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

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