Change keyboard from English to German - how it works

If the letters "X" and "Y" and the special characters on your keyboard are interchanged, you must change them from English to German. In this article we will tell you where you can find the necessary settings and which shortcut is particularly quick.

Windows: Change keyboard from English to German

If you click on the character shortcut "EN" in the bottom left of the button bar, the language settings of the keyboard open. Select the "DE - Germany" option here to switch the keyboard to German. If the symbol does not appear in your taskbar, you can also change the keyboard layout via the control panel:

1. Open the Control Panel and click the "Change keyboards and input methods" option in the "Time, Language and Region" category.
2. In the new window, click on the "Change keyboards" button.
3. In the "Standard input language" section, select the entry "German (Germany) - German". If this is not available, click on "Add" below and look for it in the list.
4. Finally save your settings with "OK".