[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":198},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-post-86":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":12,"extension":191,"meta":192,"navigation":193,"path":194,"seo":195,"stem":196,"__hash__":197},"content/post/86.md","86",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":178},"minimark",[9,13,18,44,48,51,55,69,73,90,94,109,113,121,125,148,152,159,163],[10,11,12],"p",{},"The built-in Microsoft Pinyin is good enough, but \"it defaults to English\", \"the candidate list vanished\", and \"Shift misfires in games\" are frequent complaints. Here is the rundown by search popularity.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"_1-cant-switch-or-it-opens-in-english","1. Can't switch, or it opens in English",[19,20,21,34,41],"ul",{},[22,23,24,25,29,30,33],"li",{},"Switch input methods: ",[26,27,28],"code",{},"Win + Space"," (cycles through installed methods), or ",[26,31,32],{},"Ctrl + Shift",".",[22,35,36,37,40],{},"Inside Microsoft Pinyin, the default ",[26,38,39],{},"Shift"," toggles Chinese and English (press once for English, again for Chinese).",[22,42,43],{},"Set the default mode to Chinese. Settings > Time and language > Language and region > Chinese (Simplified) > Options > Microsoft Pinyin > General > \"Default mode\" to \"Chinese\"; then it opens in Chinese every time.",[14,45,47],{"id":46},"_2-shift-misfires-in-games","2. Shift misfires in games",[10,49,50],{},"Many people press Shift for a game skill and accidentally switch to English. Go to Microsoft Pinyin > Key > turn off \"Shift switches Chinese and English\" (or rebind it), and the game stays quiet.",[14,52,54],{"id":53},"_3-candidate-words-not-showing-or-gone","3. Candidate words not showing, or gone",[19,56,57,60,63,66],{},[22,58,59],{},"The taskbar input icon is hidden. Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > tray area icons > turn on \"Input indicator\".",[22,61,62],{},"The candidate window does not follow the cursor or is too small. Microsoft Pinyin > Appearance, adjust the candidate window position and font size.",[22,64,65],{},"Too few candidates. Microsoft Pinyin > General > \"Number of candidate words\" to a larger value.",[22,67,68],{},"Turning off \"Cloud candidates\" and \"Full-screen optimization\" reduces lag and glitches.",[14,70,72],{"id":71},"_4-chinese-vs-english-punctuation-full-vs-half-width","4. Chinese vs English punctuation, full vs half width",[19,74,75,81,87],{},[22,76,77,80],{},[26,78,79],{},"Shift + Space"," toggles full-width and half-width.",[22,82,83,86],{},[26,84,85],{},"Ctrl + ."," toggles Chinese and English punctuation (on some versions it is in Microsoft Pinyin > Key).",[22,88,89],{},"All punctuation preferences are in Microsoft Pinyin > Key.",[14,91,93],{"id":92},"_5-emoji-symbols-and-kaomoji-panel","5. Emoji, symbols, and kaomoji panel",[10,95,96,99,100,103,104,33],{},[26,97,98],{},"Win + ."," (or ",[26,101,102],{},"Win + ;",") opens a panel with emojis, kaomoji, special symbols, and characters, handy for documents and chat. More shortcuts are in ",[105,106,108],"a",{"href":107},"/post/58/","Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet",[14,110,112],{"id":111},"_6-voice-input","6. Voice input",[10,114,115,118,119,33],{},[26,116,117],{},"Win + H"," brings up voice input (needs a voice model, downloaded on first use), good for dictating long text. This shortcut is also collected in ",[105,120,108],{"href":107},[14,122,124],{"id":123},"_7-add-remove-or-reinstall-the-input-method","7. Add, remove, or reinstall the input method",[19,126,127,130,133],{},[22,128,129],{},"Add. Settings > Language and region > Chinese (Simplified) > Options > Add a keyboard (Microsoft Pinyin, Microsoft Wubi, or third-party).",[22,131,132],{},"If the input method is broken overall, on that same page first \"Remove\" Microsoft Pinyin, then \"Add\" it again, or \"Reset\" the language options.",[22,134,135,136,139,140,143,144,33],{},"If it freezes or will not pop up, end ",[26,137,138],{},"ctfmon"," and \"Windows Input Experience\" in Task Manager, or restart ",[26,141,142],{},"explorer",". The way to restart File Explorer is in ",[105,145,147],{"href":146},"/post/30/","Desktop Icons Missing, Taskbar Gone or Settings Reset After a Windows 11 Update",[14,149,151],{"id":150},"_8-a-deeper-settings-entry","8. A deeper settings entry",[10,153,154,155,33],{},"Some advanced behaviors (default input method, candidate behavior) can also be tuned through the registry and group policy; the common entries and pitfalls are in ",[105,156,158],{"href":157},"/post/61/","How to Use the Registry Editor (regedit) and Group Policy (gpedit)",[14,160,162],{"id":161},"wrap-up","Wrap-up",[10,164,165,166,168,169,171,172,174,175,177],{},"Switch with ",[26,167,28],{}," or ",[26,170,39],{},"; for the default-English problem go to \"General > Default mode\" and pick Chinese; if candidates vanish, first check the \"Input indicator\" icon and the Appearance settings; emoji is ",[26,173,98],{}," and voice is ",[26,176,117],{},". 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