Policy

Allow uninstallation of language features when a language is uninstalled

When this policy setting is enabled, some language features (such as handwriting recognizers and spell checking dictionaries) included with a language can be uninstalled from a user’s machine when the language is uninstalled. The language can be reinstalled with a different selection of included language features if needed. When this policy setting is disabled, language features remain on the user’s machine when the language is uninstalled.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Text Input
Policy IDc4668500d418
Internal nameAllowLanguageFeaturesUninstall

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\TextInput\AllowLanguageFeaturesUninstall (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\TextInput\AllowLanguageFeaturesUninstall (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

When this policy setting is enabled, some language features (such as handwriting recognizers and spell checking dictionaries) included with a language can be uninstalled from a user’s machine when the language is uninstalled. The language can be reinstalled with a different selection of included language features if needed. When this policy setting is disabled, language features remain on the user’s machine when the language is uninstalled.

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