three ways above showed you how you can customize thekeyboardinput inWindows 10. All you have to do now is go and try it for yourself.

Please write us below for any new ideas on how to customize yourkeyboard.

How to Create a Custom Keyboard Layout in Windows 10#

How can I create a custom keyboard layout in Windows 10?#

1. Add a new keyboard layout#

2. Change keyboard input methods#

3. Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator#

How to Create a Custom Keyboard Layout in Windows 10

How can I create a custom keyboard layout in Windows 10?

1. Add a new keyboard layout

2. Change keyboard input methods

3. Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator