Language Bar Is Not There And Won't Switch Between Languages!

[trancer03]

My initial installation of Windows is in English, so I added another language to type in.

I just noticed today that all of a sudden I can't switch between languages, and the Language Bar won't appear no matter weather I choose to have it in the Task Bar or Floating in Language and Regional Settings!

[NotHereToPlayGames]

Is this of any help?

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24434039/RECOVER-LANGUAGE-BAR-IN-VISTA-DELETED-FROM-TOOLBARS-LIST.html

[trancer03]

On 10/20/2025 at 4:14 PM, NotHereToPlayGames said:

Is this of any help?

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24434039/RECOVER-LANGUAGE-BAR-IN-VISTA-DELETED-FROM-TOOLBARS-LIST.html

Didn't help!

[Deron416]

Are you using Extended Kernel? I had a similar problem when I was using it. Never found a solution to this problem, so I had to stop using Extended Kernel.

[trancer03]

On 11/5/2025 at 12:00 PM, Deron416 said:

Are you using Extended Kernel? I had a similar problem when I was using it. Never found a solution to this problem, so I had to stop using Extended Kernel.

Yes, I am!

I like Extended Kernel because it solved shut down issue with my SP3, the image of which I've downloaded from http://ximonite.com/sp3/! Also, using Windows Version Spoofing as described in the guide below, I was able to install Windows 7 compatible YouTube Downloading Software and able to download videos from YouTube!

 

Edited November 7, 2025 by trancer03

[tweak]

On 10/20/2025 at 10:12 PM, trancer03 said:

My initial installation of Windows is in English, so I added another language to type in.

I just noticed today that all of a sudden I can't switch between languages, and the Language Bar won't appear

It has always been so. This problem is exactly the same age as the Extended Kernel for Vista has existed. No one knows where this came from or what the reason is, including the young creator of the Extended Kernel himself, because this development was abandoned by him a long time ago.

Back in the days when I was still trying to use the Extended Kernel for Vista, I found the only solution - to use a third-party application to switch the language. So, since I am a cosmopolitan, I have no political prejudices, and I am not burdened with a complex of historical inferiority, I eventually came to the conclusion that the Punto Switcher would be the best choice. It is multilingual, has a hotkeys and a bunch of other settings, and is displayed in the taskbar in both alphabetic characters and more pleasing-to-the-eye flags.

Just try this, and you'll forever forget that Windows ever had a language bar. However, you can also try something else. Good luck ;)