Language bar in Windows 8, as in previous versions OS from Microsoft, located minimized on the taskbar in the notification area. It is used to determine the input language, keyboard layout, or change other language settings. However, sometimes a situation occurs when the language bar disappears from its usual place. Moreover, you can also change the language and do other actions with a keyboard shortcut. This is usually not very convenient, so users wonder how to return the panel to its place. There are several ways to do this.
Via Control Panel
First, go to the Control Panel. We enable display mode in the form of small or large icons. In the window that appears, select the Language section. On the left side of the window we are interested in the Additional parameters item. We click on it.
In the section we find a line that suggests using language bar if it is available. Place a checkmark next to this line and go to Settings. Here you can change the settings. Thus, the language bar can be displayed not only on the Taskbar, but also located anywhere on the desktop if you check the box next to the item of the same name. It is also recommended to make a checkbox next to such an option as displaying text labels. Save all changed settings by clicking OK.
Using the Registry Editor
If the method described above did not help, this may mean that the application was removed from startup by you. We won’t figure out why this happened, but we’ll just look at how to fix it. In this case, we will need Registry Editor. it can be done quite simply. First you need to press the Win + R keys, and then enter regedit in the search window.
We are interested in the registry branch, at the end of which you will see the inscription CurrentVersion\Run. We go to it, and in the right area of the editor, click on any free space. From the appeared context menu Click Create – String parameter. You can come up with any name for it, for example, let's take Language Bar. Click on the created string parameter and click Edit.
In the Value line you must enter “ctfmon”=”CTFMON.EXE”, and then click OK. All that remains is to close the registry editor and . As a result of these actions, the language bar should return to its usual place.
other methods
There are other ways to get the language bar back, depending on what is causing the problem. For example, some users complain that a similar situation arose after installing updates in Windows 8. In this situation, you can always roll the system back to the point that was created before installing the add-ons. Read how to create a restore point in Windows 8. However, do not forget that in this case all updates will be lost. In addition, such a method is not a guarantee that the situation will not arise again.
Sometimes the language bar or the CTFMON.EXE file is removed from startup due to a virus infection of the computer. In addition to returning it to autostart, you will need to check your PC for malicious software. software. There are also additional utilities that are distributed on the Internet for free or for money that help solve this problem.
As you can see, returning the language bar to its place is quite simple. This requires only a few minutes of time and certain knowledge. In most cases, the above methods work great. After you make changes to the settings through Control Panel or Registry Editor, the language information will reappear in the bottom corner of the screen.
The New Year's weekend passed and all the people again plunged into everyday work, and I, in turn, sat down to my blog. And everything seems fine, but one problem has been tormenting me since last year - the language bar constantly disappears. Once you restore it, a month or two passes, and then it disappears.
Why this happens, I don’t know. You can work on a computer without a language bar, but it’s not convenient. When she disappeared the first time, I Googled it, as they say, and immediately restored it. This happened two, three times. And then, on the fourth time, the first recovery method stopped working. I had to look for an alternative, but I still found it.
About my two effective ways I want to tell you. If the first does not give results, the second should certainly work. By the way, I have Windows 7, but the second method may be suitable for many operating systems.
So, if you do not see the language bar, use these methods:
Through the Windows Control Panel.
Through “Startup” using the ctfmon file. exe
1-way. The simplest one and you should immediately resort to it after the icon disappears. Through “Start” go to “Control Panel”.
In the “Language Bar” application, the checkbox should be opposite “Pinned to taskbar”.
For example, when my icon disappeared for the first time, I went to the “Language panel” and for some reason the checkbox was opposite “Hidden”. Using simple steps, I pinned it to “Pinned to taskbar” and clicked OK.
All the icons were back in place and I was happy as long as this method worked. But then he stopped helping. Even those simple actions stopped working. The language bar didn’t want to come back, so the second method helped.
2-way. Just as simple as the first one.
So, first, go to the “C” drive of our computer, then open the “Windows” folder, then “System32”.
There we find the ctfmon file and copy it to the desktop.
After that, through “Start” go to “All Programs”.
In programs, find the “Startup” folder and open it right click mouse through “Open”. Move our previously copied ctfmon shortcut to the window that appears.
At this point, the operation is almost complete, you just need to restart the computer and the RU/EN language icon will simply appear in its place.
In this post-New Year article, I tried to analyze the question “How to return the language bar” in as much detail and as clearly as possible, and I think these methods will help you. Well, that's it, bye!
Update July 2015
3-way. Using changes in the Windows registry.
The method is effective, but you should do everything exactly as written in these instructions. Otherwise, the system may become unstable or not boot at all.
Go to the menu Start or press hotkeys Win+R and enter the command “regedit” in the search window.
In the last folder “Run”, right-click and create a “String parameter”. We call it “CTFMon”. Again, right-click on the newly created file and select “Edit”. Enter the following value there: “ C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe»
That's it, restart the computer and observe the result.
Sysadmin(he's on English language sysadmin, system administrator) - an abbreviated name of a profession, the full name of which in Russian sounds like System Administrator. This profession in Lately has become very popular for most young and not so young people, they teach it, they work on it, they get good money for it. This is due to the rapid development of various computer technology and their penetration into all spheres of human life. The word system administrator is often used in colloquial speech, in vacancies and resumes when searching for a job, in a word - everywhere. Below we will talk about what the profession is system administrator.
In modern realities, a system administrator can be called virtually any person who is involved in servicing and maintaining the work of a certain computer network, including all its hardware and/or software components, which may include:
- Personal computers, both workstations and servers;
- Network equipment such as switches, routers, firewalls and more;
- Web servers, mail servers, database servers, and others.
