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Windows says Dvorak is the default keyboard layout, but all new windows use QWERTY

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Mar 15, 20269511 views
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Thanks to the help I received in this thread, I was able to get Windows to default to the Dvorak keyboard layout for all new documents/windows. There's just one catch. I have to re-set it every time I log in. When I open the Text Services and Input Languages dialog (accessible from the Regional and…

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Keyboard Layout

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Fix for: Windows says Dvorak is the default keyboard layout, but all new windows use QWERTY

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I don't know about Server 2008, but I had the same problem on Windows 7. Where you choose the Dvorak layout, there's a little list view thing. You'll need to put Dvorak on the top. When Dvorak is the #1 keyboard layout (top), it should default to it…

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