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KittenRaee's avatar
5 years ago

Apex Legends adds unwanted keyboard layout to Windows

Product: Apex Legends
Platform:Steam-PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number NVIDIA TU104
Enter RAM memory size in GB 32
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? KittenRaee
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Are you using any software with an overlay? Yes
If yes, can you list them here? Steam
If you disable this software, does that have any effect? No
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)?
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In the lobby (waiting area before the match)
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Launching the game
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Launching the game
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? I don't know
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? 0
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 23.01.21 16:08
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? When launching the game, unwanted keyboard layout is added to Windows (English (United States) – US Keyboard)
What should be happening instead? No changes to operating system should happen
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Launch the game with any combination of Language and Keyboard Layout different than English (United States) – US Keyboard

Everything detailed in the "What happens when the bug occurs? " field.

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  • Heyo!

    I did some research into your issue, and what I am finding is that this is probably unfixable. The SOURCE engine, which Apex is built on, has a reputation for reinstalling this layout across many games. As such, it is probably not something fixable by the devs either, since it would almost certainly be tied to the core libraries of SOURCE.

    What you could employ is the WINDOWS layout shortcut (customizable) . This key bind allows you to switch layouts quickly. You would have to do so every boot of Apex Legends.

    Information about setting up the keybind here:

    MICROSOFT FORUMS (first response)

  • KittenRaee's avatar
    KittenRaee
    5 years ago

    I have been playing Source Engine based games for almost two decades. Apex is first and only one to do so, so it's not inherently Source Engine based issue, please do not spread misinformation.

  • Heyo!

    Yeah I realize now that’s kinda poorly stated. What I meant was the customized version of source that Respawn uses for the Titanfall/Apex engine. I probably should have clarified that in my original post. I’d personally experienced it with TF1, and so had a friend of mine, so I extrapolated that since the engine build has remained fundamentally the same for the games.

    Apologies.

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