Procedure
- Go to
Start
> Type inregedit
and start it - Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Input Method/Hot Keys
- Select the key named:
00000070
for theChinese (Traditional) IME - Ime/NonIme Toggle
hotkey00000010
for theChinese (Simplified) IME - Ime/NonIme Toggle
hotkey
- In the right sub-window, there are three subkeys.
- Key Modifiers designate Alt/Ctrl/Shift/etc and is set to Ctrl (
02c00000
). - Virtual Key designates the finishing key and is set to Space (
20000000
).
- Key Modifiers designate Alt/Ctrl/Shift/etc and is set to Ctrl (
- Change the first byte in
Key Modifiers
from02
to00
- Change the first byte in
Virtual Key
from20
toFF
- Log off and log back on. I don't think it's necessary to restart.
- Do not change the
Hot keys for input languages
in Control Panel, unless you want to do this all over again.
Notes: Symptoms
Each registry key (thing that looks like a folder) is for each specific hotkey setting that you would normally find in Control Panel > Region and Language > Keyboards and Languages > Change keyboards... > Advanced Key Settings > Hot keys for input languages
. The recurring bug is the hotkey being automatically reset to Ctrl+space even if changed via the GUI.
I can personally confirm this for Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8.1, though from my research, it looks like it may work for XP and Vista as well.
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