Policy
Allow uninstallation of language features when a language is uninstalled
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
When this policy setting is enabled, some language features (such as handwriting recognizers and spell checking dictionaries) included with a language can be uninstalled from a user’s machine when the language is uninstalled. The language can be reinstalled with a different selection of included language features if needed. When this policy setting is disabled, language features remain on the user’s machine when the language is uninstalled.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\TextInput\AllowLanguageFeaturesUninstall | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
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