Is it possible to have Windows 10's interface in language X but have default keyboard-layout to language Y?

I'm used to working with everything in English. At the same time I'm in Germany hence I use a German keyboard and a German keyboard-layout.

Now on Linux (at least on Debian-based distros) it's very easy to do this combination and even application-independent (an option that is also available in Windows for my surprise). On Windows 10 this is a nightmare.

In the latest Windows default keyboard-layout and language used for the interface are connected pretty tight. If I change the default order of the keyboard-layouts I have to change the interface language of Windows. Let's not forget the issues I'm facing with spellchecking and the fact that I always have to manually select German in Word etc. as my default language (even though I have explicitely set the spellchecking default language to German!!!). Otherwise I get English by default.

Any idea how to fix this? I just want to type with German keyboard-layout while having Windows in English at the same time. How difficult can this be?

Answer

Try the settings in Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Language > Advanced settings. Here you can choose "Override for Windows display language" or "Override for default input method".