Dead keys layout for Windows devices that mimic the English (US, intl., with dead keys) layout available on Linux.
- Install the English Language Pack on your system.
Step 1: Install Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
Here is a link with the latest version https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=102134.
⚠ Important: You may have to enable .NET 3.5, to do so follow the steps on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/install/dotnet-35-windows#enable-the-net-framework-35-in-control-panel.
Step 2: Follow this tutorial on Youtube importing the .klc file to Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, no aditional configuration on keystrokes is necessary as it's made in the video, you can skip to the building part.
If you know the architecture, you can execute the .msi file containing the arch of your device as a sufix. Otherwise, execute the setup file to install the keyboard layout. You can check if it's installed on:
Start > Settings > Time & language > Language & region
- Keyboard layout tested on Windows 10. For now, it still lacks validation from Windows 11.
- The Dead Keys on this Layout were configured having Portuguese or Spanish speakers in mind. Other languages might require aditional configuration.
Create a table here with relevant key combinations.