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Keyboard types in french mode in all webpages but ONLY in firefox; question mark gives me é; it`s been fine for 6 months and randomly switched. whyÉ I`ve also removed all but US keyboard settings and removed shortcuts ééééééééé``éé``

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mattocastter
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I`ve changed everything so US keyboard is the only option. I`ve had 3 optional layouts listed in my settings so I could toggle from the start menu, with no problems, now I`ve removed them all and it`s still doing thisÉéÉÉéÉéÉé````Éé`é

I`ve changed everything so US keyboard is the only option. I`ve had 3 optional layouts listed in my settings so I could toggle from the start menu, with no problems, now I`ve removed them all and it`s still doing thisÉéÉÉéÉéÉé````Éé`é

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cor-el
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Windows remembers the keyboard layout setting per application and you may have changed the keyboard layout by accident via a keyboard shortcut.

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It is possible that you have switched the keyboard layout by accident.

  • Make sure that you have the Language bar visible on the Windows Taskbar.
  • You can do that via the right-click context menu of the Taskbar: Toolbars > Language Bar.
  • Check the keyboard language (keyboard layout) setting for the application that has focus via the icon on the Language bar.
  • You need to do that while Firefox has focus because Windows remembers the keyboard layout setting per application.
  • The default keys to rotate the layout is a combination (Ctrl+Shift or Alt+Shift) that can easily be used in Firefox to activate a menu item.
  • To avoid an unintentional switch, assign a specific key sequence (Alt/Ctrl+Shift+number) to select keyboard layouts and remove the key combination to rotate layouts (Alt+Shift or Ctrl+Shift)
  • Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages > Change keyboards > Advanced key settings > Change key sequence