Keyboard layout in boot image is something I change for my customers as we have non-english keyboards in Europe. Both Norwegian and Swedish keyboards have a different key layouts and we also have extra characters in our alphabet. It looks very unprofessional when what you type is different from what is written. This is how we change the keyboard layout in boot image with wpeutil.
My first step in task sequence is “run command line” where I run wpeutil with the SetKeyBoardLayout parameter. Wpeutil is a powerful tool that allows you to manipulate WindowsPE boot image while it is running.
The two most common keyboard layouts I use in Scandinavia:
- Norwegian: wpeutil SetKeyBoardLayout 0414:00000414
- Swedish: wpeutil SetKeyBoardLayout 041d:0000041d
Tip: Spawn a new dos window (F8) while testing to see the changes.
List of keyboard layouts available
| Locale | LCIDHex | LCIDDec | Valid Locale ID:InputLocale combinations | Language Collection |
| Afrikaans | 0436 | 1078 | 0436:00000409, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Albanian | 041c | 1052 | 041c:0000041c, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Arabic_Saudi_Arabia | 0401 | 1025 | 0409:00000409, 0401:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Iraq | 0801 | 2049 | 0409:00000409, 0801:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Egypt | 0c01 | 3073 | 0409:00000409, 0c01:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Libya | 1001 | 4097 | 040c:0000040c, 1001:00020401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Algeria | 1401 | 5121 | 040c:0000040c, 1401:00020401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Morocco | 1801 | 6145 | 040c:0000040c, 1801:00020401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Tunisia | 1c01 | 7169 | 040c:0000040c, 1c01:00020401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Oman | 2001 | 8193 | 0409:00000409, 2001:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Yemen | 2401 | 9217 | 0409:00000409, 2401:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Syria | 2801 | 10241 | 0409:00000409, 2801:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Jordan | 2c01 | 11265 | 0409:00000409, 2c01:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Lebanon | 3001 | 12289 | 0409:00000409, 3001:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Kuwait | 3401 | 13313 | 0409:00000409, 3401:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_UAE | 3801 | 14337 | 0409:00000409, 3801:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Bahrain | 3c01 | 15361 | 0409:00000409, 3c01:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Arabic_Qatar | 4001 | 16385 | 0409:00000409, 4001:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Armenian | 042b | 1067 | 042b:0000042b, 0409:00000409, 0419:00000419 |
Complex Script |
| Azeri_Latin | 042c | 1068 | 042c:0000042c, 082c:0000082c, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Azeri_Cyrillic | 082c | 2092 | 082c:0000082c, 042c:0000042c, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Basque | 042d | 1069 | 042d:0000040a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Belarusian | 0423 | 1059 | 0423:00000423, 0409:00000409, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Bengali_India* | 0445 | 1093 | 0445:00000445, 0409:00000409 |
Complex Script |
| Bosnian_Latin* | 141A | 5146 | 141A:0000141A, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Bulgarian | 0402 | 1026 | 0402:00000402, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Catalan | 0403 | 1027 | 0403:0000040a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Chinese_Taiwan | 0404 | 1028 | 0404:00000404, 0404:e0080404, 0404:E0010404 |
East Asian |
| Chinese_PRC | 0804 | 2052 | 0804:00000804, 0804:e00e0804, 0804:e0010804, 0804:e0030804, 0804:e0040804 |
East Asian |
| Chinese_Hong_Kong | 0c04 | 3076 | 0409:00000409, 0c04:e0080404 |
East Asian |
| Chinese_Singapore | 1004 | 4100 | 0409:00000409, 0804:e00e0804, 0804:e0010804, 0804:e0030804, 0804:e0040804 |
East Asian |
| Chinese_Macau | 1404 | 5124 | 0409:00000409, 0804:e00e0804, 0404:e0020404, 0404:e0080404 |
East Asian |
| Croatian | 041a | 1050 | 041a:0000041a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Croatian_Bosnia_Herzegovina* | 101A | 4122 | 4122:0000041a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Czech | 0405 | 1029 | 0405:00000405, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Danish | 0406 | 1030 | 0406:00000406, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Divehi | 0465 | 1125 | 0409:00000409, 0465:00000465 |
Complex Script |
| Dutch_Standard | 0413 | 1043 | 0409:00020409, 0413:00000413, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Dutch_Belgian | 0813 | 2067 | 0813:00000813, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| English_United_States | 0409 | 1033 | 0409:00000409 | Basic |
| English_United_Kingdom | 0809 | 2057 | 0809:00000809 | Basic |
| English_Australian | 0c09 | 3081 | 0c09:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Canadian | 1009 | 4105 | 1009:00000409, 1009:00011009, 1009:00001009 |
