Here's a simple guide to get rid of the very annoying CTRL + SHIFT and ALT + SHIFT combinations to switch between keyboard layouts on Windows 10. For me, the problem often occurs if I I've shuffled too far forward in my browser tabs, having pressed CTRL + TAB. To quickly go back, I press CTRL + SHIFT + TAB, but occasionally, I end up releasing TAB too quickly, and just shuffle CTRL + SHIFT, which then changes my keyboard layout. To make sure that you would have a higher risk of messing this up, Microsoft also made ALT + SHIFT a possible combination :) #notsaltyatall. So when you shuffle between open programs with ALT + TAB, and you want to go back one window, pressing ALT + SHIFT + TAB, you will occasionally shuffle ALT + SHIFT instead of ALT + SHIFT + TAB, making you switch input language. Brothers and sisters.... We got you!

Few easy steps to salvation

  1. Press the Windows Button
  2. Type in Advanced Keyboard Settings
  3. Click the Advanced keyboard settings tab
  4. In the new window that opens, click Input language hot keys as shown below
  5. Click on Change Key Sequence..., under Advanced Key Settings
  6. This is the holy grail. From here, select Not Assigned in both Switch Input Language and Switch Keyboard Layout. Confirm, clicking OK
Now only the Windows button + Spacebar will shuffle between the languages.