By default, Windows has a spell-check feature that tries to autocorrect words as you type. When this feature is enabled, it will autocorrect your typed words on the fly. For most people, this is a useful feature especially those that find it difficult to spell or when a different language is used. If you do not have a problem with spelling or Windows is auto-correcting the wrong words, and becoming annoying, you can turn off the auto-correct misspelled words feature. On the other hand, if you need help with spellcheck and proofreading, Windows auto-correct feature may come in handy. Below is how to enable or disable this feature in Windows 11.
How to enable or disable autocorrect misspelled words in Windows 11
As mentioned above, Windows has a spell-check feature that tries to autocorrect words as you type. When this feature is enabled, it will autocorrect your typed words on the fly. Here’s how to enable or disable the autocorrect feature. First, open the Windows Settings app. You can do that by clicking on the Start menu button and selecting Settings. You can also use the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I). When the Settings app opens, click the Time & language button on the left. On the right, click on the click on Typing tile to expand. On the Time & language -> Typing settings pane, toggle the button for “Autocorrect misspelled words” to the On position to enable. To disable it, simply toggle the button back to the Off position.
Enable or disable autocorrect misspelled words in Windows via the Windows registry
Alternatively, users can use the Windows Registry to enable or disable the feature. Open the Windows Registry, and navigate to the folder key path as listed below. If you don’t see the 1.7 folder key, right-click on the TabletTip key, then create the subkey (1.7) folders. On the right pane of the 1.7 folder key, right-click and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type a new key named EnableAutocorrection. Double-click the new value name (EnableAutocorrection) and enter the Value data as 1 to turn on autocorrect misspelled words in Windows 11. A Value data of 0 will turn off autocorrect misspelled words in Windows 11. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to turn on or off autocorrect misspelled words in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to add, please use the comment form below.