Basic |
| English_New_Zealand | 1409 | 5129 | 1409:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Ireland | 1809 | 6153 | 1809:00001809, 1809:00011809 |
Basic |
| English_South_Africa | 1c09 | 7177 | 1c09:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Jamaica | 2009 | 8201 | 2009:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Caribbean | 2409 | 9225 | 2409:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Belize | 2809 | 10249 | 2809:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Trinidad | 2c09 | 11273 | 2c09:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Zimbabwe | 3009 | 12297 | 3009:00000409 | Basic |
| English_Philippines | 3409 | 13321 | 3409:00000409 | Basic |
| Estonian | 0425 | 1061 | 0425:00000425 | Basic |
| Faeroese | 0438 | 1080 | 0438:00000406, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Farsi | 0429 | 1065 | 0409:00000409, 0429:00000429, 0429:00000401 |
Complex Script |
| Finnish | 040b | 1035 | 040b:0000040b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| French_Standard | 040c | 1036 | 040c:0000040c, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| French_Belgian | 080c | 2060 | 080c:0000080c, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| French_Canadian | 0c0c | 3084 | 0c0c:00011009, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| French_Swiss | 100c | 4108 | 100c:0000100c, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| French_Luxembourg | 140c | 5132 | 140c:0000040c, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| French_Monaco | 180c | 6156 | 180c:0000040c, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Georgian | 0437 | 1079 | 0437:00000437, 0409:00000409, 0419:00000419 |
Complex Script |
| Galician | 0456 | 1110 | 0456:0000040a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| German_Standard | 0407 | 1031 | 0407:00000407, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| German_Swiss | 0807 | 2055 | 0807:00000807, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| German_Austrian | 0c07 | 3079 | 0c07:00000407, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| German_Luxembourg | 1007 | 4103 | 1007:00000407, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| German_Liechtenstein | 1407 | 5127 | 1407:00000407, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Greek | 0408 | 1032 | 0408:00000408, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Gujarati | 0447 | 1095 | 0409:00000409, 0447:00000447, 0439:00010439 |
Complex Script |
| Hebrew | 040d | 1037 | 0409:00000409, 040d:0000040d |
Complex Script |
| Hindi | 0439 | 1081 | 0409:00000409, 0439:00010439, 0439:00000439 |
Complex Script |
| Hungarian | 040e | 1038 | 040e:0000040e, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Icelandic | 040f | 1039 | 040f:0000040f, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Indonesian | 0421 | 1057 | 0421:00000409, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Italian_Standard | 0410 | 1040 | 0410:00000410, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Italian_Swiss | 0810 | 2064 | 0810:00000410, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Japanese | 0411 | 1041 | 0411:e0010411 | East Asian |
| Kannada | 044b | 1099 | 0409:00000409, 044b:0000044b, 0439:00010439 |
Complex Script |
| Kazakh | 043f | 1087 | 043f:0000043f, 0409:00000409, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Konkani | 0457 | 1111 | 0409:00000409, 0457:00000439 |
Complex Script |
| Korean | 0412 | 1042 | 0412:E0010412 | East Asian |
| Kyrgyz | 0440 | 1088 | 0440:00000440, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Latvian | 0426 | 1062 | 0426:00010426 | Basic |
| Lithuanian | 0427 | 1063 | 0427:00010427 | Basic |
| Macedonian | 042f | 1071 | 042f:0000042f, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Malay_Malaysia | 043e | 1086 | 0409:00000409 | Basic |
| Malay_Brunei_Darussalam | 083e | 2110 | 0409:00000409 | Basic |
| Malayalam* | 044c | 1100 | 0409:00000409, 044c:0000044c |
Complex Script |
| Maltese* | 043a | 1082 | 0409:00000409, 043a:0000043a |
Basic |
| Maori* | 0481 | 1153 | 0409:00000409, 0481:00000481 |
Basic |
| Marathi | 044e | 1102 | 0409:00000409, 044e:0000044e, 044e:00000439 |
Complex Script |
| Mongolian | 0450 | 1104 | 0450:00000450, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Norwegian_Bokmal | 0414 | 1044 | 0414:00000414, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Norwegian_Nynorsk | 0814 | 2068 | 0814:00000414, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Polish | 0415 | 1045 | 0415:00010415, 0415:00000415, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Portuguese_Brazilian | 0416 | 1046 | 0416:00000416, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Portuguese_Standard | 0816 | 2070 | 0816:00000816, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Punjabi | 0446 | 1094 | 0409:00000409, 0446:00000446, 0439:00010439 |
Complex Script |
| Quechua_Bolivia* | 046b | 1131 | 0409:00000409, 044b:0000080A |
Basic |
| Quechua_Ecuador* | 086b | 2155 | 0409:00000409, 086b:0000080A |
Basic |
