The company says the input indicator might not show up

Aug 4, 2022 09:51 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has confirmed a new Windows 10 bug caused by the most recent OS cumulative updates, with the company explaining that the input indicator and the language bar might sometime not show up.

The company says the problem was caused by the June 28 cumulative update and the following releases, so any device running at least cumulative update KB5014666 could end up struggling with this problem.

“After installing updates released on June 28, 2022 ( KB5014666) or later updates, the Input Indicator and Language Bar might not appear in the notification area. The notification area is normally located on the right end of the taskbar. Affected devices have more than one language installed. The Input Indicator and Language Bar is used to switch between input or keyboard languages on Windows devices and is used especially with languages that use Input Method Editors (IME),” Microsoft explains.

KIR already announced for the affected Windows versions

While a full fix isn’t yet available, the company has actually resolved the glitch with the help of the Known Issue Rollback system.

The workaround has already been implemented, and Microsoft says users of Windows 10 version 21H2, Windows 10 version 21H1, and Windows 10 version 20H2 should notice that everything is working properly in a matter of hours.

“Please note that it might take up to 24 hours for the resolution to propagate automatically to consumer devices and non-managed business devices. Restarting your Windows device might help the resolution apply to your device faster. For enterprise-managed devices that have installed an affected update and encountered this issue can resolve it by installing and configuring a special Group Policy. The special Group Policy can be found in Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> <Group Policy name listed below>,” the company explains, adding that Windows Server 20H2 also seems to be impacted.