Allow uninstallation of language features when a language is uninstalled
- Policy ID
- AllowLanguageFeaturesUninstall
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Text Input
Description
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
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- AllowLanguageFeaturesUninstallREG_DWORD