Windows 11 (and 10 before it) treats keyboard layouts on a . You can have Notepad using English, Chrome using French, and PowerShell using Japanese—all at the same time.
For everyone else? The default ( Use language list (recommended) ) works fine. The moment you find yourself fighting Windows over which layout appears when you press Win + R , you now know exactly where to go. Windows 11 (and 10 before it) treats keyboard layouts on a
The override feature is a . Back then, per-window input tracking was optional. Modern UWP and WinUI 3 apps handle input independently. Microsoft kept the setting for legacy compatibility, but its scope has shrunk. Chrome using French