Remove/Disable Language Bar

[efiftythree]

I'm nearly at my wits end. There must be a way to automatically disable, remove, or simply not install the Language Bar that shows up on the task bar.

The only thing I have been able to find anywhere on the net is how to do it manually (uncheck the boxes). I also found a little reg hack that removes some of the buttons from the Language Bar but does not remove it completely from the task bar.

This batch file removes all but the "help" icon from the task bar, but does not turn the language bar OFF.

@echo off
setlocal
call :quiet>nul 2>&1
endlocal
goto :EOF
:quiet
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\CTF" /V "Disable Thread Input Manager" /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\CTF\LangBar" /V ExtraIconsOnMinimized /T REG_DWORD /F /D 0
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\CTF\LangBar" /V ShowStatus /T REG_DWORD /F /D 2
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\CTF\MSUTB" /V ShowDeskBand /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1

HELP! PLEASE! I would like to be able to turn it off with a GPO or with an MST... any ideas?

 

[TonyJollans]

This is not an Office issue but see if this Microsoft "How To" page helps at all.

Enjoy,
Tony

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[efiftythree]

Thanks Tony, but, I've seen that page a couple times and unfortunatly its no help.

I did find a reg hack that will remove the service and the bar.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}]
@="Language bar"
"MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

Again, thanks for taking the time to reply Tony.

 

[TonyJollans]

Sorry it didn't help and thanks for posting the reg fix.

I use the language bar so I've never tried to switch it off - does this blog page help any? It looks simple.

Enjoy,
Tony

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