Hey Bob, I totally get how frustrating this is—having your preferred keyboard layout reset to US English every time you log in after that February 2018 update is such a hassle. Let’s walk through some proven steps to get your login screen to remember your keyboard preference again:

Step 1: Verify User Account Keyboard Settings #

First, make sure your user account’s default keyboard layout is set correctly:

• Open Settings > Time & Language > Language
• Find your preferred language (e.g., Chinese Simplified) in the list, click it, then select Options
• Under "Keyboards", ensure your go-to keyboard layout is listed, and use the up arrow to move it to the top of the list
• Save changes and close the settings window

Step 2: Sync User Settings to Login Screen #

This step copies your account’s keyboard preferences to the login screen:

• Go back to the Language settings page, click Administrative language settings at the bottom
• In the "Advanced" tab, under Welcome screen and new user accounts, check the box for Copy your current settings to the welcome screen and system accounts
• Click Apply then OK, and restart your system to test if the login screen now uses your preferred layout

Step 3: Force Default Layout via Registry (Admin Required) #

If the above doesn’t work, you can directly set the login screen’s default keyboard layout using the registry:

1. Right-click the Start menu and select Command Prompt (Admin) (or Windows PowerShell (Admin))
2. Run the following command, replacing 00000804 with your keyboard layout’s LCID code (e.g., US English is 00000409, Spanish (Spain) is 0000040A):

   reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts" /v "Default Layout" /t REG_SZ /d "00000804" /f
   

3. Restart your computer—this should override the default US English layout on the login screen

Step 4: Group Policy Editor (Pro/Enterprise Windows Only) #

If you’re using a Pro or Enterprise edition of Windows, group policy gives you another way to lock in the setting:

• Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and hit Enter to open Group Policy Editor
• Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options
• Double-click Set the default input language, select Enabled, then choose your preferred keyboard layout from the dropdown menu
• Click Apply and OK, then restart your system

A quick note: If none of these steps work, it’s possible the 2018 update introduced a persistent bug. You could check for subsequent Windows updates (sometimes Microsoft patches these kinds of issues) or submit feedback through the Windows Feedback Hub to flag the problem for their team.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者user603010