Getting Rid Of The Language Bar (Windows XP)

Posted Aug 29, 2008 | by Rich Menga | 2 Comments  

Admittedly this information is old, however I had to reinstall XP on a laptop recently and after updating it with SP3 and whatever other patch/fix I needed to install, the Language Bar appeared in the taskbar.

It’s a safe assumption to say the vast majority of Windows users have absolutely no use for this – myself included. So here’s how to get rid of it.

Go to the Control Panel.

Click the Regional and Language Options icon.

Click the Languages tab. You see this:

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Click the Details button.

You see this:

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Click the Language Bar button at the bottom.

You see this:

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Uncheck Show the Language bar on the desktop.

And that’s it.

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2 Responses to “Getting Rid Of The Language Bar (Windows XP)”

  1. perkster

    29. Aug, 2008

    Im pretty sure last time I did this I simply right clicked on the language bar and told it to go away for same effect with a lot less clicks.

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    • Rich Menga

      29. Aug, 2008

      Not a permanent solution. It will keep coming back unless you dig into the Control Panel and remove it as outlined above.

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