Is the Windows Server 2008 an R2 language bar driving you crazy when using RDP or ICA?
Everytime you login the keyboard setting will be changed into you’re Local setting in my case Dutch, this is very innoying.
The reason for this is Microsoft put in a nice new Feature in 2008 called Auto detect Remote Keyboard layout and this will change you’re layout in the RDP session.
The solution is quit simple change these registry settings through a policy or login script:
Disable Auto Detect Keyboard Layout:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout]
“IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout”=dword:00000001
Hide Language Bar:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CTF\LangBar]
“ShowStatus”=dword:00000003
This can be used on Server, Terminal Server and Citrix Server.
Example add registry setting through Group Policy
Thanks to @JvPeer for the Intel
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Thanks for the fix!
Despite the fact that we HAVE this registry setting on all of our Citrix servers, randmly our keyboard switches and users have to revert it using CTRL – left Shift.
Could it be an application changing the keyboard settings?
Thanks in advance,
Jack
Hi Jack,
I don’t haven’t experienced this, this always did the trick for me.
Sorry I couldn’t help you.
Regards,
Michael