Also, in certain cases, the system administrator may be responsible for ensuring proper information security.
Depending on his specialization, a system administrator can engage in the following activities:
- The administrator of workstations and servers most often repairs both hardware (failed motherboards, burnt-out power supplies), and software (Windows won’t load, commas won’t print in Word”e...).
- Administrator corporate network domain based Active Directory. A very popular activity, given the prevalence of operating rooms Windows systems, as well as the need to somehow control them centrally. Such a specialist must be able to create, distribute into groups, edit users, give them the appropriate rights in the AD domain, and also be able to manage group policies for users, their computers and the groups they all belong to.
- Administration of networks and network equipment. His responsibilities include knowledge of network topology, the ability to work with both non-configurable and customizable network equipment, local planning computer network, as well as the ability to combine several remote workplaces into one network by setting up NATs and VPNs. You should also not forget to control access within this network and outside it - setting up a proxy.
- A web server administrator, who must at least be able to install, configure and maintain one of the following web servers - Apache, IIS, Nginx, and monitor hosting (which can be located both within the organization’s network and outside it). In addition, a good administrator should be able to configure normal resource distribution under high loads, clustering and many other specific things.
- Administration of a mail server is also a common task for a system administrator; his tasks include working with such popular solutions as Exim, Microsoft Exchange, Postfix, Sendmail, or corporate mail solutions from Google or, for example, Yandex. In addition to the obvious control over accounts (creation, deletion, configuration), it is also necessary to be able to set up an antispam system, etc.
- Site administrator. These responsibilities may include simply filling the site with some content, but since we are talking about a system administrator, then in theory he should be able to set up hosting (including a web server, as mentioned above), install and configure the desired site, for example any content management system (CMS).
- Very rarely, the responsibilities of a system administrator may include the task of creating or maintaining a video surveillance system. The tasks include installing and configuring cameras, responding to various events, saving and playing back recordings. He has a weak attitude towards system administration, and often falls into his responsibilities in conjunction with some other responsibilities.
Left out of the system administrator's activities described above are such possible things as database administration ( Microsoft SQL, MySQL and its multiple branches, Oracle, etc.), 1C administration (not to be confused with “1C programmer”), PBX and much more.
52410P last Windows versions were marked by a small bug that manifested itself as the disappearance of the language bar icon in the notification area. And although this error has long been known to developers, Microsoft is still in no hurry to fix it, apparently believing that it does not deserve special attention. Most often, the sudden disappearance of the layout switching icon occurs during system failures, virus attacks, the use of optimizers, and less often when installing new programs.
The error may also appear when hiding the language bar. Once the panel is hidden, the user cannot return it to its place due to the lack of appropriate controls. At the same time, the ability to switch keyboard layouts remains. Restarting the computer in such cases does not always help. Alternatively, you can try rolling back the system to an earlier restore point or using these three techniques.
Method one. Checking system settings
First of all, check in the system settings whether the language bar is enabled at all. The corresponding settings are located in the Control Panel, in the section.
In the window that opens, switch to the tab "Language bar" and make sure the setting is enabled.
If not, turn it on and save.
Method two. Reinstalling input languages
As a rule, Russian speakers Windows users The system includes two input languages: Russian and English. If only one language is enabled, the language switcher will not appear at all. However, despite the fact that the user uses both languages, the system for some reason “forgets” about this and begins to believe that only one language is used. This error can be corrected by reinstalling the input languages.
To do this, in the “Language” section of the Control Panel, you need to select the element English layout, and then delete his.
Then immediately click and select in the window that opens
and add it again.
If it was not possible to solve the problem in this way, move on to the third option.
Method three. Adding the ctfmon.exe process to startup
As in earlier versions of the OS in Windows 8 and 8.1, the file is responsible for displaying the language bar ctfmon.exe. By default, it should start when the system starts, but it may happen that for some reason it “crashed” from startup. To return it to startup, we will use a regular registry editor. In the editor you will need to find the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run and check whether it contains a parameter pointing to ctfmon.exe. If there is no such parameter, you will need to create it manually.
The language bar appears in the taskbar if more than one input language is installed on the system. Its disappearance can be caused by both failures in operating system, and “crooked” applications.
Regarding updates... It happens that the installation latest updates solves the problem. But it also happens the other way around: the problem appears exactly after an OS update. By and large, almost always the problem one way or another lies in a software conflict, which leads to the failure of the process responsible for the operation of the language bar.
Below we will describe several ways to restore the language bar in Windows 8. Which one will help in your case is difficult to predict. But first of all, make sure that the system displays the language bar and has at least two input languages installed.
How to enable the language bar
Open Control Panel => Language.
Click Change language bar keyboard shortcuts:
In the window Languages and services text input go to the tab Language bar.
Set the switch to position Pinned to taskbar.
Click OK to save parameters:
Reinstalling the input language to restore the language bar
An attempt to solve the problem is to remove all languages except one. For example, if you have English, Russian and German on your system, you can temporarily remove Russian and German. Then, install them again.
Run Control Panel.
Select an item Language:
Highlight a language and press Delete:
Click the button Add language:
Find the desired language in the list, highlight it and click the button Add:
How to return the language bar using the registry
1. Click Win+R.
2. Enter regedit.
3. Click Enter or OK:
4. Open the section:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
5. Right-click on an empty field and select Create String Parameter.
6. Give the parameter a name: Language Bar
7. Set the value to C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
8. Restart your computer
If your language bar disappears after startup Google Chrome, try it.
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