Simplified Chinese IME not working after Windows update – says dictionary not ready

Hello 巴山　ミラン,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A Forum! I’m really sorry to hear about the trouble you’re having with the Simplified Chinese IME after the recent Windows update. This error usually means the IME can’t access its dictionary files.

Here are a few actions that you can do to fix this:

1 - Restart Input Services

• Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) → End TextInputHost.exe and ctfmon.exe.
• Press Win + R, type ctfmon.exe, and hit Enter.

2 - Clear IME Cache

• Go to these folders and delete their contents (not the folders):
  • %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\InputMethod\Chs
  • %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\IME
• Restart you machine to apply new changes.

3 - Check Language Features

• In Language options for Chinese (Simplified), confirm Basic typing shows as “Installed.”
• If it says “Install” or “Failed,” that’s likely the root cause and will need IT assistance.

I look forward to receiving your update. Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment". Thanks for your effort.

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Thank you a lot. I appreciate it.

But it did not help and I could not fix it even though I did everything you instructed. I guess the key is these error codes :

So, i just asked hept to my company's administration section even though I really did not want to bother them.

Thank you anyway but I really wish it wouldn't happen after update window from you .