| Quechua_Peru* | 0c6b | 3179 | 0409:00000409, 0c6b:0000080A |
Basic |
| Romanian | 0418 | 1048 | 0418:00000418, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Russian | 0419 | 1049 | 0419:00000419, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Inari* | 243b | 9275 | 243b:0001083b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Lule_Norway* | 103b | 4155 | 103b:0000043b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Lule_Sweden* | 143b | 5179 | 143b:0000083b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Northern_Finland* | 0c3b | 3131 | 0c3b:0001083b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Northern_Norway* | 043b | 1083 | 043b:0000043b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Northern_Sweden* | 083b | 2107 | 083b:0000083b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Skolt* | 203b | 8251 | 203b:0001083b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Southern_Norway* | 183b | 6203 | 183b:0000043b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sami_Southern_Sweden* | 1c3b | 7227 | 1c3b:0000083b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Sanskrit | 044f | 1103 | 0409:00000409, 044f:00000439 |
Complex Script |
| Serbian_Latin | 081a | 2074 | 081a:0000081a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Serbian_Latin_Bosnia_Herzegovina* | 181a | 6170 | 181a:0000081a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Serbian_Cyrillic | 0c1a | 3098 | 0c1a:00000c1a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Serbian_Cyrillic_Bosnia_Herzegovina* | 1c1a | 7194 | 7194:00000c1a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Slovak | 041b | 1051 | 041b:0000041b, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Slovenian | 0424 | 1060 | 0424:00000424, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Traditional_Sort | 040a | 1034 | 040a:0000040a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Mexican | 080a | 2058 | 080a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Modern_Sort | 0c0a | 3082 | 0c0a:0000040a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Guatemala | 100a | 4106 | 100a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Costa_Rica | 140a | 5130 | 140a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Panama | 180a | 6154 | 180a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Dominican_Republic | 1c0a | 7178 | 1c0a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Venezuela | 200a | 8202 | 200a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Colombia | 240a | 9226 | 240a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Peru | 280a | 10250 | 280a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Argentina | 2c0a | 11274 | 2c0a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Ecuador | 300a | 12298 | 300a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Chile | 340a | 13322 | 340a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Uruguay | 380a | 14346 | 380a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Paraguay | 3c0a | 15370 | 3c0a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Bolivia | 400a | 16394 | 400a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_El_Salvador | 440a | 17418 | 440a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Honduras | 480a | 18442 | 480a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Nicaragua | 4c0a | 19466 | 4c0a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Spanish_Puerto_Rico | 500a | 20490 | 500a:0000080a, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Swahili | 0441 | 1089 | 0409:00000409 | Basic |
| Swedish | 041d | 1053 | 041d:0000041d, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Swedish_Finland | 081d | 2077 | 081d:0000041d, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Syriac | 045a | 1114 | 0409:00000409, 045a:0000045a |
Complex Script |
| Tamil | 0449 | 1097 | 0409:00000409, 0449:00000449 |
Complex Script |
| Tatar | 0444 | 1092 | 0444:00000444, 0409:00000409, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Telugu | 044a | 1098 | 0409:00000409, 044a:0000044a, 0439:00010439 |
Complex Script |
| Thai | 041e | 1054 | 0409:00000409, 041e:0000041e |
Complex Script |
| Tswana* | 0432 | 1074 | 0432:00000409, 0409:0000041f |
Basic |
| Ukrainian | 0422 | 1058 | 0422:00000422, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Turkish | 041f | 1055 | 041f:0000041f, 0409:0000041f |
Basic |
| Ukrainian | 0422 | 1058 | 0422:00000422, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Urdu | 0420 | 1056 | 0420:00000401, 0409:00000409 |
Complex Script |
| Uzbek_Latin | 0443 | 1091 | 0443:00000409, 0843:00000843, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Uzbek_Cyrillic | 0843 | 2115 | 0843:00000843, 0443:00000409, 0419:00000419 |
Basic |
| Vietnamese | 042a | 1066 | 0409:00000409, 042a:0000042a |
Complex Script |
| Welsh* | 0452 | 1106 | 0452:00000452, 0409:00000809 |
Basic |
| Xhosa* | 0434 | 1076 | 0434:00000409, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
| Zulu* | 0435 | 1077 | 0435:00000409, 0409:00000409 |
Basic |
Reference: Microsoft.
