If you have a non-ANSI keyboard (e.g. UK keyboard) but want to use one of the Asian IMEs, you may encounter keyboard mapping issues. Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t allow you to select a keyboard layout for many of its IMEs (Chinese, for example).

Fortunately, you can still change the keyboard layout. Press Win + R (run) and open regedit. You will need administrator privileges!

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts and select your language using the identifier from the list of Keyboard identifiers and input method editors.

For example, for Japanese, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\00000411

Change Layout File to your desired keyboard. If you don’t know what the DLL name is, either refer to the DLL name listed in your native keyboard, or try to find it from the List of Built-in Windows Keyboards.

List of Built-in Windows Keyboards

kbd101.dll
kbd101a.dll
kbd101b.dll
kbd101c.dll
kbd103.dll
kbd106.dll
kbd106n.dll
KBDA1.DLL
KBDA2.DLL
KBDA3.DLL
KBDADLM.DLL
KBDAL.DLL
KBDARME.DLL
kbdarmph.dll
kbdarmty.dll
KBDARMW.DLL
kbdax2.dll
KBDAZE.DLL
KBDAZEL.DLL
KBDAZST.DLL
KBDBASH.DLL
KBDBE.DLL
KBDBENE.DLL
KBDBGPH.DLL
KBDBGPH1.DLL
KBDBHC.DLL
KBDBLR.DLL
KBDBR.DLL
KBDBU.DLL
KBDBUG.DLL
KBDBULG.DLL
KBDCA.DLL
KBDCAN.DLL
KBDCHER.DLL
KBDCHERP.DLL
KBDCR.DLL
KBDCZ.DLL
KBDCZ1.DLL
KBDCZ2.DLL
KBDDA.DLL
KBDDIV1.DLL
KBDDIV2.DLL
KBDDV.DLL
KBDDZO.DLL
KBDES.DLL
KBDEST.DLL
KBDFA.DLL
kbdfar.dll
KBDFC.DLL
KBDFI.DLL
KBDFI1.DLL
KBDFO.DLL
KBDFR.DLL
KBDFTHRK.DLL
KBDGAE.DLL
KBDGEO.DLL
kbdgeoer.dll
kbdgeome.dll
kbdgeooa.dll
kbdgeoqw.dll
KBDGKL.DLL
KBDGN.DLL
KBDGR.DLL
KBDGR1.DLL
KBDGRLND.DLL
KBDGTHC.DLL
KBDHAU.DLL
KBDHAW.DLL
KBDHE.DLL
KBDHE220.DLL
KBDHE319.DLL
KBDHEB.DLL
kbdhebl3.dll
KBDHELA2.DLL
KBDHELA3.DLL
KBDHEPT.DLL
KBDHU.DLL
KBDHU1.DLL
kbdibm02.dll
KBDIBO.DLL
KBDIC.DLL
KBDINASA.DLL
KBDINBE1.DLL
KBDINBE2.DLL
KBDINBEN.DLL
KBDINDEV.DLL
KBDINEN.DLL
KBDINGUJ.DLL
KBDINHIN.DLL
KBDINKAN.DLL
KBDINMAL.DLL
KBDINMAR.DLL
KBDINORI.DLL
KBDINPUN.DLL
KBDINTAM.DLL
KBDINTEL.DLL
KBDINUK2.DLL
KBDIR.DLL
KBDIT.DLL
KBDIT142.DLL
KBDIULAT.DLL
KBDJAV.DLL
KBDJPN.DLL
KBDKAZ.DLL
KBDKHMR.DLL
KBDKNI.DLL
KBDKOR.DLL
KBDKURD.DLL
KBDKYR.DLL
KBDLA.DLL
KBDLAO.DLL
kbdlisub.dll
kbdlisus.dll
kbdlk41a.dll
KBDLT.DLL
KBDLT1.DLL
KBDLT2.DLL
KBDLV.DLL
KBDLV1.DLL
KBDLVST.DLL
KBDMAC.DLL
KBDMACST.DLL
KBDMAORI.DLL
KBDMLT47.DLL
KBDMLT48.DLL
KBDMON.DLL
KBDMONMO.DLL
KBDMONST.DLL
KBDMYAN.DLL
KBDNE.DLL
kbdnec.dll
kbdnec95.dll
kbdnecat.dll
kbdnecnt.dll
KBDNEPR.DLL
kbdnko.dll
KBDNO.DLL
KBDNO1.DLL
KBDNSO.DLL
KBDNTL.DLL
KBDOGHAM.DLL
KBDOLCH.DLL
KBDOLDIT.DLL
KBDOSA.DLL
KBDOSM.DLL
KBDPASH.DLL
kbdphags.dll
KBDPL.DLL
KBDPL1.DLL
KBDPO.DLL
KBDRO.DLL
KBDROPR.DLL
KBDROST.DLL
KBDRU.DLL
KBDRU1.DLL
KBDRUM.DLL
KBDSF.DLL
KBDSG.DLL
KBDSL.DLL
KBDSL1.DLL
KBDSMSFI.DLL
KBDSMSNO.DLL
KBDSN1.DLL
KBDSORA.DLL
KBDSOREX.DLL
KBDSORS1.DLL
KBDSORST.DLL
KBDSP.DLL
KBDSW.DLL
KBDSW09.DLL
KBDSYR1.DLL
KBDSYR2.DLL
KBDTAILE.DLL
KBDTAJIK.DLL
KBDTAM99.DLL
KBDTAT.DLL
KBDTH0.DLL
KBDTH1.DLL
KBDTH2.DLL
KBDTH3.DLL
KBDTIFI.DLL
KBDTIFI2.DLL
KBDTIPRC.DLL
KBDTIPRD.DLL
KBDTT102.DLL
KBDTUF.DLL
KBDTUQ.DLL
KBDTURME.DLL
KBDTZM.DLL
KBDUGHR.DLL
KBDUGHR1.DLL
KBDUK.DLL
KBDUKX.DLL
KBDUR.DLL
KBDUR1.DLL
KBDURDU.DLL
KBDUS.DLL
KBDUSA.DLL
KBDUSL.DLL
KBDUSR.DLL
KBDUSX.DLL
KBDUZB.DLL
KBDVNTC.DLL
KBDWOL.DLL
KBDYAK.DLL
KBDYBA.DLL
KBDYCC.DLL
KBDYCL.DLL

References

M. Hopkins, themar, E. Graff, and J. Baxter, “Keyboard identifiers and input method editors for Windows,” Microsoft Learn, Aug. 30, 2024. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-language-pack-default-values?view=windows-11 (accessed May 28, 2025).
Librehat, “Windows 10/11 拼音输入法英式键盘,” Librehat的部落格, Oct. 05, 2021. https://www.librehat.com/windows-10-pinyin-uk-keyboard-layout/ (accessed May 28, 2025).

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Setting Windows Chinese or other IME Keyboard to non-ANSI layout

List of Built-in Windows Keyboards

References

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