How to Enable or Disable Improve Inking and Typing in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Improve inking and typing feature for your account or for all users in Windows 11.

Microsoft uses diagnostic data to keep Windows secure and up to date, fix problems, and make improvements. Even if you decide not to send Optional diagnostic data, your device will be secure and work normally. This data is sent to Microsoft and stored with unique identifiers to help recognize individual users and understand device issues.

If you turn on the Improve inking and typing setting, Microsoft will collect samples of what you type or write. This helps improve features like handwriting recognition, autocompletion, next word prediction, and spelling correction. Microsoft uses this data to enhance inking and typing for all Windows users. The collected data is processed to remove unique identifiers and personal information, so it can’t be linked back to you. It also includes performance data, like changes you make to text and words you’ve added to the dictionary.

Turning off Send optional diagnostic data will disable Improve inking and typing.

Option One

Turn On or Off Improve Inking and Typing for Current User in Settings

1. Open Settings (Win+I).
2. Click on Privacy & security on the left side, then click on Diagnostics & feedback on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3. Click on Improve inking & typing to expand it. (see screenshot below step 4)
4. Turn On or Off Improve inking and typing as you wish. (see screenshot below)
5. You can now close Settings if you like.

Option Two

Turn On or Off Improve Inking and Typing for Current User using Registry

Flag: Requires admin privileges

Turn On Improve Inking and Typing

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Input\TIPC" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Turn Off Improve Inking and Typing

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Input\TIPC" /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Summary

In this guide, you learned how to enable or disable the Improve inking and typing feature in Windows 11. You can do this through the Settings app or by using the Registry Editor, keeping in mind that admin privileges may be needed for the registry changes. Adjusting these settings can help control the data Microsoft collects about your typing habits.