I'm using windows 8.1 with multiple languages. The new pretty shortcut windows+spacebar will pop up a pretty looking selection on the right.

Now, hitting Alt+Shift (left ones) will also change the language.

This 2nd option clashes with some of my other shortcuts (mainly sublime text), and I can't find where/how to disable it. I remember it was possible in previous versions of windows where you could select the shortcut for changing languages.

Any suggestions?

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6 Answers

Good golly ... spent too much time on it, but found it eventually.

It's hidding in: Clock,Language, ande Region -> Language -> Advanced Settings -> Change language bar hot keys. (the last is in the "switching input methods").

Here's a website with screenshots .

Once done, you can change or disable it. (which made me realize i have another program that was trying (yet failing) to use those shortcuts :) ).

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Windows 10

April, 2022

This comment reports solution works on Windows 2004 also.

1. Press the Windows key, type Advanced keyboard settings and then press Enter
   
2. Input language hot keys (left)
   
3. Change Key Sequence... (for "Between input languages")
   
4. Set to "Not Assigned"
   

I'm going to update the subtitle date when this gets an upvote so that we know it's still working.

(Thanks @bugybunny, @Bassie-c, and @skajfes for improvements.)

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Under Windows 10, another lazier way to achieve the same goal is to run the following command line.

"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL input.dll,,{C07337D3-DB2C-4D0B-9A93-B722A6C106E2}{HOTKEYS}

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The option seems to have moved yet again for the latest Windows 10 update, at least for me (I no longer have a "Language" icon in the Control Panel).

Open the Region & Language settings applet.

Then "Advanced keyboard settings" in Related settings on the right.

Then "Language bar options".

The "Text Services and Input Languages" dialog will appear. Select the "Advanced Key Settings" tab and you'll be shown a Key Sequence list for changing between input languages.

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The location has changed in Windows 11.

Once there, the dialogs are the same as in previous versions.

On windows 10 I figured it out:

in the windows taskbar search for language settings

click on choose an input method to always choose as default (at the bottom)

language bar options

advanced key settings tab

select between input languages and press the button change key sequence

press both radio buttons on "not assigned and press ok

then press apply