How to use, disable, enable Emoji Panel in Windows 11/10

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Microsoft has added a dedicated Emoji Panel or Picker to Windows 10 v 1709 & later and to Windows 11. Information technology lets y'all hands input emojis into text messages or in apps like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint via a simple shortcut. Just press Windows Key + Period (.) or Windows Key + semicolon (;) to bring up Emoji Panel. A unique feature well-nigh it is the console as well includes a search selection to help you notice the desired emoji. Likewise, the latest Unicode updates in Windows x introduce useful additions like elements from the Arabian folklore in the form of genies, dinosaurs, fairies, and zombies for the Halloween upshot. All of these tin can exist found under a neatly arranged new emoji panel.

Emoji Panel in Windows eleven/10

To bring up the Emoji Panel, you lot have to press Win + ".".

Notwithstanding, if you are not a superfan of this feature, you can disable it completely if you wish.

How to disable Emoji Console

Deskmodder suggests that you follow these steps to disable the new emoji panel in Windows 10

Press "Win+R" fundamental combination to launch RUN dialog box and then type 'regedit' in its empty field and press Enter. One time y'all run across it, navigate to the following address-

Reckoner\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Input\Settings\proc_1

Now to disable the hotkey for emoji panel, you lot'll be required to alter EnableExpressiveInputShellHotkey DWORD. This DWORD location may vary depending on the region/locale selected in your calculator.

Printing Ctrl+F keys together to launch the Find box, copy and paste EnableExpressiveInputShellHotkey in the Discover box and press Enter cardinal.

The correct key and DWORD value volition automatically become visible to you. I accept selected The states every bit the region and it was visible to me hither:

Calculator\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Input\Settings\proc_1\loc_0409\im_1

Now double-click on EnableExpressiveInputShellHotkey DWORD and alter its value to 0 to disable the hotkey.

Notation: If you do non run across it, you will have to create the Registry key.

Hereafter, when you press Win+ '.' or Win+ ';' keys together you lot'll non meet Emoji Panel appearing on your computer screen. Still, if, at whatsoever point of time you decide to enable the emoji console, simply alter the value of EnableExpressiveInputShellHotkey DWORD to ane once more.

Hope this helps.

Related reads:

Using Emojis on Windows via the On-screen keyboard
Emoji Console not working
How to use colored Emoji using Internet Explorer
How to plow off or disable Emoticons in Skype.

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