Hold down the Windows key and then press the spacebar. It should always work if there is more than one keyboard installed. Windows key + spacebar: This is the new Windows 10 keyboard shortcut for changing between keyboard layouts. However, there are generally three ways to switch between keyboard languages at lightning speed using shortcuts. If you hover your mouse over the language option in the taskbar, you will see a keyboard shortcut. There are several shortcuts which can be used to change your keyboard.