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Serebro

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Registered: 2014-03-28

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Changing Keyboard Layout on Win 11

As you know, it's impossible to change the keyboard layout on windows 11 the regular way.

This is a workaround how to do it.

1) Install AutoHotkey 2.0 software (it's free).
2) Create a new empty script file in it. It should be in .ahk format by default. Put it on desktop.
3) Open it with a text editor, such as notepad++ and put my code and save it.
4) Right click the script on destop and Run as Administrator.
5) Test by pressing Alt+Shift buttons in game, layout should change.

** If you are scared of code you can download my script, instead of creating a new one
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z-q9nh … sp=sharing

The code:

#Requires AutoHotkey 2.0
#SingleInstance

; Variable to track the last time the keyboard layout was changed
LastChangeTime := 0

; Function for switching keyboard layout
SwitchKeyboardLayout() {
    global LastChangeTime ; Use the global variable
    CurrentTime := A_TickCount ; Get current time in milliseconds

    ; Check if it has been less than 1000 milliseconds since the last change
    if (CurrentTime - LastChangeTime < 1000) {
        return ; Exit if last change was less than 1 second ago
    }

    ; Update the last change time
    LastChangeTime := CurrentTime

    ; Get the active window
    hwnd := WinGetID("A") ; Get the ID of the active window
    if hwnd {
        ; Switch keyboard layout for the active window
        PostMessage(0x50, 0, 0, , hwnd)
    } else {
        MsgBox("Active window not found!")
    }
}

; Set a timer to check for Alt + Shift key combination
SetTimer(CheckAltShift, 10)

CheckAltShift() {
    static altShiftPressed := false

    ; Check if both Alt and Shift are pressed
    if GetKeyState("LAlt", "P") && GetKeyState("LShift", "P") {
        if !altShiftPressed {
            altShiftPressed := true ; Mark as pressed
            SwitchKeyboardLayout() ; Change keyboard layout
        }
    } else {
        if altShiftPressed {
            altShiftPressed := false ; Reset the flag when released
        }
    }
}

Last edited by Serebro (2024-09-24 17:13:28)

Serebro

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Location: Moldova

Registered: 2014-03-28

Posts: 2,688

Re: Changing Keyboard Layout on Win 11

This is an updated code for changing the layout in BF1942 on Win11

The way it works now is
It works only when bf1942.exe is running. Otherwise it won't be active and will not interfere with regular layout change.
Script file for Autohotkey is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFF-1m … drive_link