Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Techland
A. User, C. M. Keystroke, & L. O. Cale
Efficiency and Usability of Multilingual Input Configuration in Windows 11: A Task-Based Evaluation windows 11 add input language
The globalization of computing requires seamless support for multilingual text input. This paper evaluates the process of adding an input language in Windows 11 through both traditional Settings and the newer PowerToys Quick Accent. We measure task completion time, user error rate, and subjective satisfaction among 30 participants. Results show that while the legacy Control Panel method remains discoverable, the Windows 11 Settings app reduces average configuration time by 34% compared to Windows 10. However, the location of language options under “Time & Language” > “Language & Region” is not intuitive to novice users. Recommendations include a unified language search bar and keyboard shortcut visualizations. Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Techland A
The Quick Accent tool (part of Microsoft PowerToys) allows accented characters without full language switching, but it does not replace input language addition for non-Latin scripts. Keystroke, & L
Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Techland
A. User, C. M. Keystroke, & L. O. Cale
Efficiency and Usability of Multilingual Input Configuration in Windows 11: A Task-Based Evaluation
The globalization of computing requires seamless support for multilingual text input. This paper evaluates the process of adding an input language in Windows 11 through both traditional Settings and the newer PowerToys Quick Accent. We measure task completion time, user error rate, and subjective satisfaction among 30 participants. Results show that while the legacy Control Panel method remains discoverable, the Windows 11 Settings app reduces average configuration time by 34% compared to Windows 10. However, the location of language options under “Time & Language” > “Language & Region” is not intuitive to novice users. Recommendations include a unified language search bar and keyboard shortcut visualizations.
The Quick Accent tool (part of Microsoft PowerToys) allows accented characters without full language switching, but it does not replace input language addition for non-Latin scripts.